Is Caffeine Harmful to my Elderly Mom?

Elderly Care Springfield PA - Is Caffeine Harmful to my Elderly Mom?

So many people depend on caffeine to start their day, but rarely do they stop to consider whether it is harming their health. Family caregivers should take the time to learn about the health effects of caffeine on their aging loved ones, so they can work with elderly care providers to increase or decrease caffeine…

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International Clean Hands Week: Tips for Caregivers and Seniors

Elderly Care Springfield PA - International Clean Hands Week: Tips for Caregivers and Seniors

During International Clean Hands Week, family caregivers and their elderly relatives can rededicate themselves to hand hygiene. This means that they have an opportunity to remember why it is so important to wash hands to prevent the spread of germs and diseases. It’s not enough to run the hands under cool water a few times…

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Paranoia and Your Elderly Parent

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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…

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