Elder Care

1) Senior care homes help elderly to live independently
It is not only the physical weakness that dawn once the old age arrives, but a feeling of insecurity in general also creeps in. This insecurity pertains to residence, finances, fulfillment of basic needs and other such things. The most important concern of the elderly at this age is their dignity and thus it becomes the duty of the children to see that their parents have that self respect and comfort in... » read more

2) What Is Kindness To Parents?
The parents are entitled by right to kind and dutiful treatment from their children. Since this is an important duty that Allah emphasized so strongly, it is essential for every human being to know what constitutes kind treatment of parents. It is no exaggeration to say that for a believer, to be a dutiful son or daughter is to take the way that surely leads to heaven. We note first that Islam uses the... » read more

3) Assisted Living: Living Conditions in the Golden Years
To grow old gracefully is ideal for everyone -- enjoying and squeezing every valuable minute out of every healthy moment from life. Although the average age of human is lengthening, this fact does yield a greater need for assistance for more who are unable to perform properly the daily tasks when they are older. So, in modern times in the U.S., there have been three options for most seniors to embark on.... » read more

4) Not All Assisted Living Centers Are Created Equal
As we get older, our bodies naturally start to fall apart and suddenly things that we once considered simple tasks, can become hard or dangerous for us. Unfortunately, no one is exempt from this process. Even the healthiest individuals are not immune to ageing. One way to cope with the ever growing dangers that accompany old age is to find constant supervision and assistance. For some adult this... » read more

5) Walk In Tubs Are An Amazing New Bathroom Compliment
A walk-in tub is one of the ultimate innovations to assist an elderly or handicapped person in maintaining their independence and dignity. The family has less fears of their loved one bathing unassisted with one of these tubs. Perhaps the most difficult part of bathing in a conventional bathtub is stepping into and out of the tub while maintaining one's balance trying to step over the high sides of the... » read more

6) Why The Walk-In Tub Is The Safest Bath For Seniors
Perhaps the most frightening time of a senior citizen's day is bath time. One of every three seniors will fall annually. One half of those will fall again within the same year. With weakened muscles and bones, maintaining their balance is not as simple as it once was. Their fear of falling is very real. The pain, permanent injuries, and loss of independence are all fears that a senior citizen... » read more

7) Saving Your Family from Nursing Home Neglect
When our oldest relatives start to pass beyond their golden years and into a time when they need extensive care, sometimes the kindest thing that we think we can do for them is to put them in a situation where they will be cared for by a staff of professional nurses at all times. In some cases, however, this well intentioned act takes a deadly turn as nursing homes neglect and sometimes outright abuse... » read more

8) Insurance: Long Term Nightmare
Recent legislation in Congress may make it even more difficult for seniors to qualify for government-paid long-term care coverage. If you don't take action now, you may be setting you and your family up for a Long Term Nightmare! This problem is so potentially damaging, yet so little understood, I've decided to dedicate multiple articles to covering it. In this article, I'll expose the... » read more

9) How Retirement Community Apartments Are Becoming Popular With Senior Citizens
Retirement community apartments for senior citizen is a very good option for many people who has already retired and want to enjoy life in their golden years. This is a good alternative for them to retain their independence while relieving the burden of caring for themselves. In this community that is cater to the seniors, many of the everyday household tasks are taken care of. This includes laundry,... » read more

10) Home Stairlifts - How to Select the Right Domestic Lift
Is it difficult for you to climb up the stairs? And every time you have to go down you are afraid to fall? Then you have to choices - to move downstairs or to install a home stairlift. Domestic stair lifts has their own advantages and disadvantages - find out if a stairlift will be right for your home. Moving to the ground floor might be the first thing that comes to mind, but it is not as simple as it... » read more

11) Can You Retire Before You Die?
Most of us are familiar with these statistics... Out of 100 people who starts working at the age of 25, by the age 65: * 1% are wealthy * 4% have adequate capital stowed away for retirement * 3% are still working * 63% are dependant on Social Security, friends, relatives or charity. * 29% are dead. More Statistics on "The GOLDEN Years" Retirement by the Governments own statistics: *... » read more

12) Visiting Someone in the Hospital: 14 Helpful Tips
Most of us have had the opportunity to go and visit a friend with an illness or injury in the hospital. It can be a pleasant experience as they welcome you with a smile, or they may cry as you offer prayer and comfort. But oftentimes we wish we had the training of a hospital chaplain so it wouldn't be so be awkward. For those members in your church, all of these situations can be frightening. Despite... » read more

13) Five Things You Must Do When Traveling With Older Parents
Here are five things you must do to ensure that you and your parents will have a great vacation. 1. Ensure that the itinerary is not too fast paced. Old folks tend to get tired easily and thus it is not advisable to include activities that are too strenuous. It is also not advisable to pack too many activities in the itinerary such that you and your parents have to rush from one place to another.... » read more

