Serving all of Southeast Massachusetts including Lakeville, Mattapoisett, Dartmouth, Westport, Marion, and MORE!
Serving Lakeville, Dartmouth, Westport, and Marion
Mom’s forgetfulness has now reached the point you suspect she has dementia. What should you do? When you’re dealing with aging in a place loved ones may have dementia, providing them with the care they need can be challenging. But doing so is possible when you use this approach.
Learn about the 6 Types of Home Care Services. From Medical Home Care to Non-Medical Home Care, Understand the Difference in the Types of Home Care Services for Seniors.
In-Home Care: With the time you spend caring for your elderly loved, you may spend some of that wondering what type of health issues they might encounter.
In-Home Care: In our lungs, there are air sacs that are called alveoli. In the case of pneumonia, infection causes inflammation in these air sacs. The inflammation causes the air sacs to flood with fluid or pus and make it difficult for oxygen to flow through the bloodstream. Eventually, this causes breathing problems along with high fever, chills, and other symptoms. These symptoms differ and worsen depending on age, overall health, and the intensity of the infection. Pneumonia can affect one or both of the lungs at a time. In-home care services can help your loved ones to manage these difficulties- [...]
You’re raising a family in the Midwest, but your elderly mother lives in the same southeastern Massachusetts home that she’s lived in for over 50 years. But mom’s health is declining, and you’re concerned. With your own household and career, it’s hard to visit; let alone provide the care she needs to keep her aging comfortably in place. Long-distance caregiving is very difficult, so wouldn’t it make more sense for mom to consider moving closer?
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.
Many people have heard the messages that engaged minds and muscles help us stay healthy as we age. Some people talk about things that interfere with being active. Your mother worries about safety, indoors and out. Your father says he can’t afford the expense of a gym membership. You listen and reflect on how good it can feel to take a walk. This article shares simple activities that are safe, enjoyable, and easy on a limited budget. You will likely think of others! Song and Dance Each generation has favorite songs and music. Musical memories can be used to plan activities [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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