Daily Care for Seniors After a Stroke
When your aging relative is recovering from a stroke at the hospital, you and other family members need to make some decisions about what their home recovery care will be like. In most cases, elderly adults that have had even a mild stroke are somewhat physically impaired as they recover. Seniors must have someone with […]
Can You Really Stop Judging Yourself as a Caregiver?
The average caregiver is extremely harsh when it comes to self-judgment. If that describes you as well, you need to know that it is possible to break the cycle but you need to really pay attention to what you’re doing so you can turn it all around. Start to Notice Negative Self-talk. What does it […]
The Basics of Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is described as a “rare condition” by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yet, there are around 200,000 people in the United States who are currently affected by the disease. Though the severity of the disease can vary, if your aging relative is […]
What Do You Know about Personal Care and Your Senior?
Personal care tasks are tasks that your elderly family member has handled for most of her life completely on her own, like dressing and bathing. As her needs change over time, she may need more and more help with these sorts of tasks. Assess Your Comfort with Personal Care Tasks. Not everyone can handle personal […]
