Saving Time as a Family Caregiver for an Aging Loved One
If you are a family caregiver, you will want to learn tips to save time throughout your day. Learning how to maximize time during the day takes practice, as well as support.
Stress Busting Tips For Caregivers
As a caregiver, it’s very important that you do what you can to manage your stress. Here are some things that you can do to relieve some of the stress and pressure of caring for a senior parent with dementia.
Ways Elder Care Providers Can Help Family Caregivers
Elder Care Morristown NJ-Elder care providers are experienced and trained professionals who can help you share the responsibilities of caregiving so that not everything rests on your shoulders all the time.
Preparing for a Hospital Stay for an Elderly Loved One
Caregiver Freehold NJ-It can be stressful preparing to take your elderly loved one to the hospital. However, being prepared can ease some of the stress. Here are some tips.
Help for New Jersey Family Caregivers
Alzheimer’s disease changes lives. In addition to the more than five million Americans who suffer from it, the disease also changes the lives of the family members who care for them. The family caregiver experiences considerable burden, stress and disruption to her own life. She is at risk for emotional and physical health problems, with […]
20 Safety Tips for NJ Senior Citizens, Elderly
New Jersey Elderly Safety Tips One’s entire house can be an accident waiting to happen, particularly for seniors who may have unsteady balance or less than perfect vision. Here are some modifications that can be made to minimize accidents and some things to keep in mind: OUTDOORS • Paint porches with grit to prevent slips […]
Discussing End of Life Care with Aging Parents
NJ Senior Care Planning Talking to your elder parents about end of life care No one looks forward to discussing end of life issues with aging parents, but this is something that needs to and should be done. Having the conversation is necessary so that your senior’s preferences may be honored, if at all possible, […]
Respite Care – What Is it & Why Should You Use It?
NJ Respite Care What Is Respite Care? Respite care is substitute care given so that the regular caregiver can take a break from the stress of caregiving. The respite care can be for a week, a long weekend, a day or an hour, on a regular basis or just once. It can be for an […]
Senior Citizens Bedroom Safety Checklist
NJ Elder Safety For seniors, the bedroom can become a place for accidents. Here are some things to consider: Lamps and light switches should be within reach of the bed. Lamps or switches located close to each bed will enable people getting up at night to see where they are going. Night lights should be […]
Senior Care Safety & Emergency Checklist
NJ Senior Safety Are you prepared to deal with any emergencies that may arise with your elderly loved one? Below is a list that you, as a caregiver, should keep in an easy-to-reach place should an emergency occur. The list should be filled out and kept on a refrigerator and/or nightstand. In times of panic […]