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Alzheimers
December 17, 2019
Life-Enriching Activities for Seniors with Dementia or Alzheimer’s
It can be a bit more challenging to help a patient with Alzheimer’s continue to enjoy things they once enjoyed before this life-altering diagnosis. After all, we all need a sense of community and fellowship with friends in order to maintain a sense of well-being and peace. ...
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December 02, 2019
Managing the Symptoms of Sundowning
Alzheimer’s Disease presents many challenges, not the least of which is something called sundowning—a period in the late day/early evening when agitation or irritability can set in for no apparent reason. Confusion tends to worsen as the sun goes down, hence the name. The ...
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October 29, 2018
Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Good Lifestyle Habits
When establishing exercise habits as part of Alzheimer’s and dementia management, it is important to stimulate the mind and the body. When seniors chose an exercise plan it keeps their body active and moving, while stimulating their mind. An exercise routine establishes a ...
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July 10, 2018
How to Help Seniors with Alzheimer's Disease Eat Well
Part of staying well is a nutritious diet. This is even more important for people who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia. Check out our tips for helping your older adult eat well! Choosing Food Choose foods the person enjoys. Make sure their diet includes a lot of ...
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Care Tips
May 29, 2018
Tips to Keep Seniors Hydrated
For many seniors, the warm summer months are favored over winter, due to achiness and pain associated with colder temperatures. While summer brings warmer days and more activities outdoors, it also brings the danger of dehydration. It’s easy for any of us to become ...
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April 03, 2018
Tips for Reducing Agitation in Seniors with Dementia
Sensitivity to the surroundings around them is one of the main issues among seniors who struggle with dementia and Alzheimer’s. In order to soothe agitation and lessen difficult behaviors, it’s important to create a calm and relaxing environment. If you are looking for tips ...
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December 04, 2017
10 Tips for Helping Seniors with Personal Hygiene
As we age, routine tasks become more difficult. For many seniors, good personal hygiene can be especially challenging and may require some assistance. If you notice it becoming a problem, it’s best to address the issue right away to avoid potential health problems that can ...
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Caregivers
June 25, 2019
Tips for Managing Caregiver Stress
If you are a caregiver for a senior loved one, you know how tough it can be, both mentally and physically. It can be overwhelming, especially if it becomes a full-time job! You need to expect some adjustments and know that even if it’s hard to manage the stress, there are ...
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April 30, 2019
How Sandwich Generation Caregivers Can Relieve Stress
It’s stressful enough being a caregiver for an aging parent, but when you are also in the “sandwich generation,” things can be even harder. The sandwich generation refers to adults caring for senior parents as well as children young enough to still be in the home. The risk ...
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November 26, 2018
How to Handle Criticism as a Caregiver
If you are a caregiver for a loved one in your family, you already know that outside opinions and criticisms seem to come with the job. Dealing with it can be tough and not taking it personally is even tougher. This is especially true when others voice opinions about how you ...
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August 27, 2018
Survival Tips for Caregivers
Many of us are becoming familiar with the term “aging in place.” It is the desire of most seniors to stay at home as long as possible as they require more care. Keeping them in their own environment allows your senior loved one to feel more secure and safe. This is ...
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Dementia
December 17, 2019
Life-Enriching Activities for Seniors with Dementia or Alzheimer’s
It can be a bit more challenging to help a patient with Alzheimer’s continue to enjoy things they once enjoyed before this life-altering diagnosis. After all, we all need a sense of community and fellowship with friends in order to maintain a sense of well-being and peace. ...
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July 09, 2019
Quality of Life for Dementia Patients
It’s often thought that those diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s will steadily lose their quality of life. While cognitive decline is certainly part of the process, there are things you can do as a caregiver to maintain as much quality of life as possible. Regardless of ...
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March 18, 2019
Caring for Someone with Dementia
Dementia is a condition that happens in the brain and is often marked by memory loss and confusion. It affects mostly seniors and can make normal tasks difficult to perform as it progresses. The most important thing to do for both the patient and the family is to find the ...
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October 29, 2018
Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Good Lifestyle Habits
When establishing exercise habits as part of Alzheimer’s and dementia management, it is important to stimulate the mind and the body. When seniors chose an exercise plan it keeps their body active and moving, while stimulating their mind. An exercise routine establishes a ...
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Family Caregiving
October 22, 2018
Caring for Senior Parents When Your Siblings Disagree
One of the most stressful situations you will ever face is making critical decisions for someone you love. It is very natural to feel strongly about your opinion and feel angry or threatened when others disagree. This stress can easily be compounded when those who disagree ...
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Health and Wellness
September 23, 2019
How to Sit Less and Move More
We all know that a lifestyle of a good diet and regular exercise is the prescription for better health as we age, but did you know that sitting too much can also be a problem? It’s true. Doctors are finding more and more that sitting for too many hours a day can be linked to ...
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May 14, 2018
Adopting an Exercise Regimen that Works for Seniors
We often see seniors as frail and fragile, so the thought of active exercise might seem a bit over the top for the senior in your life. BUT — did you know that seniors need exercise just like the rest of us? Being active will help them feel better, have more energy, and help ...
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April 16, 2018
5 Superfoods Seniors Will Love
Superfoods have gotten rather trendy lately. As we have learned more about them and all their benefits, it’s become increasingly clear how important it is for seniors to have superfoods in their diets. Several of these superfoods have been found to control many issues that ...
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Holiday Season
December 17, 2018
Preparing Your Home to Host Senior Loved Ones During the Holidays
Holidays can be a crazy for time for many of us, especially if you are hosting family members. Perhaps you remember everyone gathering at your parents’ house when you were growing up, and now the mantle of responsibility falls on you—how do you prepare for hosting elderly ...
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November 20, 2017
Thanksgiving Survival Tips for Seniors and Their Caregivers
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday for Americans, meant to enjoy loved ones, good food, and a relaxed atmosphere. Planning for all this fun and relaxation can sometimes be a bit stressful, especially if you’re a caretaker for the senior loved one in your life. But fear not! ...
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Senior Care
January 20, 2020
How to Reminisce and Remember with Seniors with Dementia
Everyone loves to share memories, but there’s something extra special about sharing and talking about memories made many years back. For seniors who suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, memories are especially special because the disease robs them of the ability to ...
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January 14, 2020
Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe from Elder Fraud
These days it seems that robocalls are just a part of daily life that we have to contend with. While it might seem easy to you and I to read through the calls and emails that are obvious scams, it’s not always so easy for seniors. They may not deal with technology enough to ...
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January 06, 2020
Tips for Communicating with Someone Who Has Alzheimer’s
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s can be frightening to everyone. Not only does it create memory loss, but also makes any communication at all very difficult as the disease progresses. If you have a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, we know this can be a scary time, ...
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December 30, 2019
Helping Senior Loved Ones Celebrate New Year’s Eve
Seniors often have a difficult time during the holiday season, but especially when it comes to New Year’s Eve. There are always fun activities and parties as we bring in the new year, and your senior loved ones may feel a bit down when they can’t party as the once did. The ...
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