Checklist for Sibling Family Caregivers The following checklist can help siblings better manage the care of their senior loved ones. Identify and list the needs that your senior loved ones have that will enable them to remain independent and avoid family conflict throughout the aging process. Tasks to consider include meals, housekeeping, scheduling doctor appointment, [...]
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Checklist for Sibling Family Caregivers
April 27th, 2011Helping Your Parents with Finances
April 25th, 2011Helping Your Parents with Finances The economy has taken its toll on your parents’ retirement nest egg, which they worked so hard to build. You and your four siblings are doing well financially, but no one is stepping up to the plate to help Mom and Dad. What’s the solution? Initially, this calls for a [...]
Take Action for Healthy Aging
April 20th, 2011Take Action for Healthy Aging Q: I hear a lot about healthy aging, but what are ways that seniors can do that? My parents are both 76 and I’d like to provide some constructive advice since they don’t get out much anymore. There’s no time like the present to talk with your parents about healthy [...]
10 Ways to Help Seniors Avoid Night Fright
April 20th, 201110 Ways to Help Seniors Avoid Night Fright The following tips from Home Instead Senior Care and senior care professionals can help older adults feel more secure at night. 1) Encourage seniors to obtain a lifeline to summon medical help if needed. 2) Play soft music at night. It has a calming effect. 3) Install [...]
Home Improvement Scams Often Target Seniors
April 18th, 2011Home Improvement Scams Often Target Seniors Q: My 78-year-old mother-in-law was recently widowed. My father-in-law took care of everything around the house. A window in her home has been leaking so she called a contractor to fix it. He now wants to install all new windows in the house. My husband and I are skeptical [...]
April Education Forum Supports Arizona Active Duty Military and Veterans
April 13th, 2011April Education Forum Supports Arizona Active Duty Military and Veterans Supporting Arizona active duty and veteran military is the topic for April 26, 2011 event at Home Instead Senior Care Greater Phoenix. Margy Bons, executive director of Operation Homefront in Arizona and Marsha Goodman, a private attorney whose practice focuses on Elder Law, will be [...]
‘Tis the Season for Seniors to be Sneezin’
April 11th, 2011‘Tis the Season for Seniors to be Sneezin’ Q. My 79-year-old father has been suffering with allergies for years. Do you have any suggestions for ways that I can help him? Allergies are a common problem for North Americans of all ages, and spring and summer are certainly the seasons for them. According to the [...]
Knowing Stroke Symptoms Can Save a Senior’s Life
April 6th, 2011Knowing Stroke Symptoms Can Save a Senior’s Life Q: My 72-year-old mother, who lives alone, has been experiencing dizziness and headaches. I’m afraid she may be having TIAs or mini strokes and that she could be headed for a major stroke. What are the stroke symptoms and what can I do to help, since she [...]