What Types of Online Support Groups Could You Find? Many times you might need support for yourself as a caregiver, but it’s difficult to find exactly what you need. Rather than spending a lot of time and energy hunting down in-person support groups, you might want to try online support groups. Here are a few…
Tips for Helping a Senior with Incontinence Deal with Their Condition Outside of the Home According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the population of adults over the age of 64 in the United States, just over 50 experience some symptoms of incontinence, such as urinary leakage or urgency. Among these, approximately…
How Can You Get Your Elderly Loved One to Accept Your Help? Coaxing your elderly loved one to accept the help that you’re desperate to give her can sometimes feel like a losing battle. And if your loved one doesn’t trust the help that you’re offering, you might find yourself in a difficult situation with…
Tips for Allowing Your Partner to be a Valuable Source of Support During Your Care Journey s a family caregiver one of the difficulties that you are likely to face is caregiver stress. This comes from feelings of having too much to do and not enough time, energy, or resources to do them, or as…
Family Vacations Don’t Have to Be Stressful When You’re Caring for an Aging Parent Now is often the time when families begin planning summer vacations. For those who may be caring for an elderly loved one, such as a parent, they may have questions about what they can actually do for their vacation. Some people…
How Can a Simple Slip and Fall Change Everything for an Aging Loved One? Slipping and falling is not something anyone wants for themselves or a loved one. However, the risk of slipping and falling increases with age. As people get older, they deal with more and more physical challenges due to diminished strength. For…
How to Communicate with an Elder who has Hearing Loss Is your aging parent suffering from hearing loss? If so, you may automatically think they need a hearing aid, but that is not always the case. In some situations, you can still effectively communicate with your loved one by making changes to how you are…
Tips for Preparing Your Parent’s Home for Their Return After Hip Surgery Hip problems such arthritis, otherwise age-related pain and stiffness, and even injuries are common among older adults. For more than 300,000 each year, total hip replacement surgery becomes the means of managing these issues and restoring their mobility, comfort, and quality of life.…
Caring for Mom Can Be a Full-Time Job You want to take care of your mother, but you’re not sure you can do it. She may live a town over from you and it seems like a reasonable solution. After all, she had been there for you while you were growing up and finding your…
Protecting Your Health and Well-Being during the Holiday Season The holiday season is a joyful and exciting time, but it can also be stressful. As a family caregiver, you might experience this stress to an even greater degree, and suffer further consequences to your health and well-being. Focusing on protecting your health and well-being throughout…