Posts from 2024 April 18, 2024 3 Suggestions for Family & Private Caregivers to Practice Self-Care to Best Care for Loved Ones Caregiving has both positive and negative effects on the family caregiver. It is very gratifying to help a family member with activities of daily living. But day after day, week after week, caregiving can burden family caregivers. Some of the negative aspects of family ... Read More April 11, 2024 5 Ways Volunteering is Good for a Senior's Mind, Body, and Soul Earlier this month, I discussed the importance of exercise and an active lifestyle for seniors with Parkinson’s disease. Recently, one of our Home Helpers caregivers who assists a gentleman client with PD accompanied the man to an activity class that he really enjoys. The ... Read More April 04, 2024 Driving Retirement Part 2 – Having the Tough Conversation About Taking the Keys Away In last week’s blog, I addressed Driving Retirement Part 1 – When to Take the Keys Away from a Senior Loved One, and the signs that may indicate it is time to have a tough conversation about taking the car keys away for driving safety concerns. In this week’s blog, Driving ... Read More March 28, 2024 Driving Retirement Part 1: When It’s Time to Take the Keys from Your Senior Loved One I don’t know about you, but I regularly encounter drivers who are on their phones or in such a hurry that they blow through red lights and stop signs without a pause. This has elevated my concern for seniors on the road because their reaction time has more than likely slowed ... Read More March 21, 2024 Nutritional Guidelines and Tips for Aging Adults A friend of mine recently suffered a respiratory illness that kept her up nights and negatively impacted her appetite. She told me that nothing tasted like it should and she had been force-feeding herself to get food down, and the medications she was prescribed only made ... Read More Page 1 of 4
