Tips for Avoiding Burnout During the Holiday Season

Elder Care Tanglewood TX: Avoiding Burnout During the Holiday Season

Stress is more common among those who care for elderly adults than those who don’t. Caregiver stress can lead to a variety of potentially serious complications and issues, and if it becomes overwhelming and excessively frequent, it can become burnout.

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Five Barriers to Aging in Place

A common goal for people who are growing older is to remain in their own homes for as long as is humanly possible. The difficulty is that often there are extenuating circumstances that can make aging in place more difficult. Senior care providers can help.

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7 Ways to Reduce Your Aging Relative’s Risk of Influenza

Home Care in Bellaire TX: Reducing Your Senior's Risk of the Flu

Home Care in Bellaire TX: Are you worried about your aging relative getting the flu this year? You are right to worry about influenza’s impact on your elderly loved one, because many seniors suffer the harmful effects of this illness each year.

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Staying in Touch with YOUR Needs

Staying in touch with YOUR needs

Staying in Touch with YOUR Needs: Recently, the wife of a client called me on my cellphone at dinner time. She was frustrated because she and the caregiver were having difficulty getting her 61-year-old, 6-foot, 2-inch tall, 220-pound husband out of his bed and chair.

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Halloween Safety Tips for Elderly Adults

Senior Care in Sugar Land TX: Halloween Safety Tips for Elderly Adults

Senior Care in Sugar Land TX: Seniors can have a lot of fun at Halloween, but there are some safety tips that family caregivers and senior care providers should enforce so that the elderly adult stays safe and unharmed.

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Frequently Asked Questions Family Caregivers Have About Alzheimer’s

Caregiver in Katy TX: Alzheimer's FAQs

Caregiver in Katy TX: Alzheimer’s is one of the top chronic conditions in the U.S. As the disease progresses, home care services are necessary. If you decide to offer the care your mom or dad needs, you need to carefully look at what care is going to be needed now and in the future.

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What’s the Difference Between In-Home Day Care and Night Care?

Elderly Care Katy TX Anxiety Disorder in Seniors

Senior Care in Houston TX: Your elderly mom or dad may need you now more than ever as they slowly succumb to the effects of old age. Perhaps you’ve noticed that they struggle to shower or dress themselves. It may be that they can no longer clean or maintain the house like they used to. They might face mobility problems if they use a cane, walker, or wheelchair to get around. In other words, they can no longer live independently, but want to stay at home. It may be time for you to hire a senior care provider to assist them. But should that include night care?

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What to Do About Common Pains in the Elderly

Senior Care in River Oaks TX: Common Pain in the Elderly

Senior Care in River Oaks TX: According to WebMD, around 100 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain. As people age, they are more likely to experience pain in certain areas of their body. For family caregivers, it can be helpful to know what kinds of pain to expect and how to manage them if they occur.

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