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Your mom struggles to do all of the housework. Joint pain makes it hard for her to hold cleaning tools like dusters and scrub brushes. You’ve heard that caregivers can help with light housekeeping. What does that mean? Are there housekeeping tasks that Elder Home Care don’t cover? The Common...

You might be going back and forth with yourself about whether you need or want extra help as a caregiver. Some of these situations might help you to decide that you are definitely at that point. You Keep Feeling Like You’re Not Doing Enough It’s fairly common as a caregiver to feel like you could...

Many elderly people have to take medications. Some even have to take a number of prescription medications in order to improve their quality of life. However, keeping track of all their medications and understanding the side-effects of each one can be overwhelming. This is why it is so important...

Finding your senior’s clutter hot spots can help you to keep her entire home clear and as safe as possible. Clutter has a tendency to multiply, and that’s what you want to avoid if you can. Stairways People often get in the habit of leaving things on the stairs that need to go to another floor....

Are you considering Home Care for your elderly loved one? If you are thinking of getting, Home Care providers to care for your elderly loved one, there are many things that you might want to know. You might be wondering whether these providers can help with dementia and other health conditions....

When you notice memory lapses in an aging parent, it can be frightening and lead you to wonder if they might have dementia. For some people, the idea can be so disconcerting that they may choose to ignore signs of dementia, denying that it could be happening. Yet, in the back of their mind, the...

Food scarcity is a concern and reached just over 12 percent in July 2020. States like California and Florida were among the top states where people were having a hard time affording food. While the pandemic plays a big part in this, people with fixed incomes or who are living on Social Security...

How does your senior respond to higher heat levels? Some people don’t have any additional difficulties, but some older adults experience big swings in their health or managing chronic health issues due to weather. It’s important to understand how heat and other weather conditions affect your...

Sundowners syndrome is one of the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It is basically when someone with these disorders gets confused later on in the day. If you have a loved one who has sundowners syndrome, there are some tips that can help you to reduce the symptoms. Keeping Dinner...

Dementia is enough to deal with on its own because the changes that it creates for your senior is really large. But if your elderly family member is dealing with dementia and diminished vision, she may feel a little bit more lost, especially as her dementia progresses. Here are just some of the...