No one ever wants someone they love to be facing a wound that is not healing. The key is to have the right help throughout the healing process to assist as much as possible with moving toward no longer having any wounds at all. That can be trickier with some health...
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and if your senior has been avoiding anything to do with keeping her blood pressure under control, that needs to change. Understanding the different complications that can arise if she continues to avoid controlling...
March is National Nutrition Month and while it’s important for your senior loved ones to get good nutrition it’s also important for you as a family caregiver to make sure that you’re eating healthy and getting the nutrition you need. Caregiving can be physically and...
February is National Hot Breakfast Month, which makes perfect sense. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, after all, and February mornings can be awfully cold, making a hot breakfast comforting as well as nourishing. The trick can be how you are going to...
Maintaining a healthy mouth and teeth in an older adult may be tough since aging and certain health conditions might make them more susceptible to dental disorders. If you find that your parents can no longer get to the dentist for regular checkups because they can’t...
Are you taking care of your elderly loved one who has cancer? If you are, you may be dealing with many tough emotions. You may want to do everything you can to help them to feel better. One of the ways that you can do this is by focusing on improving their health and...
