Alzheimer’s-Helpful tips for the question “I want to go Home!”
www.blessingsforseniors.com I want to go home!” This common expression can be painful — and mystifying — to hear from someone who’s already home, whether in a longtime residence or a new care facility. But don’t take it literally. “I want to go home” tends to be an expression of discomfort: The person doesn’t recognize where […]
Fall Prevention
www.blessingsforseniors.com About half of all falls happen at home. To make your home safer: Improve the lighting in your home. As you get older, you need brighter lights to see well. Lamp shades or frosted bulbs can reduce glare. www.blessingsforseniors.com
Fall Prevention
www.blessingsforseniors.com About half of all falls happen at home. To make your home safer: Use non-slip mats in the bathtub and on shower floors. www.blessingsforseniors.com
How to Be An Astute Caregiver-Know the Six Signs of Decline
Is it inevitable that aging must bring disease, debilitation and dementia? Jack Lalanne, the exercise guru, continued his two-hour daily workouts into his nineties. Clint Eastwood, at the age of eighty, continues to produce, direct, and star in major motion pictures. Sure, our parents are aging. But while chronic illness and increased frailty take their […]
Fall Prevention
www.blessingsforseniors.com About half of all falls happen at home. To make your home safer: Keep items you use often in cabinets you can reach easily without using a step stool. www.blessingsforseniors.com
Tip of the Day-Fall Prevention
www.blessingsforseniors.com About half of all falls happen at home. To make your home safer: Remove things you can trip over (such as papers, books, clothes, and shoes) from stairs and places where you walk. www.blessingsforseniors.com
Talking Sex with Your Senior Parent
www.blessingsforseniors.com With aging comes change, and sexual function is one part of that change. Though the senior body may not function exactly the way it used to, seniors can and should enjoy the intimacies and pleasures of closeness with another person. The physical changes that seniors experience don’t have to mean that intercourse and intimacy […]
Tip of the Day-Preventing Falls
www.blessingsforseniors.com About half of all falls happen at home. To make your home safer: Wear shoes that give good support and have thin non-slip soles. Avoid wearing slippers and athletic shoes with deep treads. www.blessingsforseniors.com
Fall Prevention
www.blessingsforseniors.com Exercise is one of the most important ways to reduce your chances of falling. It makes you stronger and helps you feel better. Exercises that improve balance and coordination (like Tai Chi) are the most helpful. What are your favorite exercises? www.blessingsforseniors.com
Tip of the Day
www.blessingsforseniors.com Tips for caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s: Eliminate clutter, noise, glare and too much background noise. What tips have you found to work in your care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s? www.blessingsforseniors.com
