Each May, Older Americans Month is celebrated. It’s a time to focus on aging adults and their needs, especially as those needs start to change in bigger ways. Working with home care assistance helps family caregivers and aging adults to focus on several key areas that can directly contribute to increasing the quality of life…
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As seniors age, eating what they know they should in order to stick to a balanced diet may not be as easy as it once was. That does not mean that seniors are unaware of why they should eat a healthy diet, it just means that there’s a lot more at stake. Challenges related to…
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Summer vacation plans are in the works, but there’s one thing that you’re struggling with. You help your mom each day, but you can’t go on vacation and also be there for her at the same time. Home care services like respite care are the perfect solution. Learn more about what home care aides can…
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Stress just doesn’t ever go away, even for aging adults. What matters is how seniors deal with their stress, because the effects of too much stress really can be debilitating. Figuring out what is contributing to stress for seniors makes managing the issue a lot easier. Here are some of the ways stress impacts seniors…
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Your mom lives alone and that worries you. If she’s sick, no one would know until they visit or she is able to make a call. If she fell, she might go hours or days before anyone knew. But, she wants to age in place and hates the idea of moving. How do you help…
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One out of five older adults aged 65 or older has at least one untreated cavity. Two out of three have gum disease, and almost 20% of adults 65 or older have lost all of their teeth. The best way to protect your mom’s teeth is by making sure her oral care routine is well…
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Seniors often find themselves approaching a time when they are having more and more trouble with something called ADLs. These are activities of daily living, which are activities that everyone performs on a regular daily basis. Eventually, seniors may find these tasks are just so much more difficult than they used to be. Having help…
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It’s always easier to stay active and healthy if seniors are starting in a position of already trying to do those things. For some seniors, it’s tough to hit those marks without some extra help, and home care providers can be there for them all the way through any obstacles. Paying attention to some of…
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Seniors who are trying to stay in their own homes for as long as they can are doing something called aging in place. This means that family caregivers may need to look into all sorts of solutions to ensure that their aging family members are getting all of their needs addressed. Emotional needs are a…
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One of the ways that seniors often find their lives changing as they age in place is that they start to have more difficulty cooking meals. They might start to rely on unhealthy options for eating, like fast food or convenience foods that don’t have a lot of nutritional value to them. Family caregivers who…
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