Pet Therapy: Could it Help Your Elderly Loved One?
Are you trying to help your elderly loved one feel better? Maybe they are very stressed or anxious all the time and you want to help them reduce those feelings without medication. Your elderly loved one could be depressed, as well. They could also...
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Four Ways to Help Your Senior Cope with the Heat
It’s not fun to be hot and to be unable to do much about that. Summer is a difficult time for a lot of seniors. As your elderly family member’s caregiver, try to see if you can work some of these ideas into your normal routine. They may be more...
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Is It Time for Home Care Services?
Many older adults eventually require some level of care to remain safe and comfortable in their homes. For some families, it is easy to determine when it is time to involve home care services. Perhaps the older adult suffers an injury because of a...
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5 Benefits of In-Home Care
In-home care is a helpful solution when independent living becomes too difficult for an aging parent. Although your loved one’s mental and physical abilities may have begun to show signs of decline, he or she may be resistant to go into an...
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Bringing the Calm Back into Caregiving
Caregiving doesn’t seem to have a lot of room in it for calm, but there is far more possibility for that than you might realize. A lot of the solution involves changing your approach to the emotional aspects of caregiving. When you can change how...
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Four Ways to Recognize Depression in Seniors
Your elderly family member may be battling depression at any point in her life. There are misconceptions that depression always has to have a specific reason or cause. While there are causes, your senior may not be able to point to a cause herself....
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