Don’t know what to get the senior in your life? Here are some holiday gift ideas.
7 Different Ways to Pay for Home Care
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.
10 Signs Your Parents Need Help at Home
How do you know if your parents need help at home? Here are 10 signs to watch out for.
Overcoming Parent Objections for Care
Your aging parents or senior friends need help at home. How do you overcome resistance to accepting care at home?
How to Flourish While Taking Care of Aging Parents 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.
Understanding Safety Concerns for Parents with Alzheimer’s Disease
Here are some of the main safety concerns for parents with Alzheimer’s disease and what preventative measures can be taken.
Best Home Improvements for Senior Safety
In order to continue an independent and happy lifestyle, many seniors have decided to remain in their homes as they age. However, accessibility and safety issues can arise at home as age increases. Here are some great home improvement ideas to make a senior’s home safer and more accessible.
Four Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Home Healthcare Service
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.
Safe Driving Tips For Seniors
Staying mobile is important to seniors. As we age, driving can become more challenging. Being safe on the roads requires more than just obeying the laws and reading road signs. Some of the physical changes that come with getting older can make previously simple actions (like craning your neck to check for oncoming traffic) difficult. Growing older doesn’t mean you … Read More
Doorways and Forgetting
Have you ever found yourself standing in a room wondering why you went there in the first place? If so, you’ll be interested to know that new research may have identified the reason. It’s the doorways. In a paper published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Professor Gabriel Radvansky suggests that when we move from room to room —especially … Read More