Are you one of the estimated 65 million family caregivers? Are one of the 42.1 million who care for an adult who can no longer do their own activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, toileting, preparing meals, cleaning or transporting themselves to places they need to go like the doctor? Does your senior live … Read more
Hurricane warnings involving millions of residents on the US East coast … many mandatory evacuations, including over 250,000 in New York City alone … dire warnings of historic storm impacts. Hurricane Irene certainly presented an exceptional communications challenge for seniors and their families & caregivers – and hopefully the kick in the pants we need … Read more
You responded so positively to our post, Part 1: DNR & Other Advance Directives, asking for more information, that we knew we had to post Part 2 right away. We know we can’t hope to provide the information everyone needs to answer your individual questions, so we hope to give you enough information to know … Read more
Many caregivers and other family members are currently struggling with health decisions for their senior loved ones. If you aren’t yet, it’s likely you will eventually be asked to make these decisions and, actually, the sooner the better for everyone involved. These documents need to be completed before they are needed when all parties are … Read more
Alzheimer’s Dementia is the difficulty remembering names and recent events. It involves depression and apathy in the early stages, leading up to confusion, disorientation, behavioral changes, impaired judgment and difficulty with walking, speaking and swallowing. A visit to the doctor can determine whether these are signs of Alzheimer’s in your loved one or possible something else. … Read more
We love hearing from so many of you that Senior Care Corner has provided you tips and insights that have helped you as family members and/or caregivers of senior adults. With 100+ blog posts and a number of podcast episodes on the site so far and no end in sight — and certainly none planned … Read more
We have all struggled with what to get for our senior loved ones when their birthday rolls around each year. We want to do something that shows everything they mean to us and how much we appreciate all they have done. We think to ourselves, they have everything they could need and they won’t tell me what … Read more
Giving care to another, particularly a loved one, is a wonderful thing to do and can give one a great feeling inside. At the same time… Being a caregiver can be exhausting, frustrating, overwhelming and confusing at times. You can feel lonely, helpless and angry. We know you have only the best interest at heart … Read more
Heard this one before: “it’s too complicated for me” or maybe “I’ll get my grandchildren to explain it” coming from elderly family members or friends when dealing with electronic devices? Regardless of the reason given, some (certainly not all) of our senior loved ones are avoiding the new technologies that can add to the quality … Read more
