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Serving Lakeville, Dartmouth, Westport, and Marion
Millions of at-home elderly Americans suffer from foot problems that make wearing shoes uncomfortable. Countless other seniors slip and fall on wet surfaces due to lack adequate traction. If either of these scenarios are a concern for your aging in place loved one, finding them some comfortable and safe shoes for seniors is important for their health and well-being.
Ever since dad passed away your elderly mother, who still lives alone, has been forgetting to pay the bills. You’ve noticed unopened envelopes lying around her house with “past due” stamped on the outside, and creditors keep calling her at home. What should you do? To help get mom’s bills paid on time, try these reliable steps.
Nobody likes getting the flu, but its effects upon the elderly can be quite serious, or even fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year in the U.S. there are more than 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths resulting from the flu. If you’re currently caring for an elderly parent who lives alone those flu statistics are certainly of concern. Fortunately, there are several reliable actions you can take to help keep them protected.
Seniors are often most vulnerable during winter. The days are cold and short, and it’s harder to get out of the house amid snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures. That’s why it’s so important to help seniors prepare their homes for winter — and to help them prepare to thrive during these difficult months. If you have an aging loved one in your life, consider these tips to help get your senior's home winter ready.
Disasters strike with little or no warning, including hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, floods and fires. When you’re serving as a caregiver for an aging loved one who’s still living at home, it’s vital to have a preparedness plan in place before a disaster, and not after. To help put your mind at-ease, while ensuring the safety and security of your senior loved one, follow these guidelines.
Roughly 50 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, and for those aged 60-plus it’s one in three. When you’re taking care of an elderly parent with diminished hearing who’s living alone, it can be frustrating for you both. And as their hearing loss progresses, even if they won’t admit it, those sensory difficulties can compromise mom or dad’s ability to safely age in place at home.
For some seniors, drinking can lead to dangerous side effects and impact both physical and mental health. For this reason, it’s important for children, those providing respite care/in-home care, and those who work in an elderly home to recognize the warning signs of alcohol abuse in seniors.
Choosing a senior home care agency to take care of your aging family member can be intimidating. With all the choices out there, you want your elderly loved one to get the best care possible so as to continue aging in place at home. To assist your efforts, here are several questions to consider based on advice from home care industry insiders.
Your parent is having surgery. This comes with hopes for a healthy recovery, as well as its share of concerns. As your family addresses the immediate needs for your parent’s care, you think about the coming weeks and months. Here are some tips to consider while planning for safe, at-home care. Preparations and Planning Regardless of the type of surgery, there are steps you can take ahead of time. Having these in place will help you and your parent prepare for as smooth a return home as possible. Equipment Needs Decide where your parent will rest and sleep. Will you need [...]
As our parents grow older, we want them to enjoy as much freedom and independence as possible. But at some point we all face the stark reality that our aging parent simply can’t take care of themselves as they once did. If you ask them in a loving way about that fact, denial usually results. Quite honestly, it’s a challenge to accurately determine when your aging loved one has reached a time when they can’t comfortably live on their own without outside caregiver assistance. So how exactly will you know when they’ve reached that point? To answer that important question, here [...]
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