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10 Signs Your Elderly Parent Needs Help At Home

10 Signs Your Elderly Parent Needs Help At Home

Your aging parent may be starting to show changes in their habits or their abilities to perform daily tasks, and you may not understand what to make of it, but it’s important to know that you’re not alone. Aging is…

A Guide to Compassion Fatigue: What Is It, Signs, Symptoms & Coping

A Guide to Compassion Fatigue: What Is It, Signs, Symptoms & Coping

Every profession has its downsides, even those that primarily involve actively helping people each day. In fact, for individuals who work in high-touch environments where they are supporting people through difficult experiences, compassion fatigue is a common issue. What Is…

High-Dose Flu Vaccine Information & Potential Side Effects for Seniors

High-Dose Flu Vaccine Information & Potential Side Effects for Seniors

The flu is an undeniably nasty virus that circulates every year, and it seems like its effects and symptoms just get worse with each passing flu season. It’s an observation that is especially prominent among the “65 and up” crowd,…

Elderly Loved Ones Aging in Place at Home vs. Nursing Home: The Benefits of In-Home Care

Elderly Loved Ones Aging in Place at Home vs. Nursing Home: The Benefits of In-Home Care

The process of moving your aging parents into a nursing home comes with many stressors and lots of hassle, making for a struggle that you shouldn’t have to go through. You may have heard of the concept of “aging in…

7 Tips on How to Get a Dementia Patient to Shower

7 Tips on How to Get a Dementia Patient to Shower

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be difficult, depending on how advanced the condition is and the symptoms they are experiencing. Often, people with dementia may become confused, frustrated, or even scared, leading them to act out or…

Expressive vs. Receptive Aphasia

Expressive vs. Receptive Aphasia: Understanding the Types of Aphasia

Cognitive issues can occur for a variety of reasons as you age. However, strokes can alter thinking and cause difficulty with problem-solving and other cognitive tasks.  Strokes happen at many different intensities and last for varying periods of time. Various…

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