Caregiver

Talk to your elderly family member about whether she’s experiencing any anxiety around falling. If she is, you may have noticed that...

If you are wondering how to help make things easier for your elderly loved one, one thing you can do is to hire elder care providers....

Thirty minutes of exercise each day is the recommendation by medical professionals. It’s not a lot to ask, yet some adults aren’t active...

Does your elderly loved one have skin cancer? This can be very scary for your elderly loved one, yourself, and other family members....

The National Institute of Health estimates that 6.1 million older adults have some level of vision loss. Of them, 350,000 are blind. If...

Getting dressed, showering, and other personal tasks like these may become difficult enough for your senior that she needs your help....

Keeping track of your own stress level is crucial. It helps you to pay attention to your own needs, first and foremost, but it also helps...

Macular degeneration occurs when the center of the retina starts to deteriorate. That section known as the macula controls your central...

If your mom is suffering from hip pain due to arthritis, her doctor will have her try non-surgical treatments first. Exercises and weight...

Have you ever stopped to understand exactly what blood pressure readings mean? National Blood Pressure Education Month is here. It’s a...

Around the world, people are worried about coronavirus. At this point, seasonal influenza is a bigger risk, as are chest colds, head...

If your senior has COPD, she may still want to try to exercise. Exercise can help to strengthen her lungs as well as the other systems in...

Hepatitis C, commonly called Hep C, is a disease that affects the liver. It is caused by a virus and is transmitted through the blood and...

Boredom affects many older adults, especially those who live alone. The problem can be compounded for older adults who are in...

Lots of older adults don’t have social lives that are as active as they once might have been. If that’s the case for your senior, you...

One benefit of receiving senior care at home is that they aren’t normally in an environment where they will come into contact with...

Even a little bit of dehydration can be dangerous for your aging family member. But convincing him to drink more water might be a war in...

Caregiver burnout occurs when caregivers find themselves feeling exhausted—physically, emotionally, and mentally. It’s caused by the...

In 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter signed proclamation 4580, commemorating a special day “to honor grandparents, to give grandparents...

Gout is a kind of arthritis that often causes sudden and intense pain in the toe joint. The pain can be so severe that it interrupts...