Acting as a family caregiver for an older loved one is a rewarding experience, but it can also be quite a trying one, especially if you’re not sure what needs to be done. Even the best caregivers learn by experience, so at the beginning of … [Read more...]
Elderly Family Members and the Holidays
The holidays are a time for resting and connecting with family. This can be a great time to catch up on what’s going on with each other’s lives, but it can also be used as a time to make sure that everyone in your family is doing all right. … [Read more...]
Providing Care During the Holidays
The holidays can be tough for people. This is a time where families come together, and if someone is unable to get around easily, then it might be impossible for them to go and see the people that they care about. Some individuals are able … [Read more...]
Family Caregivers Carry a Heavy Burden
Here are a few facts about family caregivers: The typical caregiver is a 49 year old woman. She spends about 20 hours a week devoted to providing care for an older parent--usually the mother. Care lasts, on average, for five … [Read more...]
Avoiding Care Planning Pitfalls
Dementia is never something that is easy for family members to deal with. When someone that you love is struggling with is dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, it can often seem like it is even tougher for family … [Read more...]
How to Get the Most Out of a Care Team
A care team is one of the most underused, yet most helpful, approaches to finding and keeping the best senior care possible for an individual. If you’ve ever heard the saying that two heads are better than one, then you probably already … [Read more...]
The Cost of Care is a Growing Concern
Wyoming was recently ranked as the worst state to live in if you were trying to get senior care for yourself or a loved one. It ranked very poorly when it came to the general cost of living and the cost of senior care, but more detrimental … [Read more...]
Ideas for Family Get Togethers
My favorite time of the year is fall. I love that it is still nice out, and I love how the leaves start to change color. As a kid, we would sometimes go camping at this time of year to enjoy the leaves and the rest of nature. They are … [Read more...]
A Professional Caregiver is Often Cheaper than Family Care
Caring for an elderly loved one takes up a lot of time. In fact, it takes up so much time and energy that many people find that they need to leave their jobs, or at least cut back on how much they are working, to assist their older family … [Read more...]
An Elder Mediator Gives Families a Way to Solve Care Disagreements
Not all families come to the same conclusion when trying to determine which type of elder care is best for an older family member. Unfortunately, these types of disagreements can be nasty at times. They typically do not occur because … [Read more...]
Senior Care Must Take the Family into Account
A lot of the time, we think of the need for senior care as something that just impacts one person--the senior citizen who is in need of assistance. But what I’ve found over the years (and having a loved one develop a need for care … [Read more...]
Visiting with Elderly Friends and Neighbors is Often Rewarding
Individuals that do not have large families are more likely to need professional care, research and common sense both indicate. These are people who are elderly, but don’t have a family support system close by. What often happens is that as … [Read more...]