Posts by Sid Gerber
Family Caregiver Burnout Signs to Look For
Are you a family caregiver for your elderly loved one? If so, you likely have a lot of tasks and responsibilities involved in this position. You may be running your elderly loved one around to their appointments, making their meals, managing their medications, and doing other tasks for them. All of this can be overwhelming.…
Read MoreCommon Misconceptions Regarding Dementia
You will learn the truth of what happens daily in your loved one’s life and what happens as this disease progresses. With that being said, you might be expecting different things to happen due to the misconceptions that you have regarding this disease. You aren’t the only one, so don’t feel alone. Just about everyone…
Read MoreWhen Is It Time to Consider Home Care?
November is Home Care Month and many people become a little confused and wonder when it’s actually the right time to consider this option. Maybe it’s for themselves. Or, more likely, it’s for an aging parent or other loved one. It’s not always easy to know precisely when home care should be called, but basically, when somebody has difficulty maintaining quality of life…
Read MoreIs It Age-Related Memory Loss or Something Else?
Caregivers may worry when a beloved parent or other aging relative can’t find his car keys or forgets to pay an electric bill. However, it’s important to put these incidents into perspective. Some memory loss is part of aging Forgetful moments do increase with age. This is perfectly normal and not a clinical problem. One unpaid electric bill, for…
Read MoreYour Senior’s Diet and COPD
If your elderly family member has COPD you might have already learned how important nutrition can be for her. When she’s not eating well, her overall health and unfortunately her ability to breathe can all suffer. Here are some details that can help you to get the right mix of nutrients. Plenty of Lean Protein Protein is…
Read More5 Signs Your Senior Should Stop Driving
There is no specific age that seniors should give up their keys. Some elders well into their nineties continue to drive safely, while others start having difficulty at a relatively young age. Eyesight, health status, judgment and reaction time all play a part in how safe it is for an individual senior to drive. In…
Read MoreWhat Can You Do to Strengthen Your Senior’s Memory?
When your elderly family member is worried that her memory isn’t as strong as it should be, there might be quite a bit that can help her with that concern. Put Notes, Reminders, and Calendars to Good Use Lots of people mistake notes and reminders as a way to weaken memory. What they really do is help to make…
Read MoreTips for Keeping Your Elderly Loved One Safe in the Kitchen
Are you worried that your elderly loved one is going to hurt themselves while in the kitchen? Every year there are many senior citizens that get injured while they are cooking or while they are just in the kitchen. There are dangerous utensils and appliances in the kitchen that your elderly loved one could get…
Read MoreSenior Citizens and Depression – Best Ways to Overcome It
Does your elderly loved one have symptoms of depression? If so, it is important that they get the help that is needed before their depression gets more severe.
Read MoreWhat Are Some Challenging Behaviors of Dementia?
Older adults with dementia go through many changes as the disease progresses.
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