Five Tips for Having a Heart-to-Heart Talk with Your Elderly Parents about Home Care
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 Five Tips for Having a Heart-to-Heart Talk with Your Elderly Parents about Home Care As our parents age, it’s natural for us to be more concerned about their well-being. Are they living safely in their home? Is it time for them to give up their car keys? Have they […]
Good Health Is a Laughing Matter
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 Good Health Is a Laughing Matter Have you ever noticed how relaxed you become after a hearty laugh? There’s a reason for that! A strong laugh is like giving your body an internal massage. It stimulates the organs and opens up blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more freely […]
Depression in Senior Citizens: Warning Signs and Solutions
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 Depression in Senior Citizens: Warning Signs and Solutions Depression can occur at any age, but senior citizens are particularly vulnerable. In fact, recent studies estimate that as many as 15% of senior citizens — in total 6.5 million Americans — suffer from depression, and 25% say they suffer from […]
How to Keep Dignity in the Lives of our Aging Family
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 How to Keep Dignity in the Lives of our Aging Family What we visualize and our parents have in mind are often two different things for how they’d like to live as they advance in years. While visiting a friend’s mother I was impressed at how the dining room […]
Tips for Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 Tips for Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects the brain’s ability to communicate with the body. The resulting symptoms are a challenge for patients to deal with day in and day out. This is where MS caregivers like you come in. […]
The Stages Of Alzheimer’s: What To Expect
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 The Stages Of Alzheimer’s: What To Expect Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative, progressive brain condition characterized by declines in cognitive functioning such as memory, critical thinking skills, and the ability to perform tasks. Because memory loss is a normal effect of aging, it’s often easy to mistake early signs […]
Creating a Positive Home Environment For a Relative With Alzheimer’s
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 Creating a Positive Home Environment For a Relative With Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s is one of the most difficult disease to watch someone go through, and yet it is all too prevalent. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, and the truth is that one in […]
Meal Prep Tips + Tricks For Seniors
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 5 Ways to Thank & Honor an At-Home Family Caregiver Being a caregiver, whether formally or informally, is a huge undertaking. It takes a special kind of person to carry the weight of that kind of responsibility. Not to mention, the patience required to be a part of home […]
5 Ways to Thank & Honor an At-Home Family Caregiver
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 5 Ways to Thank & Honor an At-Home Family Caregiver Being a caregiver, whether formally or informally, is a huge undertaking. It takes a special kind of person to carry the weight of that kind of responsibility. Not to mention, the patience required to be a part of home […]
Helping Your Elderly Loved One After Surgery
Start your care plan (206) 362-2366 Helping Your Elderly Loved One After Surgery Just because your loved one has been released from the hospital after having surgery doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot of post-surgical care you’ll still be required to facilitate. As your elderly loved one recovers, this can be a very stressful time […]