Posts by Sid Gerber
What Do You Need to Know about Protecting Your Senior’s Skin from the Sun?
June is Cancer from the Sun Month, which is a month devoted to educating people about the dangers of sun damage. If your elderly family member is going to be spending some time outside, it’s important to make sure she’s protected as much as possible from sun damage. Find and Use a Good Sunscreen It’s…
Read MoreTake the Stress Out of Dental Check-Ups With These Tricks
Your dad is one of the six million with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. As he can’t be alone, you work from home and take care of him. One of the biggest challenges you face falls on appointment days. Dental exams are the worst. When he was healthy, he didn’t like going to see his…
Read MoreDo You Know the Benefits of Hiring Personal Care at Home Attendants?
As your mom ages, she struggles to take care of herself. Her doctor recommends personal care at home, but you’re not sure what that does and doesn’t cover. What are the benefits of hiring personal care attendants? She Doesn’t Have to Shower On Her Own When your mom’s joints ache or her stamina is diminishing,…
Read MoreTips for Making the Healthiest Food Shifts in Elderly Years
Has your elderly loved one been eating unhealthily? Do they need to go on a diet or make healthier food choices? If this is the case, there are specific tips to help them make the healthiest food shifts. Hopefully, these tips will help your elderly loved one eat healthier as they have helped other senior…
Read MoreSix Tips for Better Mobility for Your Senior
Hindered mobility can cause your elderly family member to do even less, which then becomes a vicious cycle. The less your senior moves, the less stable she becomes and the more difficult it is for her to be safely mobile when she does need to move. Following a few of these tips can help her…
Read More4 Things Not to Say To A Senior With Alzheimer’s
Sometimes talking with a senior loved one that has Alzheimer’s is exhausting. It can try your patience to have the same conversation over and over. And sometimes you may say the wrong thing to that person out of frustration, weariness, or just a wish that they could still hold a conversation with you the way…
Read MoreSenior Activities To Celebrate Easter
Easter is coming up, and many people around the world will be celebrating it. If you have an older loved one, it is time to plan activities that both your kids and parents enjoy. Holidays can be stressful for everyone, and this may be the best time to hire 24-hour home care for your seniors.…
Read MoreTips for the Best Meditation in Elderly Years
There are many senior citizens who are stressed out these days. With so much chaos and disarray in the world, it is no wonder why anxiety, depression, and stress levels are on the rise in the elderly and in other generations. With this being said, there are some tips for meditation that you can share…
Read MoreWhat Women Over 65 Need To Know About Breast Cancer
February is National Cancer Prevention Month and during the month of February senior women especially should learn as much as they can about how breast cancer impacts senior women. If you have a senior woman in your family you should also find out more about the symptoms of breast cancer in seniors and what you…
Read MoreThe Importance of an Advocate
Recently, a woman contacted S. Gerber & Associates for advice. She had just learned that her mother, who had had surgery on a broken neck, was being discharged from the nursing home in two days. She’d assumed that, given her mother’s need for rehabilitation, her mother would be in the nursing home long-term, so she…
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