Caregiving can be a rewarding job, but it can also be challenging. To make the role easier, you should find ways to reduce stress, enhance your mood, and simplify your daily tasks. Here are some creative ways to help you stave off caregiver burnout. 1.Write Down Daily Goals While you’re eating breakfast, grab a pen and notepad and write down…
Hospital readmission rates are highest among the senior population, compared to younger adults. While some readmissions are due to issues beyond a senior’s control, many are preventable. Seniors who receive high-quality care at home after they’re discharged are less likely to need to be readmitted to the hospital, and reducing the overall rate of readmissions provides the following benefits for…
More than 36 million seniors fall each year. When your senior loved one falls, poor balance or aging may not be to blame. An underlying medical condition could have caused the fall to occur. Make sure the doctor thoroughly examines your loved one after a fall to prevent them from happening in the future. Blood Pressure & Pulse If your…
The negative side of aging is that seniors begin to lose many of their abilities, such as their vision, memory, and mobility. When this happens, family caregivers need to step in and determine what daily tasks are safe for seniors and what they need to let go of, including their ability to drive independently. Here are some of the warning…
Most seniors with dementia experience a wide variety of symptoms, and that often includes sudden mood swings. Your aging loved one might become angry or aggressive in the blink of an eye, and you need to know how to handle those emotions. It might be tempting to yell at your loved one or ignore him or her entirely, but that…
Seniors are often told they need to exercise to maintain their health. However, your aging loved one may not know exactly which exercises to do. Your loved one may even want to return to his or her former favorite workouts, which isn’t always the best idea. Seniors need to choose exercises that are safe for aging bodies, and the majority…
As people age, health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and degenerative bone diseases become more common, and it’s important for seniors to visit their physicians on a regular basis to be on the lookout for new issues so prompt treatment can be prescribed. Here are five reasons your senior loved one should regularly see the doctor. 1. Check Blood…
As a family caregiver, you likely received very little training before you were thrust into your role. While you might not be experienced in healthcare, you likely have several skills that make you the ideal person to help your senior loved one as he or she ages. These are the most important skills any caregiver can have, and you’ll use…
Recent studies have linked androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a common treatment for prostate cancer, to an increased risk of dementia. If you have a senior loved one who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you might want to discuss the information given here with his or her doctor. Androgen Deprivation Therapy Androgen deprivation therapy has been used to treat prostate…
As seniors age, their skin can become drier, thinner, and wrinkled due to the loss of underlying lipids. Skin also loses its elasticity and integrity, which leaves it more susceptible to eczema and other inflammatory processes. Other contributing factors include malnutrition, exposure to excessive water during baths or showers, and years of sun exposure. There are different types of eczema…