14) The Benefits Of Exercise For Seniors
When we select a workout program and try to follow it religiously we tend to ignore the finer points and the import of the workout regimen in its totality. Most people concentrate on losing weight, some try to build muscles, and some would exercise simply to remain fit. What is ignored is that any exercise regime will not be completely beneficial unless it is followed in a manner to derive maximum benefit. » read more

15) Provide For Your Funeral Costs With Burial Insurance
Death is inevitable and he who is born must one day leave for heavenly abode. Most of us avoid talking about death and funerals but the fact is that there are funeral costs to be borne and in the event one has not provided for it, the family has to undertake the expense. Funeral costs are not only a matter of affordability but of timing as well. Death, unless it comes after a terminal illness that every... » read more

16) Special Gifts for the Elderly
Sometimes it isn't presents like clothes, home furnishings or appliances that mean the most to the elderly. At this time of their lives they are trying to get rid of those kinds of things. What is most important for them now are the gifts to help them live life to the fullest and be able to save money too. They have spent all of your lives raising children, working to feed everybody, buy a home, buy... » read more

17) The Guide To Selecting and Finding Caregivers For People With Alzheimer's
One of the most dreaded diseases in old age is Alzheimer disease. Although unlike cancer and heart problem, this is actually not fatal. In fact, people with Alzheimer can live for a long time with proper care. That is actually the problem most of the time. With Alzheimer disease, the patient need to be taken cared of all the time. This is because the memory loss will often render the patient incapable... » read more

18) Suriviving And Planning For Retirement
The financial security umbrella that most wage earners would like to shelter under after retirement is now leaking very badly indeed! Money savvy experts block up news channels and advertisement spaces with offers of transforming the average citizen into a healthy, wealthy and wise investor; advocates of 'parting with your money' do house calls alongside those selling vacuum cleaners and the sole 'wanted'... » read more

19) Have a Healthy Senior Life with These Tips
The Sixty Year Old Personality Benjamin Franklin once said that all would live long, but none would be old. What should we actually expect of ourselves after sixty years? Must we eventually become senile and mentally old, or can we have a long life and still remain alert and bright with opinions others respect? The answer is simple. Age itself creates very few mental problems; it simply makes us more... » read more

20) Monster Terrorizes Elderly Couple
Amberly is a career woman with aging parents. Her parents require assistance to daily life routines. Amberly is not able to continue her career and look after her parents, as she would like. She had no other relatives in the area. After careful consideration, she decided to hire someone to assist her parents while she worked. She performed a detailed search. She also conducted what she thought was an... » read more

21) Can You Retire Before You Die?
Most of us are familiar with these statistics... Out of 100 people who starts working at the age of 25, by the age 65: * 1% are wealthy * 4% have adequate capital stowed away for retirement * 3% are still working * 63% are dependant on Social Security, friends, relatives or charity. * 29% are dead. More Statistics on "The GOLDEN Years" Retirement by the Governments own statistics: *... » read more

22) Top 10 Reasons Older Adults Leave Home for Institutionalized Care - Don't Be One of Them
As we move through life at ages 50, 60, 70 and beyond, we notice subtle changes in our abilities. The changes may seem small at first glance. However, subtle changes quickly become difficult to reverse if ignored. We become less active; what used to be an easy trip up a flight of steps now leaves us breathless with aching knees. Trimming our toenails and putting on shoes and socks is a struggle. ... » read more

23) On-Line Support Groups for Caregivers and Older Adults
Ever wanted to find similar minded individuals or some support related to the care and aging of your parents or even yourself but don't have the time to seek them out? Or have you taken the time to go to a group and have everyone else speak, feeling like you were left out? On line support groups are an easy way to gain support without leaving home; and you can't be left out if you can type. Support... » read more

24) You Can Return Home -- The Ruby Slippers
I recently received calls from a daughter caring for her mother and a man with no family in his nineties. Both older persons were in nursing homes and wanted to go home, but did not know how. Did you ever imagine getting to a place in your life where you did not know how to go home? This brings back memories of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz wanting to go home, but not realizing she had the power to do... » read more

25) Planning For Aging Parents
Most parents do not want to burden their children when it comes to care in their later years, other parents expect their children to care for them. The best way to balance these expectations is to discuss options for long term care long before the care is needed and to make financial plans now to cover needed expenses. For example, parents can live in the home of the children or vice versa. What... » read more

26) Parenting: Thought You Were Finished
Most of us were raised by our parents. Some of us go on to be parents ourselves. But what happens when the parents who raised us need parenting? This phenomenon which I will call re-parenting is occurring more and more today. Since none of us plan to get old and need help what happens whether we like it or not is that we get old and we need help. Many of us have not made wills, powers of attorney,... » read more

