2017

Assisted Living Can Help Your Elderly Parent Manage Depression

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It's easy to feel lost when you see your elderly parent struggling with depression. Whether he or she has recently lost a spouse, is battling an illness, or is simply depressed about aging, it's easy for senior citizens to feel depressed. While you should always do your best to ensure that your parent is receiving professional medical care for this condition, you can also think about ways that you can help.

26 May 2017

Ask Your Home Health Aide To Attend These Appointments With You

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When you're getting a helping hand from a home health aide as you manage your ability to live independently, you can talk to this health professional about more than just visiting your home. In many cases, it can be advantageous to have your health aide accompany you outside of your home to attend various medical appointments. If you don't drive, your aide could actually pick you up and take you to your appointments.

24 February 2017

Specific Times To Arrange Home Care For A Loved One For Companionship

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When you hire a home health aide to care for a loved one, you can count on this health professional fulfilling a wide range of duties. While it's customary to hire a health aide when your loved one has trouble with some of the elements related to living independently, you shouldn't discount another service that the aide provides — companionship. In some cases, you may have an elderly family member who is getting by satisfactorily but struggles with being lonely, arranging a visit from a home health aide can provide a good feeling.

23 February 2017

An Assisted Living Facility Might Be The Right Fit For Your Elderly Loved One

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Making the decision of moving a family member or a dear friend into an assisted living facility may turn out to be a very good decision. Maybe you've lately noticed behavioral changes in your dear loved one. Elderly people who live alone may gradually become lonely or depressed. Locked in their homes, they have no social outlets and boredom causes them to become reclusive. Personal care becomes shabby as some seniors fade away into a twilight zone.

16 February 2017

Letting Go Of Mom: 3 Tips To Adjust Now That Your Aging Parent Has Moved To Assisted Living

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Family caregiving may be full of challenges, but you also enjoyed spending long hours with your aging parent. Now, however, they have decided to move to an assisted living facility, and you are left trying to figure out how to use all your newfound time. While it is normal to feel many emotions such as guilt and even a sense of loss after your loved one makes a change in their care plan, it is also important to celebrate their move toward more independence.

15 February 2017

Making The Decision That It May Be Time For Home Healthcare For A Loved One

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If you are starting to wonder whether it might be time to contact a home healthcare facility for your loved one, you will want to review the following information. This way, you will know for sure if it is truly time to make that phone call. Forgetting To Take Medication It is very important to make sure that your elderly loved one is taking his or her medication every single day.

13 February 2017

Strengthen These Areas To Excel In Your Role As A Home Health Aide

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Working as a home health aide requires you to wear many different hats. In a given day, you can find yourself being in charge of giving medication to a patient, preparing health meals, and even being a shoulder to cry on. Another duty that will be part of your daily life is providing physical support to patients, as you'll often need to lift them out of the bathtub, help them into your vehicle, and more.

9 February 2017

2 Fall Precaution Tips For Taking Care Of Your Elderly Parent At Home

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If you have recently taken in your elderly parent after they suffered a fall, you may be worried about them falling again in your home. If so, use the following tips to help prevent falls and keep your parent safe while you are taking care of them. Have A "Before You Leave The Room" Checklist Since a lot of falls happen when an elderly person reaches for or gets up to retrieve something they need, you want to make sure they have everything in reach before you leave the room.

9 February 2017

Three Ways An In-Home Caregiver Can Help You Recover After Being In An Accident That Caused You To Lose The Use Of Your Legs

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If you have recently been involved in an accident that caused you to lose the use of your legs, it can be very difficult to adjust to daily living. There are many people who have the help of their friends and family to get them through the beginning stages of recovery, but not everyone has someone that can be with them at all times. There are in-home caregivers who can be hired to give you the assistance you need until you are able to learn how to manage daily living on your own.

7 February 2017