Posts by Sid Gerber
Have You Considered How You’ll Take a Night Off for Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s Day is here, and you’d like to go out, but you’re not sure how. Your mom and dad rely on you to help them. If you take a night off, they’d be alone, and that’s not an acceptable option. How are you supposed to take time off when you’re the primary family caregiver? Make…
Read MoreFamily Caregivers Need Support Too: Here’s How You Can Get It
Are you becoming a family caregiver for your elderly loved one? Maybe, you have already been caring for them for quite some time. Either way, it is crucial that you remember your own physical and mental health are important. You need to care for yourself. The truth is that in order to provide the best…
Read MoreDementia-Related Behaviors: Tips for Handling Them Properly
If your elderly loved one has dementia, there will be certain behaviors that arise throughout the progression of the disease. With this being noted, there are some dementia-related behaviors that you may want to be aware of today. There are also some tips for how you may want to handle these issues, as well. Aggression…
Read MoreTips to Motivate the Elderly to Stay Mobile for Longer
Unfortunately, there are many senior citizens that stop being active. Sure, they may get up to make dinner or to visit with a friend here or there. However, they aren’t moving around regularly. The more inactive they become, the more stress it can have on their overall health – both mental and physical. There are,…
Read MoreHow Do You Know If You’ve Created the Best Plan for Alzheimer’s Care?
An Alzheimer’s care plan must be carefully considered when you have a parent with dementia. Care needs change, and sometimes those changes appear seemingly overnight. These are the conversations you need to have with your family. It’s crucial to develop the best plan for the care services your mom or dad needs now and in…
Read More3 Signs It’s Time To Replace Your Senior’s Smoke Detectors
As the weather gets cooler and your senior loved one starts using their furnace, fireplaces, and the stove more often now is the time to do a safety check of your senior loved one’s home. Seniors are more likely to die in a fire than other populations because if a fire occurs in their home,…
Read More5 Ways To Make Aging in Place Safe For Seniors With Alzheimer’s Disease
If your senior loved one has Alzheimer’s then you are probably very concerned with your senior’s safety at home. Staying at home in a place that is familiar to them can be very helpful for seniors with Alzheimer’s, as long as precautions are taken to keep them safe. Modifying their homes to keep seniors safe…
Read MoreMovement and Your Senior
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend 150 minutes of moderately intense exercise per week for seniors, which works out to about 30 minutes a day with a couple of days off during the week. This is an important recommendation for your senior to follow, but she might find it intimidating at first. Regular…
Read MoreWhat Home Safety Tips Are You Forgetting?
Aging at home is an essential part of your parents’ long-term care plan, but your parents have to be safe while doing it. You and your siblings need to make sure their home is safe for them to live in. You’ve looked at safety features like grab bars, smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide detectors, and…
Read MoreManaging Diabetes as a Senior
Diabetes is a serious health issue that occurs when your senior’s body has trouble maintaining healthy blood sugar levels. Depending on the severity of her diabetes, your senior may not be at a point where she needs insulin yet. Managing diabetes properly can help her to postpone treatments like insulin dependency for longer than she…
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