Senior Care: Healthy Snacks and Meals for your Elderly Patient
When taking care of an elderly patient, it is always important to check the food he/she eats. Since his/her body needs certain nutrients in order to keep his/her body fit and strong against diseases, proper diet is a must. If a caretaker is look after your old parents or grandparents, it’s important to remind the […]
Mobility aids for the bathroom
From the age of 14, I helped look after my elderly aunt. I visited every day to cook her meals and help with chores, and as you can imagine, it was heart-breaking to see her struggle to live a normal life and to participate in the everyday activities most of us take for granted. I […]
Alzheimer’s Care: Why you should encourage old people to play memory games
The idea of getting Alzheimer’s Disease seems a terrible thought for anyone whose parents have already reached the age of 60. Even for young ones like us, the idea of completely forgetting your relatives or friends for the rest of your senior life is a total nightmare. While we try to keep our parents and […]
Useful Tips for Managing Caregiver Stress
Care giving is a noble undertaking but even the most skilled, experienced and resilient practitioners can experience and suffer from a certain degree of what has been dubbed as ‘caregiver stress.’ This refers to the physical and emotional strain of care giving which may take various forms like anger, apathy, frustration, exhaustion, depression, among others. […]
Intravenous Nutrient Therapy: The Answer to Better Senior Health?
I would admit that although I am not scared of insects, heights or any type of thing or event that would make women shudder, I hate looking at needles. Whether it’s getting the shots back in grade school or getting hospitalized and having an IV inserted into my hand, my head is instantly filled with […]