Practical advice, support, and expert tips for caregivers, helping you provide the best home care for your loved ones.
Summer means spending more time outdoors enjoying warmer weather. However, in the heat of the sun, dehydration, heatstroke, and other heat-related emergencies can occur if adequate prevention measures are not taken. To prevent a heat-related emergency from happening, here are 5 safety tips.
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Canada, and this is especially true for seniors. Age is one of the risk factors for heart disease which cannot be controlled, along with family history. However, there are still many things to be done to reduce the risk of developing heart disease.
Hiring a home healthcare service to care for your aging loved ones is a fantastic decision. Home healthcare services will provide loved ones with companionship and care, all while easing stress on the family, especially for the primary family caregiver, often a daughter, son, or a close relative. Here are four questions to ask before choosing a home healthcare service.
Most people don’t usually think much about their bones or the health of their bones as they go through their daily routines unless something unfortunate happens. Yet having and maintaining healthy bones is essential to virtually every aspect of our daily lives.
When people consider retirement, they generally focus on the positive aspects, like a vacation home, traveling, social events, hobbies, and sporting activities. Budgeting for age-related expenses is the last thing you want to do when you are healthy, but preparing now can save a lot of grief later.
Growing your own beautiful flowers and tasty fresh vegetables are a couple of good reasons to spend time working in the garden. But gardening can
Driving is a powerful symbol of independence and adulthood. We all know that the concentration and quick reaction times required for safe driving can gradually
Trying to communicate with a person who has Alzheimer’s disease can be challenging. Communication skills are gradually eroded by dementia, so their behavior and words
Alzheimer’s disease can make ordinary, day-to-day activities challenging. Here are some tips to make daily tasks easier for the patient, the caregivers and the family.
The symptoms of dementia involve difficulty with most areas of mental function. Dementia affects language, memory, all cognitive skills (judgement, calculation, abstract thought), perception, emotions,
1. Memory loss that affects day-to-day function Forgetting things more often and not remembering them later, especially things that have happened more recently. 2. Difficulty
Dementia Forgetting new information and being unable to recall it later Consistently poor judgement and decision making Loss of the ability to manage money and
Preparing for a senior’s discharge from hospital is complicated. There are things to arrange and decisions to make. Connecting with the hospital’s social worker is
At some point in our lives, most of us have picked up an instrument and played a few songs or managed to learn how to
Don’t know what to get the senior in your life? Here are some holiday gift ideas.
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.
How do you know if your parents need help at home? Here are 10 signs to watch out for.
Your aging parents or senior friends need help at home. How do you overcome resistance to accepting care at home?
There are many things to consider when taking on the duty of caring for your aging parents at home. How can you make it a good experience for you and all your siblings? The following tips will ensure everyone in your family is happy and comfortable with caring for your loved ones during this period of life.
Taking care of an elderly loved one is a noble cause. Being a caregiver is not an easy task, however. It can leave a person exhausted and stressed out in only a matter of weeks, and after that comes caregiver burnout. If a caregiver to an elderly loved one exhibits any of the following signs of burnout, it is time to get help.
Do you have an elderly parent or loved one who smokes? Seniors can be one of the toughest demographics to convince to quit smoking since it has become such an entrenched habit. Even though it’s late in life, there are many convincing reasons for your loved one to quit. Read on to find out more, and some steps to make quitting smoking easier.
Seniors are among the highest groups at risk for identity theft. Unfortunately, one of Choice Homecare Ottawa’s client was a recent victim. Even the best identity theft protection service can’t stop ID theft from occurring. As with any crime, prevention is the smartest and most effective method to minimize the threat.
Summer is not just fun for kids, it’s a time when adults and seniors get outside and enjoy the simple beautiful things that warm weather offers. Spending time outdoors is healthy for people of all ages. Here are a few things seniors in the Ottawa area can do to enjoy the summer months.
As we age, it’s more important than ever to keep the brain engaged and active on a daily basis. There are many ways to exercise your mind but here are a few suggestions for your loved one to try.
Aging is a part of life. However, it’s difficult to watch loved ones age as they transition from being our caregivers to needing care. As a loving adult child, you may want to explore the role of family caregiver. If you do wish to take on the role of family caregiver, you should know exactly what it entails.
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.
