Sometimes, all that it takes to help an elderly loved one live a better life is a tiny little adjustment to their daily routine. For seniors confined to a wheelchair, installing a little ramp to help them get through doorways can make a … [Read more...]
Making Your Home Senior Safe
Having the right equipment in your home can make senior care, and especially in-home care, a lot easier to administer. If your elderly loved ones have trouble getting around the house, using the bathroom, or preparing meals for themselves, … [Read more...]
Products Meant to Scam Seniors
Senior scams have been around for a long time. In 1931 for example, a clinic was opened that claimed they could inject elderly folk with a substance that would rejuvenate their bodies and make them look and feel much younger. The substance … [Read more...]
Care for Elderly Veterans
Having an older loved one that needs senior care can be frustrating, but having the right tools for the job can take much of this burden away. If you have an elderly veteran in your family, for example, you should know that you have even … [Read more...]
Robotic Caregivers?
Technology is all over the news these days. Apple keeps coming out with new and improved smartphones, Google has various technological subsidiaries developing everything from driverless cars to diabetes drugs, and 3D printed medications are … [Read more...]
Team Elder Care
Most elder care experts warn that it is not best to wait for a medical emergency before you start planning for senior care for an elderly loved one. Right now though, this is exactly what is happening for many senior citizens, either … [Read more...]
Making Senior Care Choices a Little Easier
Elder care can cause us to make some tough decisions. Many choices that we will make in our lifetimes can be difficult, and when the happiness and health of a loved one is at stake, they can become even more difficult to think through. … [Read more...]
Using Elder Care Resources
Using your county’s Agency on Aging can be a valuable resource. These state run offices allow you to gain information and resources that can assist you with helping out your elderly loved ones. California has many of these throughout the … [Read more...]
The Future of Senior Care
The United States is not the only country that is getting older. A recent senior care survey spanned Germany, Italy, and the U.S. and found that although there are very different attitudes in each of these countries on how large of a role … [Read more...]
Elder Care and Disability
Not surprisingly, several studies have found a direct link between hospital admissions and disability in the elderly. When there is an acute case and hospitalization is sought, the development of a future disability is more likely than … [Read more...]
Elder Orphan
There is a segment of the Baby Boomer generation that is at risk of becoming “elder orphans.” These people are senior citizens, childless, and unmarried, either by choice or by having lost their spouse over the years. When these seniors … [Read more...]
Looking Out for Senior Rights
The best way to protect the rights of an elderly loved one is to know specifically what they are, and then making sure that they are not infringed upon. This is most applicable to individuals living in assisted living facilities and nursing … [Read more...]