Balancing Caring for Older Parents and School-Aged Children
If your days are overflowing with managing a home, working, parenting, caring for older parents, and attempting to squeeze in time for yourself while looking after other relationships, welcome to the sandwich generation! Made up of those ages 35 – 54 who are “sandwiched” between meeting the needs of caring for older parents and school-aged […]
Navigating Long Term Care for Aging Parents
Being together over the holidays is a fantastic time to get caught up and an ideal time to have discussions about long term care planning with elderly parents. Having an open and honest discussion around determining long term care for aging parents, home modifications and finances is important to help meet the wishes of senior […]
The Importance of Addressing Older Adult Mental Health
They’re called our “golden years” for good reason; growing older brings with it an abundance of advantages, including greater wisdom, the freedom to enjoy life minus the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, plus the opportunity to spend more time with family members and participating in activities we enjoy. Yet it’s not […]
Helping Manage Pandemic Fatigue in Seniors
It has been more than six months since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions that have been put in place to emphasize safety can begin to wear on us all, and while there’s a natural desire to want to “return to normal,” there is a new issue that’s having an effect pandemic fatigue in seniors. […]
Shopping for Elderly Care Services: Questions to Ask
Determining the best care solution for a senior loved one is one of the most significant as well as overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety and security of the older adult is very important, but there are a number of other considerations as well, including whether the older adult’s quality of life and […]
Treatment Options for Seniors with Mesothelioma
Older adults diagnosed with mesothelioma have a variety of options when it comes to treatment. The type of care your loved one receives will be determined after a doctor or specialist evaluates him or her. Since each older adult’s diagnosis is unique, treatment will vary on an individual basis. While there is no specific treatment […]
Safe Driving Practices for Seniors
Remember that feeling as a teenager when you first climbed behind the steering wheel, that great exhilaration of being able to go wherever you wanted? The freedom that being able to drive grants us is beyond compare! Nonetheless, once we grow older, many different factors can come into play that affect safe driving practices for […]
Older Adults and Arthritis: Risk Factors and Management Tips
Impacting 30 million people within the U.S. alone, osteoarthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that results because of the wearing away of cartilage, creating friction within the joints as unprotected bones rub against one another. While it may appear in virtually any joint, it is most common in the hands, hips, knees, lower back, […]
How High Protein Foods Impact Aging and Help Seniors Recover Faster
Pass the protein, please! Recent scientific studies are highlighting the value of high protein food-based diets for older adults, especially during occasions of stress, such as when battling a chronic disease or acute illness, or preparing for a surgical procedure or hospitalization, when protein is digested less effectively. And even when seniors are healthy, protein […]
Home Modifications for Older Adults to Improve Bathroom Safety
Even though you might consider your bathroom to be a safe refuge where you can relax and slow down with a soothing bath or invigorating shower at the conclusion of a long day, for senior loved ones, the bathroom is considered to be the most dangerous room in the house. With slippery floors which are […]