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Dementia Care: 3 Tips for Dealing with Memory Problems

Providing dementia care for a loved one can be a profoundly stressful and difficult experience, but it is important to remember not to take your loved one’s irritation, fear, moodiness or aggression personally – dementia causes all of these things. When these symptoms strike, visual cues and deflection or redirection can often be more effective […]

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Relocation Stress Syndrome

Doctors are increasingly aware of Relocation Stress Sundrome, or transfer trauma, among seniors forced to leave a long-time home full of memories for an (often smaller) new abode for medical reasons. Many find this move profoundly stressful and manifest severe anxiety or depression as a result. It can even cause symptoms similar to dementia. It […]

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4 Reasons Knitting’s Perfect for Seniors & Caregivers

Knitting is enjoying a surge in popularity amongst both seniors and the people who take care of them, who often find they both can benefit from this underrated act of creativity. Knitting has been shown to lower both stress hormones like cortisol and overall blood pressure. It also is a fairly rare example of an […]

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Top Ways to Prevent Malnutrition in Seniors

Remember Sunday dinners at the grandparents’, whenever the whole family came together round the table to have a hearty meal, chitchat, and laughter? Regrettably, with many families now living far away from their older family members, and with so many pressing needs pulling us in different directions, it’s difficult to keep on with this tradition […]

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How Seniors Benefit from Pet Therapy

Many animal lovers are incredibly fond of their pets. For Seniors this can be a more added benefit than many may realize. Offering companionship and at times their own individuality, pets used as therapy animals can help reduce the effects of many illnesses including those long term. It has been recognized in studies that therapy […]

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Senior Driving Safety: When Is It Time to Give Up the Car Keys?

It is among the more difficult decisions we face in older years, and an extremely delicate subject for adult children to initiate with their elder parents: relinquishing the car keys. Driving ourselves, while supplying an inherent experience of freedom and independence, may become extremely unsafe due to a number of variables linked to getting older. […]

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Caregivers Need Care, too

November has the dual designation of being National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. This is appropriate since Alzheimer’s disease takes a huge toll on both the sufferer and their families. Having the role of caregiver of a loved one with Alzheimer’s is a full-time and exhausting job. Often, caregiver syndrome, or CNN, […]

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How Are YOU, Family Caregiver — Are You Caring for Yourself?

Caring for loved ones can be a very stressful task. Even though it is important to take care of others, you also need to make sure that you are taken care of as well. When caring for older parents or loved ones, make sure to ask for help if you need it. Do not try […]

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How can the right environment help someone with dementia?

It is very normal and common for family members to feel concerned after finding out that their loved one has been diagnosed with dementia. It is common for people to question what kind of living conditions would be most suitable for their loved one. To start off, it is a good idea to try to […]

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Caring for the Caregiver: Staying Social = Staying Healthy

Let’s be straightforward: providing care for an aging loved one can be draining, stressful, and isolating. As caregiving requirements progress, especially when a chronic condition such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease is at play, family caregivers could feel that they’re in over their heads, and getting through the standard elements of the day – taking […]