Caregiver Tips: Advice to Living with Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease slowly progresses until you can no longer communicate with the person afflicted with the disease. One of the first signs of the disease progression is the inability to find the right words for objects. The person … Continue reading →
Caregiver Tips: Provide Choices to your Care Recipients
One of the key objectives of a caregiver is preserving the dignity of the individual in your care. When this journey with my mother-in-law began she was mentally acute, all her senses functioned normally, she was ambulatory and … Continue reading →
Tips for Communicating with Seniors
Speak Clearly and Distinctly: Almost 30% of persons older than 65 have some sort of hearing loss so be sure to speak a little louder, a little slower, but not too much of either because then you may come off … Continue reading →
12 Caregiver Tips for Assisting People Living with Alzheimer’s Disease
Here is a simple list of caregiving tips for Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s disease affects language. Often the person may substitute words, such as “I need a fork” when he or she meant to say “I need a spoon.” Just give … Continue reading →
How to Manage the Relationship between Patient and Home Care Aide
Over the past three years my mother-in-law has had a variety of caregivers. Some for a week at a time, some for a few months and others have been with for her for a year or more. During this time … Continue reading →
Caregiver Tips: Downsizing Large Household Items For Your Care Recipient
My mother-in-law continues to do as many things as she is able for herself. I think its partly to cling to as much independence as she can and partly to utilize her time productively. Last week as she was doing … Continue reading →
Caregiver Tips For People With Parkinson’s Disease: Making Getting Around And Eating Easier
Parkinson’s symptoms include tremor, stiffness, slow movement, and balance problems. These symptoms worsen over time making it difficult to perform your daily routine. Here are some tips for Parkinson’s that can help make walking around and eating easier. For those … Continue reading →
Caregiver Tips For People Living With Parkinson’s Disease: Making Toileting, Bathing, And Grooming Easier
Parkinson’s Disease symptoms include tremor, stiffness, slow movement and balance problems. These symptoms worsen over time. This makes it difficult to perform your daily routine. Here some useful Parkinson’s Disease Bathroom help tips. Toileting Limit caffeine intake. Caffeine in very … Continue reading →
Caregiver Tips: Home Care Aide and Patient Relationship Building
Strengthening the relationship between a home care aide and the patient As a caregiver you often complete your daily responsibilities from your own perspective, accidentally ignoring the point of view of the patient. It is important early in your relationship … Continue reading →
Caregiver Tips: Different Care Techniques for your Care Recipient
My parents were early risers. They went to bed early and got up early in the morning. I’m a night owl. I usually go to bed around 1 AM and sleep-in when I can. Sleep patterns vary among individuals and … Continue reading →
The Transition From Traditional Home Care To Hospice Home Care
After deciding against surgery for her degenerative heart condition and another hospital stay, my mother-in-law made the decision to transition from home care to hospice care. The most difficult thing for me, as well as others in the family, was … Continue reading →
Sharing Responsibilities
My wife and I are leaving for Sicily on Sunday. As primary caregivers for my mother-in-law we had to make many preparations for her care before we left. It is amazing the things that you take for granted when providing … Continue reading →
Driving Ms. Daisy
It’s autumn in New England, my favorite time of year. My son’s high school had a tradition that every fall on one of the most beautiful bright and sunny autumn days, whenever it occurred, classes were canceled. The whole student … Continue reading →
A Time for Advocacy
This past month I had the experience of making an emergency visit to the hospital with my mother-in-law. As I followed the ambulance to the hospital several preconceived thoughts passed through my mind about what the emergency room experience would … Continue reading →
Is That Me?
I see myself as a forty something but then I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and reality hits when I see a sixty something looking back at me. This may be true of the individuals in your … Continue reading →