Tips for Reducing Fall Risk for Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease
Elderly Care in Chapel Hill NC: Fall Prevention for Seniors with Alzheimer's Alzheimer’s affects more than 5 million people throughout the United States. This disease can impact your parent in a wide variety of ways, including increasing their fall risk. Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries among [...]
HomeChoice Home Care to Attend Local Alzheimer’s Conference
HomeChoice Home Care Solutions owners Brian and Jennifer Perruccio will be attending the 'Concepts in Care Educational Conference' on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. The conference is presented by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The workshop [...]
Do You Know What to Do if Your Elderly Family Member Faints?
Home Care in Garner NC: What to do if a Senior Faints Fainting is not often serious for many people, but in your aging family member, it could be a sign of other issues, such as low blood pressure. Should your elderly family member faint, try to remember these steps. 1. Try [...]
Tips to Prevent Agitation in a Senior with Dementia
Senior Care in Chapel Hill NC: Preventing Agitation Associated with Alzheimer's If you've been experiencing agitation from your elderly family member due to her dementia, you probably feel as if there's no way to avoid it. The good news, though, is that it's definitely possible for you to help your senior to [...]
What Cancers Are Most Common in Elderly Adults?
Elder Care in Cary NC: Common Cancers in the Elderly Cancer is something that most family caregivers dread when caring for their elderly parents. Seniors are at far higher risk of developing cancer than younger people, with incidence rates 10 to 11 times higher than those of younger adults, and accounting for [...]
Improving Home Safety and Accessibility for Seniors with Weakness in Their Hands
Caregiver in Wake County NC: Safety and Accessibility for Seniors with Hand Weakness In your role as a family caregiver, it is extremely important that you focus not just on the assistance and care that you need to give your parent, but also the ways in which you can help your parent [...]
Five Reasons Your Mom Should Take Up Tai Chi
Have you ever watched a movie and seen scores of people, young and old, in an outdoor setting practicing what looks like slow-motion martial arts? If so, you’ve probably seen tai chi. Tai chi is an ancient practice that comes from China, and it is a form of martial arts. The practice combines slow, [...]
How Can You Get Your Mom to Eat Well When Alzheimer’s is a Factor?
Home Care in Wake Forest NC: Eating Well with Alzheimer's In the very early stages of Alzheimer's, your mom may eat and cook meals like she always did. As her cognitive skills diminish, you might find her eating habits become poor. Malnutrition is a risk. Without the right nutrients, your mom's health [...]
4 Things That Can Affect a Senior’s Ability to Drive
Senior Care in Cary NC: 4 Things That Affect a Senior's Ability to Drive As your loved one ages, her abilities change. Some of those are directly tied to her ability to keep driving safely. When your senior family member gets to a point that it's no longer safe for her to [...]
Seniors and the Fear of Falling
“There is no illusion greater than fear.”—Lao Tzu. Elder Care in Raleigh NC: Fear of Falling For those seniors who have experienced a fall, the fear of falling again feels very real. It, in fact, is so prevalent that those who fall once are twice as likely to fall again as those [...]
Four Fun Games That Aid With Memory Retention
Caregiver in Durham NC: Memory Retention Games Once your mom or dad is diagnosed with some form of dementia, slowing the progression of the disease becomes important. Medications can help, but studies find that games that help with memory retention are also beneficial. Here are four games your mom or dad can [...]
Is Your Mom’s Diet Keeping Her Up at Night?
Home Care in Raleigh NC: Diet and Sleep Problems Many seniors find their sleeping patterns change as they get older. Some diseases, however, such as Alzheimer's, can mess with sleeping patterns and keep seniors up late at night and sleeping well into the morning instead. If your mom's health is okay and [...]
