As a caregiver, there will come a time when you and the rest of your senior’s family will have to decide what’s the best thing to do now that your senior will require a different kind of care especially medical and assistive that cannot be fulfilled by someone who doesn’t have enough medical experience such as yourself. Your senior’s doctor is most likely to be the one to advise you [...]

Caring for an incapacitated senior can be overwhelming. Aside from their medical needs, you also need to consider the legalities of what’s happening and what would happen in the future. These things, if they are not addressed soon enough can certainly cause problems in the future. At this point, you will need a lawyer who specializes in elderly law. To find a lawyer, you could ask for referrals from friends [...]

This must be the scariest part of caregiving – when you need to make end-of-life decisions. While it may be the last decision you’ll ever make for your senior which basically means you will also be free to go back living a normal life, it also means that it will only be a matter of time before you and your beloved senior part ways which is quite saddening especially if [...]

Traveling is fun especially if you do it with people you love the most. Travels and holidays are always a welcome break no matter what age we are in; kids love them for the adventure traveling represents; moms and dads for non-working days and of course, for seniors who badly need a change of scenery. Furthermore, travels are a good way to bond with your loved-ones and make some more [...]

Dementia fuelled tantrums can be so trying and it is not impossible for caregivers to just snap or feel defeated. Whether they are directed to you or to no one in particular, you as the caregiver should be the one to diffuse or be on top of the situation always. Do take note that it is common for seniors with dementia to have tantrums and sudden outburst. It is also [...]

No matter how hard you remind your senior that smoking can kill, they will still – and stubbornly – do it. You know why? It is because they believe that when they reach a certain age, they can do whatever they please since they will die soon anyway. What they don’t know though is that smoking actually lessens their quality of life which means that the time they should be [...]

I couldn’t stress enough how dangerous it is for seniors to commit medication mistakes. However, if you juggle five or more kinds of medication a day, it is not impossible to slip once in a while – even your caregiver can slip, if he or she is not too careful of what they are giving you. It is important to note that medication mistakes may not only land you in [...]

Before a senior reaches a point where he or she is all mellow and embraces a come-what-may attitude, they will go through a phase when emotions run wild – some seniors don’t even get pass it! Young ones should understand that an aging body undergoes tremendous changes – at a very fast rate, at that – that these changes have become harder to accept especially when dealing with other non-age-related [...]

It is normal for us to be concerned about our aging loved-ones’ health so it is really important for us to know and be able to recognize signs of heath problems as early as possible. This way, we can help them right away and make their lives more comfortable and hassle-free. Thus the need to know warning signs and what to look for to identify health problems. It is important [...]

Indeed home safety is important, however, when caring for a senior suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, it can get doubly important since you have to anticipate situations that are usually not normal in a household. It can get a little stressful especially during your first few weeks on the job and quite frustrating too. To alleviate stress and prevent emergency situations from happening as well, you need all the help you [...]