Is Your Parent’s Home Secure? In your role as a family caregiver one of the most important priorities in your life will be making sure that your aging parent stays as safe as possible. While you might immediately think of mobility limitations and even cognitive functioning decline and how they might impact your senior when…
Can Home Care Help a Senior Manage Their Fall Risk? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an elderly adult falls in the United States every second. This makes falls the leading cause of serious injuries among seniors. Each year, more than 27,000 seniors die as a result of injuries sustained from a…
Setting Family Boundaries with Your Parent When They Come to Live with You One of the greatest benefits of being a family caregiver for your elderly parent is that you have the opportunity to spend extra quality time with them. This boosts your relationship, keeps your mental and emotional health high, and helps you to…
Does Your Elderly Parent Need to Downsize? Moving is something that many people only think of as something that younger families do. When it comes to elderly adults, most people think that these seniors have established their homes and that is where they will be for the rest of their lives. While this might be…