Tips for Communicating with a Senior with Hearing Loss
Communication can be difficult enough for two people who can speak and hear perfectly well. However, if you’re communicating with a senior with hearing loss, it can be even more challenging. It can also be frustrating for both parties.
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How to Convince an Elderly Parent to Wear Adult Diapers
Do you find it hard to make your elderly parent wear adult diapers? Incontinence is one of the most common issues that elderly people and their caregivers have to deal with. While it is common for many elderly people, and […]
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How to Help an Elderly Family Member Manage Their Finances
As our parents age, their financial needs may become different. How do you help manage their finances? They may have passive or fixed income, and concerns on how to pay for daily and medical expenses may be present.
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Help Prevent Elderly Loneliness: Here’s What You Can Do
Elderly loneliness may be more common than you think. Find out what you can do about it. Aging can be lonely and isolating. You may not realize it, but there are many internal and external changes that are happening to […]
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How Well Is Your Elderly Parent Coping at Home?
While no one can escape aging and the changes that go with it, you can make the transition a little smoother for your elderly parent.
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Seven Ways to Live Longer, Better, and Healthier
Contrary to what most people may think, it’s not just diet and exercise that allow people to live through an entire century. In fact, many factors are at play if you want to live a longer life. And, unlike what […]
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How to Convince a Senior to Bathe and Practice Good Personal Hygiene
In our earlier blog, we have discussed the reasons why your elderly loved one may refuse to bathe or generally practice good personal hygiene. This can be due to many reasons, as stated in the article. The main idea is […]
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Why Do Some Seniors Refuse to Bathe and Practice Good Hygiene
You may remember your parents being reasonably clean and well-groomed, but now that they are aging, they have started to refuse showers, brush their teeth, or even wear fresh, clean clothes.
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5 Tips to Prevent Heat Stroke in Seniors
Heat stroke is dangerous, especially for the elderly, because their bodies can’t regulate heat like it used to when they were younger. Their bodies also have a hard time adjusting to sudden temperature changes, especially when they are extreme temperatures.
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10 Ways to Help Seniors Stay Cool This Summer
Seniors are at a higher risk for heat stroke during this hot and humid summer weather. Here are some tips to help seniors stay cool This is why it’s important that you, as a caregiver or a family member caring […]
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