Would you ever feel aggravated after knowing that the elder is trying to stop your progress when you go to visit them in their apartment? It feels miserable especially when you do it out of care and concern for them? The list you had prepared earlier no doubt had all the ingredients of a perfect caretaker. It was prepared to help your parents live in a clean and healthier atmosphere.

Being a caregiver is no simple job and for the major part of it you do things that your aging...

Aging is a natural process and hence the need for elder care is growing rapidly. For a nation, as time passes, today’s young generation is slowly “growing” to the old age leading to a fast approaching retirement stages. Thus there is a requirement of both medical and non medical senior care facilities. Although the services available are various in general there are basically three types of elder care assistance.

Home services comprise assistance for...

It is very difficult growing older. You do not have as much energy as you used to have, your body is more prone to injury, and moving around is a much more difficult chore! In order to maintain an active lifestyle and living independently, you need the machines and equipment you need to do so. It can be frustrating if you need the assistance of an in-house caretaker or nurse every day, especially to help with simple tasks. It can be very embarrassing to need the extra assistance in the...

Obituaries offer a wealth of information about your family. They have important facts about the deceased and important dates that you can use to piece together clues about the history of your family. Here's how you can find details to research from obituaries.

We all think differently and we all have different ways of processing information, which makes genealogy and ancestry research very confusing. Different historians and different family members keep records in different...

There are so many types of day care in the world today, that it is often hard to keep track. But, day care facilities have you covered. Doggie Day Care, Child Day Care, <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >Adult Day Care</a> - day care facilities have something for everyone. So, here are the options available for you.

Adult Day Care

Adult day care is designed for...

Buying second hand or reconditioned stair lifts is a viable and cost effective alternative to purchasing a brand new stair lift. Most stair lifts can be purchased new or second hand.

Second hand stair lifts should be every bit as reliable as a brand new lift and most reputable firms will offer the same 12 month guarantee.

The life expectancy of a stair lift should be in excess of 10 years, however, anything much older than this and it is probably not worth using...

Baby boomer trends are showing that the baby boomers are planning on working longer than most of the generations before them. However, despite this the baby boomer generation is almost set to retire and start using the government’s programs for the elderly. This is where the size of the baby boomer population comes into play. Never before has such a large number of people became eligible for government programs at the same time. Today our country faces a problem that if not...

The odds of having a stroke become much greater for those who have suffered a stroke in the past. It is vital for patients who have already suffered a first stroke to take the important precautions in their daily life to fight off the risks of having a secondary stroke. There are three key factors that you must be aware of when making adjustments to your lifestyle.

Stroke prevention starts with you. You have the choice to makbe changes in your life that can help ward...

Time passes so quickly! The Christmas season and New Year holiday has gone away. Your family members must have got great happiness in the reunion, especially for the elderly parents. However, when banquet goes to the end, and dear children return to their busy work or even leave for far places, elder parents probably feel a little depressed and lonely. As their beloved child, what can you do at this moment? You can make a DIY familyDVD photo slideshowandDVD daily tip showto let parents...

It can be devastating to watch our loved ones age. You begin to notice small things at first, like he or she has become a little bit more forgetful or perhaps a little bit weaker than in younger years. But as time progresses you notice even more changes in his or her behavior. As a loving child or grandchild, it is your responsibility to help your elderly loved one keep their mind and body active. Spending hour after hour watching television everyday is no way for someone to spend the...