Remember: your needs are important too! Caring for a loved one is an emotional task and caregivers commonly feel sadness, frustration, resentment, anxiety, anger and guilt. As a result of stress, many
Caring For A Loved One With Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
The problem with the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease is that they are very subtle. At this point, there may even be some denial about having this affliction, so conflicts could arise. Still, pe
Phrases to Learn for Caregivers
Dementia Care and Training Specialist Teepa Snow joins Senior Helpers to teach you important phrases to learn when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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How of Choose Between Adult Day Care and Home Senior Care
Many times caregivers need to have additional assistance when providing senior care for a family member or friend. When you are evaluating options for senior care, consider the difference between Adul
Downsizing for Older Adults
Now that the kids are gone and you’ve decided it’s time to move into a smaller, more manageable home, you have to thin out your belongings. For the majority of people, this is a daunting prospect. How
Beating Caregiver Stress
Are you an informal or family caregiver for an elderly person? If you are, you are not alone.
Most Americans will be informal caregivers at some point during their lives. Each year more th
10 Mental Health and Recovery Resources for Seniors
7% of people (that’s over 20 million in the US) have a major depressive disorder (1). More than HALF of these people do not get the treatment they need (2). We hope the following resources can guide y
Identify the Signs Indicating the Need of Caregiver Services
When you have an aging loved one at home there comes a time when you need to take a decision on their ongoing care. With age, people tend to loose physical strength as well as the ability to take righ
You Can’t Fix It – Part 1
This blog is the first in a too part series on fixing the communications between Adult Children and Older Adults to have a better outcome in both parties’ lives.
Nobody rides for free. When it comes t
What Types of Services Do Home Health and Home Care Providers Deliver?
Home Health Medical Providers
Home Health Care providers deliver a wide variety of health care and supportive services, ranging from professional nursing and HCA care to physical, occupational, respir