Are Private Aides Better Than Home Health Aides?
If you’re considering in-home care for yourself or a loved one, you may have come across private aide services and home health aides. Although they are both similar, there are some differences you’ll want to consider before deciding...
Holiday Tips for Relieving Caregiver Stress
Being a caregiver is a noble calling, but it isn’t easy. It can become especially overwhelming during the holiday season. Make sure you enjoy the holidays as much as the person you’re caring for by following these holiday tips for...
Reduce or Eliminate Leaks with These Incontinence Tips
Urinary incontinence can have a negative impact on your self-esteem. It may even cause you to spend more time at home and less time doing the activities you love because you fear a leak.
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Caring Ways to Convince Your Loved One to Go to a Home Health Care Facility
Going to a home health care facility isn’t something most seniors look forward to. It used to be nursing homes were the only choice, and the thought of getting up at...
Tips for Evaluating a Home Health Care Facility
You have many choices if you or a loved one could use a little extra help caring for their health. No matter what the medical needs are, it’s important that the right choice is made. That means evaluating...
How to Safe-Proof Your Home for Dementia
It doesn’t matter if you’re the one aging, if you’re caring for a spouse who is developing memory problems, or your loved one is in the late stages of memory loss, safe-proofing your home for dementia is a step...
Memory and Aging—How to Boost Your Memory at Any Age
Memory and aging are two concepts that are often linked, but they don’t have to be. Getting older doesn’t necessarily have to come with a decrease in memory! There are things you can do at any...
The Best Flu Tips for Caregivers
If you aren’t careful, you could find yourself with the flu after taking care of someone else who is sick. You want to make sure that you do your best to care for your loved one while they’re feeling under...
Tips for Embracing the Art of Caregiving
Caregiving isn’t a science—it’s an art. There are certain things you have to do to keep your loved one happy and healthy, but how you do those things will depend on the unique dispositions of you and the person...
5 Tips for Coping With Aging
Coping with aging can be a huge challenge. Society tells us that youth is coveted, and a billion-dollar industry has been created to make people look much younger than their chronological age. For some, superficial things, like your appearance, are...