27) Caregiving - Families Don't Always Play Fair
In our busy world, caregiving can become a complicated task especially when multiple family members are involved. Who will take responsibility for what tasks? Often the majority of the work is delegated to the family member who has the most available time. Caregivers placed in this position feel that this is not always fair and that their brothers, sisters, or other family members take advantage of them.... » read more

28) Do You Know What to Do About Arthritis?
If you or someone you love suffers from arthritis, please know that you (or they) are not alone. Chances are that if you have arthritis, you probably have osteoarthritis, its most common form. It affects over 20 million people in the United States and becomes more common with age. Osteoarthritis, or OA, is a progressive degenerative disease which eventually destroys the joints it affects. When... » read more

29) The Complete Parent Care Guide
A health problem in the life of your aging parents or other close relatives is a stressful situation for all concerned and it can make or break a family. If there are accusations all round then inter-personal relationships can get pulled at the seams, on the other hand, ideally, a crisis properly dealt with will ensure that the family gets together to support the ailing elder which as any family will... » read more

30) Seniors Beyond Age Eighty May Need Extra TLC to be Able to Enter the Cyber-world for Fun and Profit
Most of the present generation of seniors past the age of approximately 80 may not have had computers introduced into their work-lives. When that is the case, it may feel daunting to them to try to stretch into a new technology without any real foundation. Fear of failure can be a strong deterrent in attempting to learn something new plus having to commit strange data to a less and less reliable memory... » read more

31) Elderly Man Burglarized By Gas Company Criminal
Martin was an 80 year old citizen of North Dakota. He had relatives who lived far away and were only able to visit periodically. Although he is up in age, he still does all the things he needs to live from day to day. With a little help from his neighbors he gets along just fine. He is living where he wants to live, and around people who check on him from time to time. The weather was brutal in the... » read more

32) How to Shift from Daddy's Girl to Dad's Caregiver
Ever wondered how you could nurture your aging parents while you are sandwiched between caring for them and the rest of your family? It was painful for Tricia, as her father declined in his 80's. "Dad and I shared such fun times together when I was young - he taught me how to ride a horse, shoot a BB gun, ice skate, stand on my head. He was always so active. Last year, I had to insist that he not... » read more

33) Are You Drowning in Caregiving?
An area of concern that I get asked about the most is finding someone to give the caregiver a break. Most adult children fall into caregiving as a result of an incident that placed their elder in a crisis situation. After the dust settles and reality sets in often we realize that our lives have changed and this change is often not welcomed. We find ourselves unprepared for caring for our... » read more

34) Planning For The The Frail Period
But no matter how they made you feel, you should always watch elders carefully. They were you and you will be them. You carry the seeds of your old age in you at this very moment, and they hear the echoes of their childhood each time they see you. Kent Nerburn, "Letters to My Son" THE FRAIL PERIOD Over the past decade, I have worked with thousands of families as they have gone through and... » read more

35) Dealing With Demntia
1994 my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers Disease. At that time she had been demonstrating memory deficits for at least two years. My career had always been in the field of Geriatrics, the care of the elderly. I had worked with countless families in caring for their elder family members at home, in Assisted Living Facilties and in Nursing Homes. My least favorite patient type was the Dementia... » read more

36) Elderly in Jeopardy During Heat Wave
Summer heat waves pose a very real danger to the eldely. Normally, our body controls and regulates elevated temperature by allowing heat loss through the skin and by evaporation. As we age, our ability to control the body's temperature is diminished. Aging causes a decrease in the body's ability to adjust to heat and to sense temperature extremes. The elderly are more susceptible to heat... » read more

37) How To Choose The Best Senior Housing For You
Going through life's sunset presents many daunting challenges and consequences. You will have to face financial constraints and inflexibility due to limited source of income, fixed social security benefits, facing the high cost of health care and preparing all those legal documents through power of attorney in cases when you can no longer carry out duties normally attributed to a healthy person. 1.... » read more

38) Advice For Seniors - Working Your Way Through Retirement
Caring for the elderly can be daunting and challenging at times. It is something to that everybody has something to worry about sometime. Everyone gets old in each and every family, and at the very least, most people have a relative of an advanced age. This stage poses a lot of uncertainty and behavioral change that the person himself/herself is unaware and can hardly control. 1. Theory on Behavioral... » read more

39) Why Retirement Homes In Florida Are The Best
Each retiree has different needs, preferred leisure, abilities, and financial support. Most of them have only one thing in mind: comfortable living. Although many of the retirement homes in Florida offer the same benefits, the difference is the kind of retirement plan you would want to have. 1. Active retirement This class comprises of independent seniors wanting to live in a retirement community.... » read more

40) Elder Care Planning Guide
Q. When do you need a care facility? A. A residential care facility should be taken into account when at least one of the following circumstances happens: - Your elderly relative requires and demands twenty four hour of continuous care and attention. - Your elderly relative can not anymore cope up with the activities of day-to-day living such as eating, bathing, using the toilet, changing etc. -... » read more