Senior home care is not a one-size-fits-all situation.  You have to determine the level of care that your senior needs in terms of medical or daily functioning assistance.  This obviously is quite a responsibility that can cause you much stress and anxiety.  Understand that there are wonderful organizations that will help you make the correct decision for your senior in regards to daily living arrangements.

Learning the skills to caregive

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Products and applications useful in monitoring your elderly relatives and at the same time help them lead an active independent lifestyle.

1. iPhone:Apple’s iPhone has changed the way we live and work in many ways. For the seniors, while the ease of use is great, there are number of applications that help them which makes the difference  –  reQall, a memory tool that helps in remembering and reminding things like taking medicines, diet, groceries and such,...

The longer older people can stay independent and care for themselves, the better. There, however, comes a time when living alone becomes a problem and sometimes it can even become dangerous.

People suffering from illnesses and memory loss can become dangerous to themselves. They might forget to lock doors or wander off and can’t find their way back home. An elderly person might suffer a stroke and can’t get to a telephone to call for help.

It is seldom easy to...

The amount of money the elderly person or the person’s family have available for care can make a vast difference to the quality of care and the happiness of all involved.

It is, unfortunate that many elderly people don’t have enough funds to afford extra care in their later years. This can place a burden on the family or children of the elderly. If the family, children or friends also don’t have the funds, it can become a real problem that can affect...

After many years of running around trying to manage a career, taking care of children and running a household, older people find it difficult to suddenly have very little to do. As the years pass these people feel that they have no worth anymore. This again can manifests as depression or other related illnesses.

There are actually many things elderly people can do to keep their minds and bodies fit and healthy, while having fun.

Challenging games will help to prevent or at...

There will come a time when elderly parents won’t be able to stay alone anymore. In many cultures it is the responsibility of the children to make provision for their parents and it is expected that they will care for the parents.

Taking care of elderly parents is a big responsibility and one that should be considered carefully. There are many joys in having your parents living with you, but there are also times when it might be difficult.

The Pros of Having Elderly...

While Type 2 diabetes is affecting more and more younger people it still occurs more in the elderly. People are not always aware that they suffer from diabetes until they go for a routine check up. The medical website for Mayo Clinic claims that in the United States alone there are more than six million people who are not aware of the fact that they are diabetic.

Symptoms of Diabetes

- Weight gain or weight loss that has no other cause can be a sign of diabetes.

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If the task of choosing a nursing home for an elderly parent or family member has fallen on your shoulders, you might be overwhelmed. It is not easy to find something that will make everybody happy and also give you the peace of mind that the person will be safe and well cared for.

The obvious place to start is to decide on the area. Ideally it would be close to you or other family members so that you can regularly visit and assist with problems or other necessary tasks. You will...

Many people still associate yoga with a bohemian life style. Other people believe it is part of a specific religion and are scared to engage in it. Contrary to all these beliefs yoga is an excellent form of physical activity that can be done by anyone.

Yoga is a low impact form of exercise and while it is far from being easy, there are many exercises that would suit elderly people.

Staying fit in your later years is just as important as it is for younger people. Many...

When teenagers start driving there are always a stressed parent around for a while.  A good couple of years down the line that teenager becomes the stressed one, when his or her aging parents refuse to stop driving around.

Elderly people might feel they will loose their independence if they can’t drive their own cars anymore.  All older people aren’t the same and some of them can comfortably continue driving well into their seventies and even beyond that....