Author: SHC
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Senior Care Dehydration: Tips to Beat the Heat
Dehydration is a common problem, but it’s a more complex issue in seniors than people may realize. As the body ages, it requires more care and awareness from its owner. However, because each person is different, it doesn’t necessarily mean having to completely revamp the lifestyle of someone in care services. Read more about the…
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Use 24 Hour Home Care for Family Summer Vacation
When a loved one needs constant home care, it may seem like the family’s schedule needs to become devoted entirely to their schedule. However, while it can be an adjustment for everyone, that doesn’t mean that everyone needs to put their life on hold for someone who needs a home care service. There is help…
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Senior Health: 5 Tips to Boost Mental and Physical Energy
A senior may not have the same pep in their step as they used to. If home care is new for your senior, then declining energy could be understandable. Here are senior health tips and tricks known to increase energies for most seniors. These tips do not take a lot of work, but they will…
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Senior Bathing: 4 Safety Tips
Hygiene and grooming is the most sensitive part of your senior’s home health care. Your senior needs to look and smell good for physical and mental health reasons, but they may not want to sacrifice independence. Obviously, bathing plays into both of these areas. However, showering and bathing are the most dangerous part of senior…
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Finding Companionship in Unlikely Places
As people age, it’s not uncommon for them to have a difficult time adjusting to the transitions in life. Companionship care is a service meant for those who can function independently, but could still use additional assistance with in home health care throughout the day. Especially as people get older and learn what they want,…
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Hidden Costs of DIY Round-the-Clock Care
When a family member sees their loved one is in need of round-the-clock in home health care, it’s generally instinct for them to want to provide the care themselves. Potentially, they may also think they’ll be saving money from the cost of a professional to do so too. There are several factors that may be…
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Creating the Best Care After Surgery
Surgery of any kind can be difficult enough as it is for a family, which can often make the road to rehabilitation paved with difficulty for both the caregiver and the afflicted. Mobility in seniors is not only necessary for good physical health, but also mental health as well. See why having a professional trained…
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Decreasing Stress with Personal Grooming Care
Stress is inevitable in life, but for those who are aging with an already weakened immune system it can be extremely debilitating. As people get older, their skills may start to dwindle which can cause personal turmoil. To mitigate these problems for a senior who need in home health care, concerned family and loved ones…
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Are You Part of the Sandwich Generation?
Are you part of the “sandwich generation?” Do you have a living parent age 65 or older and are you raising a child under age 18 or supporting a grown child? What is the sandwich generation? Carol Abaya, M.A., is nationally recognized as an expert on the sandwich generation, aging and elder/parent care issues. As…
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Shingles in Elderly
Shingles in elderly people is on the rise. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that “50 percent of all Americans will have had shingles by the time they are 80.” Shingles can occur in people of all ages, but it is most common in 60- to 80-year-olds. So what exactly is shingles? Shingles is…