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Meaningful Modifications to Make to Your Parent’s Home to Help Them Deal with Balance Problems
Balance problems are extremely common among elderly adults, but they can be treacherous. These balance problems, whether they are due to arthritis, joint strength and flexibility issues, dizziness, or other complications, put your senior at serious risk of suffering a fall. The Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 29 million older adults experience…
Read MoreIs Your Aging Parent Trying to Tell You Something with Her Personal Hygiene?
Your elderly family member’s personal hygiene can give you much more information than you might first think to look for. Start looking for the deeper reasons behind her change in behavior. This allows you to get to the root of the issue so you can help her to solve the problem. She’s Neglecting Personal Hygiene…
Read MoreWhy Are Seniors More Vulnerable to Identity Theft?
Experts estimate that nearly 15.5 million people throughout the United States are impacted by identity theft each year, with the number increasing each year. The scope of technology and its commonplace position in our daily lives has made identity theft a much more common, and unfortunately, a much easier crime, and as a family caregiver…
Read MoreAre You Done Once Your Loved One Agrees Not to Drive Anymore?
You might think that once you made the tough decision to help your loved one transition out of the driver’s seat that your work there was done. Unfortunately as a family caregiver you sometimes have to revisit topics you thought were addressed. Stay Aware of Sensitive Areas in This Topic. Anything that was a sensitive…
Read MoreTips for Helping your Parent with Dementia: The Hospital Visit
Going to the hospital can be nerve wracking to most of the population, but for a person with dementia, it can be frightening and overwhelming. It’s best to be ready for when the time comes and plan ahead. The Emergency Bag. Having a bag on standby may seem a little over-the-top, but when an emergency…
Read MoreFive Activities That Help Your Dad Bond With a Teenage Grandchild
It’s hard enough for parents to bond with their teen. It’s often harder for a grandfather to bond with his teenage grandchild. The age gap can make it incredibly hard to find common ground. Here are five activities that can help your dad bond with your teenager. Pull Out Old Family Photos. One of the…
Read MoreHelping your Parent to Age in Place
Aging in place is a popular term used to define a person’s desire to remain in their home as long as possible as age and disease changes their ability to perform the everyday tasks of living. According to AARP, 89 percent of Americans over the age of 50 hope to stay in their current home…
Read MoreCauses of Dehydration in Seniors
When you think of conditions to look out for in your aging loved one, dehydration may not occur to you. It’s true that chronic dehydration is quite common in the elderly for a number of different reasons. Dehydration is when the body is losing more fluids than it takes in, and it can lead to…
Read More5 Cool Ways to Have Fun with Your Senior Parent This Summer
The summer heat can be dangerous for seniors. Seniors are at a greater risk for heat-related illnesses like heat stroke and heat exhaustion. This is because their bodies aren’t able to adjust to heat as well as those of younger people. They also may have medical conditions or take medications that change the way their…
Read More5 Things Seniors with Diabetes Need Every Day
Diabetes affects in excess of 29 million people in the United States and 10.9 million of them are age 60 or older. Caring for someone with diabetes requires a certain level of vigilance to ward off possible complications of the condition, such as damage to the feet, skin problems, nerve damage, and damage to the…
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