5 Tips for Dealing with Long-Distance Caregiver Guilt
Serving as an informal caregiver from a long distance can often lead to feelings of guilt and frustration. Here are some tips to help!
Serving as an informal caregiver from a long distance can often lead to feelings of guilt and frustration. Here are some tips to help!
Hiring independent caregivers may seem like the better option at first glance simply because of the cost, but make sure you're aware of all that is really involved first.
This article is designed to help you have your own conversation with your aging loved one about receiving some home care assistance.
Sometimes it seems like having an aging parent move in with you is the logical next step. However, here are 12 things to consider before you do.
Low-impact workouts provide a safer alternative that won’t stress out sensitive joints and muscles. What follows are some low-intensity exercises that should help keep your senior happier and happier for years to come.
Sadly, millions of aging-in-place elderly Americans can no longer perform basic tasks because of a chronic medical condition, illness or injury. Known as activities of daily living, or simply “ADLs”, this article will explore them in more detail, along with ADL challenges that seniors face.
For various reasons, seniors are at higher risk for getting an infection than are non-seniors. If you are concerned about protecting your aging-in-place parents from infections, here are some tips from the experts.
If there’s an elderly loved one in your life who’s stuck at home finding ways to keep them entertained is important for their quality of life. These creative at-home entertainment ideas should do the trick.
Your elderly parents still live in the house you grew up in. Due to their declining health it’s become apparent that mom and dad need to find a smaller place. But whenever you bring up the topic of downsizing, they quickly change the subject. What should you do?
You want to help mom and dad protect their retirement nest egg so they can age comfortably in place for many years to come- but aren’t sure what to do. Here are some proven ways to discuss financial matters with aging parents before it’s too late.