Each year more and more seniors go to the hospital for fall related injuries. Congress has passed the Elder Fall Prevention Act to better educate, expand services and determine the…
If you’ve had chicken pox, the shingles virus (herpes zoster) is lying dormant in your nervous system. Many things can trigger a shingles outbreak, especially stress and medical treatments that…
It doesn’t matter if you live in the same city or a distance away; coordinating multiple caregivers is a difficult task. You want to ensure everyone involved is on the…
Caregiving is difficult when you live in the same area as your loved one, but it is even more difficult and stressful when you are miles away. Here are some…
Caring for a parent who is showing uncharacteristic mood swings or angry outbursts can be difficult. Such problems may be due to memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related dementia….
14 Tips for Bathing Your Parent While you probably enjoyed bath time when your children were little, there is little to look forward to when you need to help an…
Many seniors mistakenly believe that Medicare will take care of all of their medical needs. Here is how Medicare actually fits in the picture. Most seniors have Medicare, an HMO…
After years of bickering in the back seat of the station wagon, you have finally become friends with your brothers and sisters. But nothing can strain that relationship more than…
Convincing an older person that he or she has problems can be a difficult task, but first you have to actually start that conversation. How do you start that important…
Approved Home Health FAQ 01 | What is long term home health care? from Tidewell Hospice on Vimeo. Long term health care is the care people need for assistance…