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How to Help Your Aging Parent Make Wise Food Choices
Homecare Media PA You’ve tried cajoling by spouting the virtues of a healthy diet. You’ve asked your parent’s homecare provider to stress the need to eat fruits and vegetables and lean proteins. You’re persuading all family members to avoid the chip and ice cream aisle at the grocery store when shopping for mom or dad.…
Read MoreUpdating Your Aging Parent’s Emergency Kit for Winter
Caregiver Darby PA As a family caregiver you know how important it is for your aging loved one to be properly prepared for any emergencies that might arise. While you do not like to think about your senior facing such an emergency, especially if it occurs when you are not available to help them through…
Read MoreHow to Improve an Elderly Loved One’s Home to Accommodate Poor Vision
Home Care Drexel Hill PA When an elderly loved one has difficulty with her vision, she may start to feel that she is in danger of losing her independence. That doesn’t have to be the case, however, especially if some of these ideas help her to see more easily at home. Look at Lighting First…
Read MoreHow to Manage Worrying When it Gets out of Hand
Elder Care Havertown PA Worry can actually be a positive emotion because it allows you to look at the situation and attempt a correction to get back on track. If you’re worrying constantly, though, it’s not productive at all and it could be hampering your abilities as a family caregiver for your elder loved one.…
Read MoreParanoia and Your Elderly Parent
Elderly Care Springfield PA Paranoia, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations; or a tendency on part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others. It can invoke intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts; and it is…
Read MoreMuseums and Your Senior Parent
Senior Care Upper Darby PA Here is a consideration: one day a month, think about scheduling an outing to a museum or gallery for your senior parent—be it with you or their senior care provider. They’ve never been very interested in the arts, history or science? Maybe medicine, the human body, astronomy, gardens or photography…
Read MoreHow to Fight Back Against Caregiver Guilt
Caregiver Broomall PA Whether you’re an experienced family caregiver or you’re new to the task, you’ll eventually experience twinges of caregiver guilt. It’s important to get those feelings under control. Set Realistic Goals When the goals that you set, either for yourself or for your elderly loved one, are less than realistic for the situation,…
Read MoreQuestions to Ask Your Parent’s Doctor About Side Effects for Medications and Treatments
Homecare Philadelphia PA Most senior adults are taking at least one prescription medication or undergoing at least one type of treatment for a health complication or condition. This means that as a family caregiver you are likely to experience them getting a new medication or treatment prescription. It is important that they understand this medication…
Read MoreLiving Room Safety for Your Elderly Loved One
Home Care Services Chester PA Your elderly loved one likely spends quite a bit of time in the living room. Making sure the room is as safe as it can be for her can give you a great deal of peace of mind. Lose the Clutter Clutter has various degrees, of course, but if your…
Read MoreWhat Can Your Parent Do to Protect Their Hearing as They Age?
Elderly Care Darby PA By the age of 65, one out of every three adults throughout the United States suffers from some degree of hearing loss. This means that 30 percent of the people who are over the age of 64 are not able to hear as effectively as they used to. While this hearing…
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