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Are Your Parents Feeling Confident Aging at Home?
Your mom and dad live alone, and you’re hours away. Are they confident aging at home, or is it time to talk to them about elder care services? Ask these questions to help them decide what they worry about and where they feel their strengths are. Are They Finding It Harder to Get Around? Arthritis…
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Learn Why Hobbies Improve Health During National Hobby Month
National Hobby Month falls in January, as it’s the perfect time to engage in new activities or return to former interests. Did your mom use to love painting or drawing? Did your dad enjoy refinishing furniture he’d find for free on the side of the road? There’s no reason they couldn’t enjoy those favorite hobbies.…
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Sleep Improvement Tips for Senior Citizens
Does your elderly loved one take a long time to fall asleep at night? Maybe, they can fall asleep quickly, but wake up soon after and can’t fall back asleep easily. There are many sleep issues that senior citizens often face. The most important thing to know is that if your elderly loved one isn’t…
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How Can Family Caregivers Get the Support They Need When They Also Work?
Sixty-two percent of family caregivers who care for someone 50 or older are still employed. On average, those men and women work an average of 35.8 hours per week. A large percentage of family caregivers work a minimum of 40 hours a week. When you’re a family caregiver who is also working part-time or full-time,…
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Why Consider In-home Diabetes Care?
Getting a diagnosis of diabetes can really throw your senior for a loop. There may be a great many changes she’s facing, but where should she start? Diabetes education is crucial, because it helps to separate the myths from the truth and enables your senior to make the right choices for her health. The good…
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4 Ways Caregivers Can Prepare For An Emergency
November is National Family Caregivers Month and it’s a great time to make sure that as caregiver to a senior family member you’re ready for anything that might happen. Even though family caregiver and the 24-hour home care providers who help them do everything they can to prevent injuries, falls, and illnesses in seniors sometimes…
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Is There Anything Your Senior Can Do to Control Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure can be a precursor for other serious health issues, like heart disease. By doing what your senior can as soon as she’s diagnosed with high blood pressure, she’s reducing her risk of experiencing some of those other health concerns. Making even small changes in some key areas of her life can help…
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Diabetes Foot Care Tips for Your Elderly Loved One
If your elderly loved one has diabetes, there are certain health issues that you will need to look out for. For example, you or a senior home care provider will need to regularly check your elderly loved one’s feet. There are numerous foot health issues that can be caused by diabetes. With that being said,…
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Four Big Reasons to Opt for Home Health Care for Your Senior
When your elderly family member needs additional help at home, particularly from a medical standpoint, it’s vital to have exactly the right kind of help. If your elderly family member is still on the fence about this idea, one option is to try talking to her about all of the various ways that extra help…
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