Seniors Living Alone May Neglect Basic Needs As people age, certain routine daily tasks become more difficult to carry out. Basic activities like meal preparation, personal hygiene, and cleaning may require much more effort than they used to. For seniors living alone,…
Caregivers in Rancho Bernardo Aren’t the Only Ones Visiting Seniors at Home Caregivers in Rancho Bernardo regularly see the relief and joy that seniors experience when they are able to remain at home instead of moving to a nursing home.…
Even a Small Natural Event Can Create Danger for Seniors If a 9.0 earthquake, a raging forest fire, or a hurricane strikes our hometown, we plan to swing into emergency mode right away, pulling out our emergency kits, gathering our…
One of the most difficult things for a family with aging parents with Alzheimer’s in San Diego is finding enjoyable activities appropriate for everyone. When your loved one is progressing through the stages of Alzheimer’s, it is easy to feel…
Family and Home Caregivers near Escondido Struggle With Telling Seniors the Truth As home caregivers near Escondido know, there are subjects that are difficult to talk about with seniors. It is hard, for example, to be honest with an elderly…
Disaster Preparedness Resources For Seniors We just experienced a real “it can’t happen here” event in San Diego County, with power interrupted for all citizens in the county for 12 hours or more. It was startling, scary and upsetting for…
What is Aphasia? Have you noticed changes in the way your elderly loved one speaks or communicates? Perhaps he or she has trouble putting words together, remembering the names of things, or comprehending what you say. If so, the problem…
The answer is: Yes! Whenever a patient, whether or not the patient is a Senior, is admitted overnight to stay in a hospital, we recommend that someone else stay with them at all times to advocate for them, to be…
If your loved one has become increasingly dependent on the help and assistance of others, it may be time to look for an at-home health care provider. This daunting task can be stressful, and you want to make sure that…
Home Health Care near Leucadia Keeps Elderly Minds Active The big news in senior health this month is a research project that sought to discover links between retirement age and the risk of developing dementia. As expected, the researchers found…