How to Deal with the Coronavirus as a Caregiver Worrying about your own health during the COVID-19 pandemic is stressful, but the pressure to stay healthy is even greater if you’re a caregiver for a family member or other loved one. Since many older people have other health conditions...
What Qualifies a Person for Home Health Care? Home health care is the administration of health care treatments at a person’s home instead of in a doctor’s office or hospital. This type of medical care can be just as effective as treatment offered in a medical facility or...
Caregivers: How and Why to Avoid Isolation Imagine being suddenly assigned to an unpaid job you don’t feel trained for, but someone else’s survival depends on your performance. If you’re a caregiver, you may feel this way. According to the AARP’s “Caregiving in the U.S.” report, about...
How to Help Your Aging Parents Avoid Scams Telemarketing scams alone are a $40 million industry, and seniors are the ones losing the most money to scammers. If they’re living on a fixed monthly pension or on Social Security benefits, it can be financially devastating when elderly Americans...
7 Tips for Traveling with an Aging Parent Even if you’re an experienced traveler, you’ll most likely find yourself changing your travel habits when your traveling companion is your aging parent. It will take a little more planning and your pace might need to be a little slower;...
“This Is Us”: Providing a Genuine Look at Alzheimer’s The latest storyline on This Is Us will feel familiar to many with aging parents: the worry of whether the small moments of absentmindedness we observe from our parents may actually be indications of a larger decline in their health....
How to Deal with the Emotional Trauma of a Declining Parent It might hit you slowly. Maybe the family is gathering for the holidays and you notice that your mom can’t remember the ingredients for her famous casserole she has made forever. Or maybe you realize there’s no way your dad...
How to Announce a Loved One’s Death on Social Media So much of our lives is shared through social media. We post cheerful news about engagements, births, anniversaries, job promotions, and new homes. But death is different. Death is a solemn occasion, and an emotional one. However, social media can...
10 Activities to Do with Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients If you are caring for a loved one with conditions that affect the memory and cognition, like Alzheimer’s or dementia, you know that they rely on you for activities to stimulate the mind, fill their days, and relieve stress. Planning...
What Are End-of-Life Doulas? Doulas are helpers. The word “doula” comes from the Greek, where it means, roughly, “female helper” or “woman who serves.” In 1973, the word was first used to refer to someone who helps and supports women through and after childbirth....