Fun Activities To Do With Seniors
Sometimes it hard to think of a fun activities to do with seniors. It may seem like you have nothing in common and, limited mobility can make it even more difficult. Here are some ideas but you’ll need to use your judgement. Every situation is different and every senior has their abilities and limitations, but…
Taking Over Your Parents’ Finances: The Do’s and Don’ts
Taking over your parents’ finances is one of the most important responsibilities family caregivers can be faced with. And unless you’re a certified CPA, it can be overwhelming, too. While we all think of evil-minded phone solicitors being the culprit of senior financial issues, sometimes it is simply their own inability to maintain this task…
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Are you suspecting dementia?
It can be frustrating when our body doesn’t move like it used to as we age. Getting up from the couch may take a little more momentum, or it may take a few more minutes to straighten all the way up in the morning. And let’s not even talk about walking on gravel without shoes!…
The Importance of the Grandparent Connection
As we all get older we tend to reflect on how “things used to be” and how different life is for kids today. One of the big changes is the slow decrease in the grandparent connection. Up through the 60’s and 70’s grandparents played a significant part in the raising of families simply by just…being…
Keeping Aging Parents Safe at Home
Keeping aging parents safe at home could encompass many different topics such as physically safe, emotionally safe and financially safe. Unfortunately, it seems the elderly are most vulnerable to email and phone scammers and we can’t tell you how much that ruffles our feathers when we hear about things like that. But for this post,…
Home Care vs. Home Health Care
When I first ventured into the role of caregiver with my own mother, I had a lot of questions. One of the first things I wanted to know more about was home care vs. home health care. In a nutshell, home care is any in-home assistance that is non-medical, while home health care is in-home…
