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FREE ConsultationDiabetes is a metabolic disorder in which a person has high blood sugar. It is either due to inadequate insulin production or the cells cannot respond to insulin properly. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 does not produce insulin and with type 2, the body cannot produce enough insulin to function well. This…
If you’ve become a family caregiver to someone with diabetes, you’re probably hearing a lot about insulin. You know it plays an important role in the health of a diabetic, but what it is and what it does is a bit of a mystery. Learning everything you can about diabetes, and how insulin affects the…
There’s a lot that goes into keeping track of overall health and the key can be paying attention to signs along the way. Here are just a few ways your elderly family member can get a better handle on how she’s doing. Keep a Variety of Journals or Logs Journals and logs are a really…
In just shy of two decades, the number of deaths attributed to Alzheimer’s has increased by 89 percent. Right now, people aged 65 or older have a 1 in 10 chance of having Alzheimer’s. It’s expected that in the next 32 years, the number of Alzheimer’s patients will triple. When you have a family member…
As a family caregiver, you know how important it is to keep your parents physically active. Getting enough activity everyday is essential for keeping your parent at a healthy weight, supporting cardiovascular health, warding off a wide variety of health complications, and preventing health challenges. Staying physically active is also important for maintaining good mental…
BY BROOKE FAULKNER There comes a time in a person’s life, no matter what their independence level may be, when they need a little more help in the home. While a medical alert system doesn’t provide in-home help, it provides an emergency button for elderly and disabled individuals who may need help at some point while…
Setting goals is a fantastic way for your parent to enhance their quality of life and pursue better health and well-being as they age in place. They give your parent the opportunity to discover new sources of excitement and fulfillment, keep them motivated and working toward the next step, and help them to break down…
For seniors, the risk of falling and getting injured increases every year. In fact, one in five falls causes a significant injury to an elderly person, such as a head injury or broken bone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even if seniors have a family caregiver and senior care assistance, they…
It is a sobering reality that Alzheimer’s disease is a terminal disease. No one who is diagnosed with it will die without it. While advancements in treatment and management have made it so that some people with the disease are living twenty years or more after diagnosis, the average lifespan is between four and eight…
As a family caregiver, one of your goals for your aging family member may be to help them remain as independent as possible. However, for seniors with arthritis, some tasks can be pretty hard to do because of painful joints. Fortunately, there are many adaptive devices available that can make it possible to do all…
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