If your loved one is feeling blue, here are seven activities you can do during the holidays with your senior loved one that can boost their spirits!
Sad to say that the intended victims of many holiday scams are seniors. What should you be on the lookout for and how can you prevent them?
Caregiving and the holiday season is a formula for stress, with a capital “S.” See what you can do to limit the effect stress has!
One of the keys to staying refreshed as a caregiver is organization. If your organizational skills could use a little fine-tuning, the perfect time to make changes is at the start of a new year. Here are five organizational tips that will help you improve your caregiving efficiency.
Finding ways to include a senior relative with dementia in holiday celebrations isn’t easy. What follows are some creative ideas so that your holiday season will be more enjoyable for all.
When you’re an informal caregiver, looking after an aging in place loved one during the holiday season can elevate your stress to a whole new level. Here are some stress-relief tips so that this holiday season is all that you’d hoped for.
Caring for a senior with Alzheimer’s is challenging any time of year, but the added stress brought on by the holidays can easily knock you both out of your normal routine. However, it’s important to remember that your loved one is battling a progressive disease that makes each subsequent holiday harder on them. Here are several proven ways to help make the holidays more enjoyable while caring for a senior with Alzheimer's.
If you have someone in your family who’s a caregiver for an aging in place relative, or you’re a senior who’s the care recipient, show that special someone your appreciation this holiday season with a thoughtful gift. To help simplify your search, here are 5 great gift ideas for senior caregivers.
The holiday season is a busy time of year filled with food, family and fun. But when you’re also caring for an aging loved one, the added responsibility of caregiving during the holidays can push your stress level to the breaking point. With all the shopping, decorating and baking that you feel obligated to do, the onset of caregiver fatigue can quickly place the health and wellbeing of the two of you at risk.
