Living Alone
LIVING ALONE: Mom, Dad living at home by themselves. Not sure they are safe? Do they need help? What type of care do they need? Every ones goal is to live at home as you age. If you ask your loved one when it is time to move to...
Category Archives: Determining Care Needs
Heart Attacks vs. Strokes
Heart attacks and strokes are very serious health threats. They are two of the top killers in the U.S., with someone having a heart attack every 34 seconds and a stroke every 40 seconds. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, often times due to...
Bay Area Community Church Eldercare Resource Workshop
More than 65 million Americans are responsible for caregiving services. They are preparing meals, providing personal care, taking over household chores, managing appointments and in some cases providing full-time assistance. Providing care for a loved one can cause a physical and emotion toll on one’s health. Feeling an unusually high...
Planning a Positive and Productive Family Meeting
As loved ones experience physical or cognitive decline, it is difficult for family caregivers to address the need for additional help in the home. Ideally, families should prepare for those needs before a crisis occurs. Planning a positive and productive family meeting can bring everyone up to speed on emerging...
Assisting the Sight Impaired
Many seniors are hesitant to discuss concerns regarding any vision problems they may be experiencing. For this reason, it is helpful to know how to recognize changes in behavior and appearance that indicate the senior could benefit from a visit to the doctor or eye care professional. Watch for these...
Home for the Holidays: 5 Tips to Prepare for Family Gatherings
Holiday visits sometimes greet family members with alarming signs that additional care or daily assistance is needed in the home of aging loved ones. With busy schedules or long distances separating families for much of the year, subtle (or not-so-subtle) indicators can easily be missed. While you may be aware...
Mom & dad want to live independently at home. Are they safe? What type of care do they need?
Simply put, everyone’s goal is to remain at home as they age or recuperate from an illness or injury. When adult children consider the future living arrangements of their loved ones, many ask their parents about their thoughts of moving to an alternative living arrangement such as an assisted living...
Use 5 Senses to Determine if Care is Needed
To find out what’s keeping someone from being fully independent in their home, become a detective and navigate their rooms as they would. Considering the individual’s height, weight, strength and other abilities, is their home safe for them? Also, when you visit your loved one, use each of your five...