Finding the right person or agency to provide care for a loved one is a very important process. In a previous blog, we discussed some examples of primary caretakers that weren’t so great, and how to judge whether the caregiver or agency is the right fit for your family. As a follow-up to that post, we asked different adults what qualities they look for when hiring someone to take such an important role in their parent’s or spouse’s life. Here are the four answers that came up most often…
Becoming a primary caretaker for a loved one is not unlike becoming a parent for the first time. It’s a journey full of compassion, love, stress, anxiety, humbling moments, and incredibly rewarding moments. To care for another human is the greatest act of love, but it also requires a lot of energy, time, and work. In that light, it can be easy to lose track of your own health and wellbeing as a caretaker…which can have negative impacts on yourself as well as your loved one. Let’s take a look at ten different ways caretakers can take care of themselves, too!
You could ask 10 people in a room to describe what yoga is, and without a doubt, you would hear 10 different descriptions. So let’s organize the landscape to figure out how and why you should give this ancient but trendy practice a try.
With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to take a look at classic candies from decades past. These are sure to make the senior citizens in your life smile, and perhaps bring back some fond memories! You might be surprised at how long some of these candies have been in production – almost eighty years in some cases! Let’s take a walk down Memory Lane of Halloween’s past…
It should come as no surprise that selecting an agency or individual to provide In Home Care for a loved one can be a somewhat complex process. How do you know 
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with COPD, there are some important things that you should know. According to the 
There are many reasons a parent or loved one might need in home care. 
Unless you’ve been on a cultural hiatus for the past year or two, you must have come across a blog or conversation about 
Did you know that each month of the year, there are multiple daily, weekly, and monthly observances for various causes? Some are more popular than others, some are obscure, some are geographically-limited, and so on. We thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the monthly observances for October, and share how they might relate to senior care!FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS