Navigating the Challenges of Long-Term Home Care
Are you feeling overwhelmed with the prospect of caring for a loved one? Get insight into long-term home care and find out how to face the challenges.
Effective Communication Strategies for Caregivers
As a family caregiver, finding creative ways to communicate with those special seniors in your life is essential for their health and well-being. What follows are several communication tips that every caregiver should know.
How to Climb the Caregiving Career Ladder
When you’re a caregiver, doing the same job day in and day out for years can put a damper on your spark and passion. Fortunately, there are several ways to rekindle the fire you once had while climbing the career ladder, starting with those that follow.
How to Assist When a Senior is Dealing with Incontinence
According to the CDC, roughly half of all older adults live with urinary incontinence. For many seniors, incontinence can be messy, uncomfortable, or embarrassing. If you are assisting an aging loved one with bladder control issues, these incontinence care tips will help keep them more comfortable, confident, and active.
Why Choose a Career in Home Health Care?
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, a career in home health care might be your calling – one that could help reignite the motivational spark that once burned deep inside your body.
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Home Care Services
Once you’ve selected a reputable provider, getting the most out of your home care experience as days transition into months – and even years – takes planning and perseverance.
The Top 5 Skills Every Home Caregiver Needs
If you possess a strong desire to make a difference in the lives of others while unleashing your full potential, caregiving could be your calling.
How to Strike a Balance Between Caregiving & Enabling
It’s important to strike a balance between doing practically everything for your loved one even when they can do at least some tasks on their own, and empowering them to do the things they can do. Here’s how to find a compromise that works for you and the older adult in your life.
10 Summer Health and Safety Tips for Seniors
Summer is here! It’s so nice to get outdoors, enjoy the sunshine, and be more active. Here are 10 safety tips for seniors during the warmest months and longest days.
Caring for a Loved One With Aphasia
Aphasia can result from trauma to the brain, such as a stroke, head injury, tumor, or even an infection. It impacts all modes of language including speech, writing, gesticulating, and comprehension. Aphasia affects roughly 2 million people in the United States, and an estimated 180,000 cases are diagnosed each year.