“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss Memories are what bind together our past…
Older Adults With Dementia: How Creating a Memory Book Can Help
December 17, 2020
Category: Caregiver Tips
Care Tips to Help Seniors With Holiday Depression
December 10, 2020
Although this season is typically viewed as the season of joy, for some seniors, the holidays are a period of profound unhappiness. Longing for holidays…
Helping Seniors Maintain Holiday Traditions During the Pandemic
December 3, 2020
Think of the most perfect holiday season you can possibly imagine. While that image may vary a little for each of us, helping seniors maintain…
Senior COPD Patients: Benefits of a Humidifier
November 19, 2020
For seniors and those with lung conditions such as COPD, maintaining the ideal air quality in the house is crucial. Air that is too dry,…
How to Let Go of Caregiver Guilt
November 12, 2020
Family care providers give a great deal of themselves to attend to their loved ones, often sacrificing their own needs and desires in the process….
Dispose of Unwanted or Expired Senior Medicine Properly with These Tips
October 22, 2020
With many aging parents taking numerous prescriptions, and with health care professionals changing and adding medications and dosages to discover just the right solutions, it’s…
Overcoming Dementia Clothing Challenges with Home Care
October 15, 2020
The many challenges of caring for someone with dementia require creativity, patience, and empathy, being able to step outside of your personal logic and reasoning…
Alzheimer’s Care Tips: Managing Disinhibiting Behaviors
September 18, 2020
Awkwardness. Discomfort. Disbelief. Shame. Each one of these feelings can cycle through a family caregiver’s heart when your family member with Alzheimer’s showcases disinhibited behaviors,…
Preventative Tips for Seniors to Regain Confidence After a Fall
September 11, 2020
While comedians and circus clowns may stir audiences to laughter over such stunts as slipping on a banana peel, there is nothing funny about falling…
Advice for Dementia Caregivers: What to Do When You’re Falsely Accused
August 12, 2020
It can come seemingly out of the blue: you place your loved one’s favorite tuna sandwich in front of her – light on the mayo,…