Assessing Mom’s Abilities as Alzheimer’s Progresses
Senior Care in Garner NC: Assessing Mom's Abilities During a visit to your mom's memory care clinic, the terms mild/early, moderate/middle, and advanced/late are used to classify where she is. Most doctors will tell you that in the mild or early stage, your mom won't need a lot of care. You may [...]
The Link Between Chicken Pox and the Shingles Virus
Elderly Care in Cary NC: Chicken Pox and Shingles You remember it: the bumps, the burning, and worst of all, the itching! Nothing was worse than the itching – it felt like thousands of mosquito bites all over your body! They never stopped itching, tempting you to spend your whole day scratching [...]
Household Technology That Helps Mom in the Kitchen
Caregiver in Garner NC: Technology to Help Mom in the Kitchen Aging presents new challenges. One place your mom may feel many of the effects of aging is in the kitchen. Lifting pans, digging into the back of a cupboard, or keeping items stocked properly is hard as memory declines and arthritis [...]
Simple and Delicious Ways to Boost Your Breakfast during National Fruit and Veggies Month
Senior Care in Raleigh NC: Simple Ways to Boost Your Breakfast As a family caregiver you know how important it is to make sure that your elderly parent has the nutrition that they need to keep their body functioning and thriving. This often means making adjustments to their diet to get them [...]
Sundowning by Definition
There are people in the world that make it a point to watch every sunset, every day. It reminds them of the simple joys in life. It’s a time of day to relinquish worries and concerns and let the night bring a sense of relaxation and peace to another day that has unfolded. For [...]
Bringing your Parent Home from the Hospital
Home Care in Apex NC: Bringing your Parent Home from the Hospital If your parent has experienced a recent injury or illness that took them to the hospital, both of you may be concerned about how they will cope when they are back at home. In order to ensure their safety and [...]
Is Your Elderly Loved One Fibbing to Her Doctor?
Caregiver in Cary NC: Is Your Elderly Loved One Fibbing to Her Doctor? As amazing as it might sounds, some elderly loved ones aren't completely honest with their doctors. Some are afraid of losing their independence or having to admit that they need more help than they want. As your loved one's [...]
HOMECHOICE OWNER SPEAKS AT LOCAL EVENT
Home Care in Raleigh NC: HOMECHOICE OWNER SPEAKS AT LOCAL EVENT On Tuesday May 23 Tony Rogers, owner/Managing Director of HomeChoice Home Care Solutions, gave a presentation "Alzheimer's: The Basics", at Baptist Grove Church in Raleigh. Tony is a volunteer Community Educator with the Alzheimer's Association Eastern North Carolina Chapter. The presentation [...]
Does Your Parent Have an Anxiety Disorder?
Elderly Care in Raleigh NC: Does Your Parent Have an Anxiety Disorder? Experts once thought that the incidence of anxiety disorders decreased with age. However, more recent information indicates that is not the case. In fact, as many as 15% of older adults suffer from an anxiety disorder. Occasionally feeling anxious does [...]
Food Allergy Action Month: Can Seniors Develop Food Allergies?
Senior Care in Chapel Hill NC: Late Onset Food Allergies When most people think of developing food allergies, they think about children. However, late onset food allergies are very common and they can really have an effect on the health and wellness of the elderly. It’s not unusual for seniors to suffer [...]
Mother’s Day (May 14): Five Things You Can Do to Make Mom’s Home Safer
Before you take your mom out for a meal to celebrate Mother's Day, take some time to make her home safer. There are five simple things you can install or change in your mom's house that will keep her safer at times when she's home alone. Caregivers Raleigh NC: Mother's Day (May 14): [...]
Helping your Aging Parent Quit Smoking
Elder Care in Raleigh NC: Helping your Aging Parent Quit Smoking It can seem overwhelming for an aging parent to consider quitting smoking. They have probably undertaken the goal countless times before only to have gone back to a habit that is certainly hard to break. Motivating factors are important to ensuring [...]
