Learn the Benefits of the Flu Vaccine for Seniors
Learn how to choose the best flu vaccine for seniors. While COVID-19 still dominates our overall health concerns, it’s important [...]
Is it Dementia or Medication Side Effects in Seniors?
Learn how medication side effects in seniors can be similar to dementia symptoms. Confusion. Disorientation. Memory loss. While these are [...]
The Emotion You May Not Have Expected in Caring for Aging Parents
Caring for aging parents brings about a variety of emotions. If you were to name the top 5 emotions you experience while caring for aging parents, what would they be? Maybe you would first think of emotions like love, compassion, and sometimes, even stress or frustration. Would anger make the list? In many cases, though family caregivers may not wish to disclose it, the answer is a definite YES. The truth [...]
How Setting a Daily Routine Can Help Seniors
Charter Home Health suggests helping seniors by setting a daily routine. Life, especially although not just during the pandemic, can be filled with uncertainness. For seniors who are feeling less in command of particular aspects of life, such as losing cognitive or physical functioning, concentrating on exactly what can be controlled is empowering. An excellent place to begin is by setting a daily routine, customized to an older [...]
Avoiding Elderspeak When Talking To Older Adults
Charter Home Health provides tips for talking to older adults. high-pitched voice, exaggerated facial expressions, and overly-simplified speech. Of course, this is perfectly normal and actually beneficial to an infant’s growing brain. Hopefully, when that infant's great-grandfather enters the room, loved ones refrain from reacting similarly. However it happens so often, and can be so detrimental to the elderly, that there is a word to describe this way [...]
Talking To Your Doctor About A Dementia Diagnosis
Charter Home Health discusses talking to your doctor about a dementia diagnosis. Distress. Fear. Embarrassment. The feelings surrounding talking to your doctor about a dementia diagnosis can cause older adults to keep their suspicions to themselves. A recently available AARP survey peeled away a few of the layers of emotion to get to the reason – namely, worry over losing independence and becoming a problem to others. While [...]
Should My Aging Parent Move in with Me?
At some point you may be asking yourself “Should I ask my aging parent to move in with me?”. Deciding if you should move an aging parent into your home takes some thought. Here’s how to determine if it’s the right call.