It’s happened! Technology conferences have gone from techies talking to other techies about “someday” concepts to tech innovators talking with healthcare and retail executives about practical applications of technology to our health and wellness! Not only that, but the needs of seniors and their family caregivers are front and center in the discussion – with … Read more
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, an especially good time to stop and think about the importance of our heart and find new strategies to refocus our efforts to do the things necessary to achieve better heart health. Family caregivers will naturally think about their senior loved ones, who may already have been diagnosed with … Read more
Sleep and our sleep patterns have become hot topics in the health arena of late. With the advent of wearable devices that track our movement, sleep, eating and drinking, we seem to be focusing on how much – or little – we sleep as a cause of trouble for us and our seniors. Many of … Read more
August marks our celebration of Immunization Awareness Month to get us all ready to enter this winter’s flu season prepared! We know how important and life-saving immunizations can be for every member of the family but especially our senior loved ones who may be vulnerable to contracting illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more
Caregivers face many difficulties each day, don’t we? It might be finding time to do it all — even half of it — making everyone happy or just getting a shower some days! This of course doesn’t change the passion that we have for providing care to our senior loved ones. We are fulfilled even … Read more
We hear a lot about recycling and being ironmentally friendly. But what does that really mean to the life of a caregiver who is struggling to get everything done for the day without worrying about separating paper and plastic? Actually, when you think about going green it conjures up a lot of effort and great … Read more
How can you hope to handle it? You have spent years caring for your senior loved one. You have given your all to serve them, protect them, meet their needs and love them unconditionally. The inevitable outcome of aging is death and we all know that our senior loved ones are moving closer to it … Read more
Family caregivers of persons with dementia are growing in numbers as the number of elders diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other dementia’s increase. Dementia diagnosis has often come later in the disease but more and more, of late, the diagnosis occurs in the early stage of dementia. There are benefits to an early diagnosis, though many … Read more
The age of technology can provide us as family caregivers with a great amount of information and data to help us care for our senior loved ones. Technology gives us numerous ways to learn about their disease and how it impacts them, what treatments are recommended, their medications, medical procedures, and even provides a map … Read more
