If your elderly loved one is going to keep living in their home, then there are some considerations that you might need to think about. While you are probably concerned about their safety and well-being,…

It doesn’t matter how old we are, we all want to participate in activities that make us happy, stimulate our minds and bring us closer to family and friends. However, with age, many seniors find…

On February 19 we celebrated National Caregivers Day! This special day was founded in 2015 by the Providers Association for Home Health & Hospice Agencies (PAHHHA) to honor the men and women who commit their…

Each March is Save Your Vision Month. It’s a month of the year set aside to remind us on the importance of good vision and to encourage us to take care of our eyesight. As…

As Jim Croce famously said, “Uptown got it’s hustlers The bowery got it’s bums Seniors Helping Seniors got big Jim Fries He’s a pool shootin’ son of a gun” Jim is a caregiver for Steve…

As a caregiver, you may wish you didn’t have to talk to your elderly parent about the possibility of someone trying to scam her for her money or information. It seems like such a cruel…

Family caregivers are often reluctant to admit they need help. Whether you’re struggling to balance your personal needs with your parents’ care or can’t find enough hours in the day to get everything done, it’s…

Exercising the brain is just as important as exercising the body. Why not have a little fun with it by introducing your parent to some brain games she can participate in daily to make sure…

Nurse Cherie has lots of helpful information from her years of experience working with elderly adults. So, we are starting a monthly series with tips on how to help family caregivers. Getting in and out…