by John Webb | Sep 26, 2018 | Caregiver, Elderly, Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance, Mindfulness, Physical and Mental Conditions of Aging
One of the biggest concerns of older people and their family members is that of losing memory and other mental capacities. Confusion and memory loss are not normal in aging. They usually have specific causes which can be identified. Confusion can take two major forms:...
by John Webb | Sep 9, 2018 | Caregiver, Dealing with Changes, Elderly, Nutrition, Physical and Mental Conditions of Aging
Help with Eating Eating is important because it can provide social time as well as nourishment for the body. With aging, some significant changes occur in the body, and these can cause problems with eating. Older people tend to have slower metabolisms and don’t...
by John Webb | Apr 11, 2018 | Caregiver, Home Health Care, Medication Adherence, Medication Compliance
As far back as 2014 the trade press started documenting “App fatigue”. Slate Magazine, Quartz and others published data from comScore showing that “most US smartphone owners download zero apps in a typical month”. Is the app dead? Not necessarily, but people are...
by John Webb | Nov 28, 2016 | Caregiver, Dealing with Changes, Elderly, Self Help for the Caregiver, Uncategorized
There is nothing more difficult than losing someone you deeply love and are very close too. For the elderly, one partner is bound to pass before the other—leaving one widowed. When combining old age and poor health with the death of the significant other; this can...
by John Webb | Nov 7, 2016 | Caregiver, Dealing with Changes, Elderly, Living Arrangements, Self Help for the Caregiver
Communication between the doctor and patient is critical: How can you encourage your loved one? Of course, this is something we have touched on previously. What do you do when Dad isn’t following doctor’s orders? The caregiver not only deals with extreme stress...
by John Webb | Oct 31, 2016 | Caregiver, Dealing with Changes, Elderly, Self Help for the Caregiver
Learn tips to better enable communication and responsiveness from your loved one It’s hard to watch your elderly parent go through a life transition that isn’t so kind, isn’t it? It’s even more difficult to try and help them, but they just don’t want to listen—or...
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