Posts Tagged ‘aging parents’
Watching For Signs of Heat Stress in The Elderly
Elder Care in West Hempstead NY Warmer weather means enjoying more outdoor activities but it can also mean facing the reality of heat stress. Your elderly loved one is particularly vulnerable to heat stress, so there are some things that you need to know in order to be prepared. What Is Heat Stress? Heat…
Read More6 Ways to Boost a Low Mood
Elderly Care in Smithtown NY Clinical depression takes a lot more than just a few little changes to your day for you to overcome it, but if you’re just having a low day, it helps to have some tricks up your sleeve. Each of these activities can only take a few minutes, but they can…
Read MoreWhy Do People With Dementia Repeat Themselves?
Home Care Services, Melville, NY Dementia is a term used to describe a cognitive impairment. Dementia can cause a variety of symptoms including short-term memory loss, poor judgment, loss of language and verbal skills, and confusion with time and/or place. There are many forms of dementia including vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia, frontotemporal, and Alzheimer’s…
Read MorePaying for Care: The Veterans Aide and Attendance Benefit
There is one little known benefit from the Veterans Administration that many people are not aware of called the Veterans Aide and Attendance benefit. This benefit is available for both veterans or surviving spouses and helps to pay for long term care services including home care, adult day care, assisted living, and nursing homes.
Read MoreCaring for Aging Parents: Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
Caregivers provide support and complex care to their loved ones in a variety of ways from transportation to doctor appointments, grocery shopping and meal preparation, to administering medications. They provide hands-on personal care, such as, bathing and transferring, and provide nursing care such as, treating wounds and giving injections.
Read MoreHiring In-Home Help: Interview Questions
According to AARP’s, “Caregiving in the U.S. 2020” report, today more than 1 in 5 Americans are caregivers to a loved one. Caregivers provide ongoing support and assistance to a family member in need which includes tasks such as, grocery shopping, meal preparation, transportation to doctor appointments, laundry, household chores, etc. They also monitor and oversee complex medical care at home, coordinate a variety of in-home providers, and take on the role of health care advocate.
Read MoreUsing Technology to Help Aging Parents at Home
Technology has never been more vital to supporting aging parents at home. The number of Americans aged 65 and older will grow from 48 million to 88 million by 2050 and almost 70% of that population will need care at home. Most older adults want to age at home and with a growing shortage in home care workers and the cost of care increasing, technology will bring about new solutions to the long-term care crisis in the United States.
Read MoreThe Language of Dementia: 5 Tips for Better Communication
As the disease progress, the person living with dementia will have greater difficulty expressing thoughts and emotions. It can become particularly challenging for family members who are responsible for the health and well-being of the person living with dementia.
Read MoreMake Showering Easier and Safer for Your Aging Parent
The risk of a bad fall, the accessibility of bathing supplies, getting in and out of the shower stall or tub, and contending with poor vision, hearing loss, and frailty can make the idea of taking a shower overwhelming.
Read MoreThe Talk: How to Introduce Outside Help to Your Aging Parents
Introducing the topic of help at home to aging parents can be challenging for adult children. Many older adults find the idea of having a stranger coming into their home to be very distressing. There are many reasons why older adults are apprehensive including the trust factor, the fear that bringing in help would mean…
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