Is there a link between having diabetes and getting dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease? There is growing evidence the answer is yes. Many experts have been investigating how diabetes or uncontrolled blood sugar may impact brain health. We already know and have seen how elevated blood sugar damages our blood vessels, impacting other organs. At the … Read more
Technology innovation continues to improve the ways it can help our senior loved ones remain safe as they are aging in place. While Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) have been around for many years — remember the commercials with the woman who had fallen and couldn’t get up? — there have been many innovations that make … Read more
Ensuring senior loved ones take their medication safely and avoid a medical crisis is a real worry for family caregivers. Seniors generally take 5 or more prescribed medications in addition to the many over the counter drugs used daily. This creates a situation in which many things can go wrong. Caregiver worries often cover several aspects of … Read more
Family caregivers need resources to help their senior loved ones’ age in place and live the highest quality of life possible. Frequently seniors need help from healthcare providers across the continuum of care to give them support to remain healthy as they age, in addition to the assistance that they receive from their family caregivers. … Read more
Senior Care Corner® is a sponsored blog partner of Ensure® but the opinions in this article are ours alone. Please see below for additional disclosures. Our muscles need our attention as we get older so that caregivers and seniors can stay active and strong. Family caregivers who are balancing caring for older adults, their own children, a … Read more
Tech innovations are everywhere! Most family caregivers have a phone in one pocket and a laptop or tablet at the ready (perhaps waiting to be charged). For most younger adults and family caregivers, tech is an integral part of life. You use tech innovations throughout your day in the car, at home and at work. … Read more
Aging in place is no longer just a dream, but actually reality for most seniors. Often family caregivers support their senior loved ones’ ability to age in place. Safety is often a worry, especially for long distance caregivers. Not just seniors’ safety inside the home, but safety from those accessing their homes who might wish … Read more
Digital technology and the web are already improving life for seniors living independently and there is much more to come. In order to realize many of the benefits tech has to offer, however, seniors have to be using connected devices. That’s why Senior Care Corner® has long advocated that family caregivers urge their senior loved ones using smartphones, tablets, the … Read more
For family caregivers whose seniors live in senior living facilities, visiting your loved ones is probably the highlight of their day! They enjoy when you come as much as – or maybe more than — you do! Naturally we can’t go without bearing gifts. These gifts come from the heart. You search for things they might … Read more
