Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease and the Care Needed: Part 1 of 3

A Parkinson’s disease diagnosis impacts family members along with the person diagnosed. Understanding what to anticipate as the disease advances is vital to being ready for the changes to come and also to make life the very best it can be each day. Over the next couple of months, we will be posting blogs about […]

Making Healthy Meals for Older Adults a Priority

Remember family dinners at Grandma’s house? The tantalizing scents wafting out from the kitchen would draw everyone in to enjoy her home cooking. There were always a lot of leftovers for future meals or late-night snacks. However, making healthy meals for older adults a priority can sometimes be challenging. The day-to-day reality is that some […]

How Home Care Can Help Older Adults Manage Long-Standing Health Conditions

Did you ever get up in the morning and realize, as soon as you got out of bed, that it was going to be “one of those days?” Maybe you slept through your alarm, tripped over the dog, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small nuisances, however, pale in comparison of what […]

Home Fall Prevention to Increase Senior Safety

For everyone age 65 and older, falls are a very serious threat. Approximately one in four older adults will experience a fall, and after falling, the potential risk of falling again doubles, which is why home fall prevention is important for keeping seniors safe. Older adult falls often lead to emergency room visits, head injuries, […]

Prevent Caregiver Burnout Through Journaling

With the new year just on the horizon, now is an excellent time to consider new strategies that will help you be a more effective caregiver and also provide benefits to your loved one. Journaling is a great way to decrease caregiver stress and prevent caregiver burnout, and can be utilized as an outlet to […]