DRIVING DILEMMAS
First and foremost, driving is as much an emotional issue as it is one of practicality. Driving = Independence and many seniors feel that losing their driving privileges represents the beginning of the end. I mean, how would you feel? Safety First...
BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP
But taking care of your skin is extra important as we age. The skin is the body’s largest organ and its essential “armor.” To maintain good health, skin needs extra attention as dryness and wrinkles...
Complete Care Strategies Celebrates National Geriatric Care Month
May is National Geriatric Care Managers Month, a time when we honor those professionals who help families find the best solutions for the complex problem of managing the care of a loved one...
SETTING SAIL FOR LIVING
Cruise Through the Challenges of Parkinson’s Disease Life presents challenges to all of us. But for our client, Annabelle, who has Parkinson’s disease, every day presents a challenge to be overcome. When she...
Memorial Day is fast approaching…use these 10 Tips to help Seniors enjoy the holiday!
For most of us, holidays are a wonderful time to share the jobs of family life and friendship. But for many older adults, holidays can be highly stressful, confusing or even depressing if their mental, physical and emotional needs are not taken into account. 10 Tips...
Hospitalization and Dementia: The Role of the Caregiver
By Sandra O’Connell - Reprinted from Today's Caregiver Inevitable as the progression of the disease itself, hospitalization will happen to a person with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia. Physical problems increase with age; studies show that one-third of the...
Long-Distance Care for Aging Parents
Are “what ifs” keeping you awake? This checklist will help. Caring for aging relatives is a challenge in the best of times; it’s doubly so when it’s done across the miles. It’s more worrisome...
MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR VISIT TO AN ELDER
Here’s a great checklist of helpful ways to keep your senior safe and sound: Schedule an appointment to accompany your relative on his/her doctor visit. Check to see if bills are being paid on time. Get rid of excess clutter, particularly anything on the floor....
SAYING GOODBYE… The Final Gift
Saying goodbye is not easy. There comes a time when it’s necessary to say good-bye to a terminally ill loved one, and it’s not easy. But letting go is one of the most powerful expressions of faith and parting gifts you can offer to them. How to say goodbye - what to...
A DOZEN WAYS TO RECOGNIZE AN ELDER
An elder is someone who is older than you, born before World War II and looks like your mother (or grandmother) depending on your age. An elder is someone who remembers the Civil War, both World Wars and in a few years Vietnam. An elder is someone who drives slower...