Archive for November 2016
Updating Your Aging Parent’s Emergency Kit for Winter
Caregiver Darby PA As a family caregiver you know how important it is for your aging loved one to be properly prepared for any emergencies that might arise. While you do not like to think about your senior facing such an emergency, especially if it occurs when you are not available to help them through…
Read MoreHow to Improve an Elderly Loved One’s Home to Accommodate Poor Vision
Home Care Drexel Hill PA When an elderly loved one has difficulty with her vision, she may start to feel that she is in danger of losing her independence. That doesn’t have to be the case, however, especially if some of these ideas help her to see more easily at home. Look at Lighting First…
Read MoreHow to Manage Worrying When it Gets out of Hand
Elder Care Havertown PA Worry can actually be a positive emotion because it allows you to look at the situation and attempt a correction to get back on track. If you’re worrying constantly, though, it’s not productive at all and it could be hampering your abilities as a family caregiver for your elder loved one.…
Read MoreParanoia and Your Elderly Parent
Elderly Care Springfield PA Paranoia, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations; or a tendency on part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others. It can invoke intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts; and it is…
Read MoreMuseums and Your Senior Parent
Senior Care Upper Darby PA Here is a consideration: one day a month, think about scheduling an outing to a museum or gallery for your senior parent—be it with you or their senior care provider. They’ve never been very interested in the arts, history or science? Maybe medicine, the human body, astronomy, gardens or photography…
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