Elderly Care

Releasing Caregiver Regrets

By Vicki Rackner · 14 years ago

Releasing Caregiver Regrets: You can lose the weight of regrets Most caregivers have regrets. They wonder whether they've done too much or too little, too early or too late, too harshly or too passively. They ...

Skirting Alzheimer’s with New Partners

By Gene Osofsky · 14 years ago

The ethics of caregiving spouses having intimate relations with someone new while their spouse is in the latter stages of Alzheimer’s disease is controversial, but becoming more common. Alphonse loves his wife of more than ...

Caring Home Facilities - A Checklist to Find the Best Nursing Home for Your Needs

By Michiel Van Kets · 14 years ago

For many in their senior years, moving to live in a nursing home is the best thing they can do to maintain their quality of life. There's really no substitute for having around the clock ...

The Important Role Nursing Agencies Play In Aged Home Care

By Jesse Thompson · 14 years ago

As our population ages, so are the demands on hospitals and rehab centres throughout the country. As we grow older, with health hazards, we may require extended hospitalisation. In the last few years, there has ...

Giving back with care: MASSAGE THERAPY FOR THE ELDERLY

By David Woods · 14 years ago

With the day by day arising need, we are forced to commemorate the great significance human touch has had on us from birth to death. ''The tiger is ready to go. That was great!'' These ...

Typical Features of Handicap Accessible Vehicles

By James Rohan · 14 years ago

Handicap accessible vehicles can significantly improve the lives of disabled individuals. They can provide self-confidence and independence for those who might otherwise have restricted mobility. While it is possible in some situations to tailor a ...

Managing The Home Care Of Aging Parents (from A Distance)

By Gen Wright · 14 years ago

As the world becomes increasingly global and people continue to live longer, a growing proportion of middle-aged adults are faced with the challenge of managing their parents' home care needs. The children of aging parents ...

Senior Housing Community - the 6 points to check

By Heinz Golz · 14 years ago

There are families where senior members arrive at the age when they need both to live without help and in addition to still relish the facilities of a senior housing community . This will be ...

Senior Class Trip Ideas for Washington D.C., New York City and Atlanta

By Howard Clemens · 15 years ago

Class trips are usually focused around educational experiences. There is a different sort of trip that still has a learning purpose behind it: the senior class trip. The senior trip focuses on fun, togetherness, and ...

Senior Citizen Care Assistance

By Heinz Golz · 14 years ago

The state of health of the person in search of nursing care is the key cause in your alternative of a long term care facility. All skilled and intermediate care nursing facilities offer personal care ...