Practical advice, support, and expert tips for caregivers, helping you provide the best home care for your loved ones.
Arthritis is a disease that causes joint inflammation and symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, and fatigue. This chronic pain affects daily life in so many ways as the disease progresses that it begins to affect mobility and motor skills. Read on to learn more about caring for a loved one or senior with arthritis.
As much as many of us would love to hibernate during the winter, we all must face that snow, ice, and cold at some point. For seniors, wintertime in Ottawa can provide additional risks when it comes to getting around on slippery streets and even at home. Follow these quick tips to steer clear of common risks that can pose possible dangers to our senior loved ones during the winter.
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations for Canadian seniors, and more than one in four seniors fall each year. Winter is especially risky. Here are some tips to help prevent falls for elderly people and seniors in the winter.
Approximately one in five seniors in Canada is diagnosed with diabetes. The vast majority of these are Type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes). Complications from diabetes can include nerve damage, eye damage, and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. Thankfully, there are healthy habits seniors can adopt to reduce the symptoms of diabetes.
Flu and seniors can be a dangerous combination. According to CDC statistics, patients 65 years and older account for as much as 70% of flu-related hospitalizations. Before this flu season hits full throttle, here are some flu prevention tips for seniors.
Diabetes affects seniors more than any other age group, with nearly one million Canadians 65 years and over being diabetic. Living with diabetes can be daunting, but here are some practical things you can do to keep the disease under control.
Someone with dementia may struggle with communication. How can we make it easier for them? Here are some communication tips to improve your communication with your parent, friend, or family member with dementia.
When you loved one has dementia or Alzheimer’s, how can you respond? Here are some tips.
Caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease is physically and emotionally taxing for the caregiver. Here are some tips on how to build a daily schedule that you are able to give the best possible home care to those you love so much.
Taking care of a loved one with dementia is equally challenging and heartbreaking. During the later stages of dementia, challenges like behaviour problems start to become an issue for the caregiver. The good news is there is always a way to make the job of the caregiver easier and to reduce anxiety of the patient. Here are some tips.
Here are some of the main safety concerns for parents with Alzheimer’s disease and what preventative measures can be taken.
When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, it can put a great deal of stress on a family that might otherwise get along very well. The emotional impact of seeing a person you care for suffering the effects of such a devastating illness, coupled with confusion over how and who should provide care, can create shockwaves through the lives of all involved. How do you work well together?
Seniors are at a higher risk for identity theft than the rest of the population. Malicious people profit by targeting the trusting nature of seniors and taking advantage of their lack of expertise with modern technology. Here are some things you can do to protect your elderly family member from these types of scams.
As a caregiver, trying to get your loved one to change entrenched habits can be a challenge. Even if you both know that these changes
So your loved one needs care, but they are digging in their heels and refusing. Why? And what can you do about it?
Caregivers often mistakenly believe that the majority of their effort, attention, focus, and love must be directed exclusively to the loved one in their care. Allocating time to take care of yourself doesn’t not make you a selfish person.
It can be quite a struggle to find ways to pay for long-term home healthcare. With the “sandwich generation” squeeze, this is becoming even more difficult for Canadian adults supporting both their children and their parents. Here are some ideas.
Caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease is physically and emotionally taxing for the caregiver. Here are some tips on how to build a daily schedule that you are able to give the best possible home care to those you love so much.
When a loved one has dementia, a simple interaction can be troublesome and difficult. Since connecting with others is at the core of human nature, it can be devastating when we feel as though we can no longer share that bond with a loved one. Even with dementia, though, there are some ways you can continue to connect and build that bond with your loved one.
Arthritis is a disease that causes joint inflammation and symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, and fatigue. This chronic pain affects daily life in so many ways as the disease progresses that it begins to affect mobility and motor skills. Read on to learn more about caring for a loved one or senior with arthritis.
When everyday tasks become a challenge for your elderly parents, loving care and support from their children can help parents make the most of their later years in life. Here are some simple ways to return the care to mom and dad that they gave to you.
As much as many of us would love to hibernate during the winter, we all must face that snow, ice, and cold at some point. For seniors, wintertime in Ottawa can provide additional risks when it comes to getting around on slippery streets and even at home. Follow these quick tips to steer clear of common risks that can pose possible dangers to our senior loved ones during the winter.
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations for Canadian seniors, and more than one in four seniors fall each year. Winter is especially risky. Here are some tips to help prevent falls for elderly people and seniors in the winter.
Approximately one in five seniors in Canada is diagnosed with diabetes. The vast majority of these are Type 2 diabetes (adult-onset diabetes). Complications from diabetes can include nerve damage, eye damage, and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and kidney disease. Thankfully, there are healthy habits seniors can adopt to reduce the symptoms of diabetes.
Caregiving at a distance can present many challenges, from the guilt of being unable to attend to day-to-day needs to the additional burden of travel time and expenses. Being a long-distance caregiver can be isolating and stressful. Here we look at the challenges of having an aging loved one out of town and why hiring a homecare provider is the best option for support.
Are you concerned about the health of your aging parents? As your parents age, how can you know if they’re taking care of themselves when you’re not around? Ask yourself the following questions after your next visit home.
Whether recovering from surgery, a hospital stay, or dealing with the symptoms of a chronic condition such as dementia or MS, a top priority of great in-home care is to provide personalized and compassionate treatment. Here are some specific reasons why in-home care is important to the wellness of our loved ones.
As people age, they may need more help with meal preparation. Seniors’ nutritional needs change, and they may have more difficulty preparing healthy meals. Enlisting help for food preparation can have many benefits.
If you feel exhausted when you wake up in the morning, odds are that you’re not getting the good night’s sleep you need. As you get older, sleep can become more challenging, especially if you have a condition such as sleep apnea or Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some quick tips that will help seniors get that restful sleep you’ve been (day) dreaming about.
A seemingly simple task such as eating can eventually become a challenging and combative task for those who have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some tips to help make mealtime with your loved one easier.
