Protecting Yourself and Your Loved Ones: Flu Season Tips for Family Caregivers
Stay safe this flu season with these tips for family caregivers and learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Navigating the Pillbox: Effective Medication Management for Seniors
From organizing pillboxes to establishing routines, learn how to navigate the world of medication management for optimal senior health.
Winter Safety for Seniors: Essential Tips to Stay Safe and Warm
These practical strategies can keep older adults safe, warm, and protected during the colder months.
Creating a Safe and Comfortable Home Environment
Want to help your loved one age in place? Learn what steps you can take to create an enjoyable, safe, and comfortable home care environment.
Helping Seniors to Beat the Summer Heat
According to the CDC, over 600 Americans die every year from heat-related illnesses- including many seniors. If you’re an informal caregiver here are several ways to keep your aging in place loved one cool, hydrated and comfortable all summer long.
What to do When a Senior with Dementia Starts to Wander
If you’re an informal caregiver for a senior with dementia once they start to wander it creates unique safety challenges. Here are some wandering prevention tips so you can sleep better at night knowing that your loved one is safe.
Stay Vigilant Against these Senior Scam Tactics
As an informal caregiver, helping your aging loved one stay vigilant against senior scam tactics is important for their continued health and wellbeing. Here’s what to look for, along with some reliable ways to stop financial fraudsters in their tracks.
Prevent Senior Falls: 6 Tips
If you have an aging in place loved one in your life, making sure to prevent senior falls should be a priority. Here are 6 ways to help your elder avoid trip and fall hazards when you’re not around.
Seniors, Turning Over The Car Keys
Sadly, more than 7,000 seniors die in motor vehicle accidents every year, with another 250,000 treated in emergency departments for crash-related injuries. However, turning over the car keys for good can be a serious blow to an aging in place senior’s independence. Here’s how to know for sure when it’s time for your loved one to stop driving.
How to Make Sure Seniors are Prepared for Hurricane Season
When a hurricane makes landfall, residents aged 65-and-over are most vulnerable because of health problems, diminished awareness and transportation challenges. In the storm’s aftermath a lack of food, water, shelter and medicine can quickly place the elderly at risk. If your aging in place parents currently live near the coast here’s how to help them prepare for the next storm.