According to the CDC, millions of people aged 65 and older fall every year, and falls are the number one cause of accidental deaths among elderly people. More than a quarter of seniors fall each year, yet only about half of them tell their doctors about it. One in 5...

By Wiley Sloan My Choice Home Care is predicated upon compassionate assistance to aging adults.  My Choice Home Care. operated by Tricia Wheeler, provides home care for aging adults. After receiving news of her grandmoth­er's Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, Tricia...

Aging in place is the dream of many senior citizens as they reach retirement. Living at home rather than at a health care environment can provide a great deal of comfort as they experience life changes that come with aging. A companion caregiver can be beneficial to...

In addition to vision loss, your aging loved one may be experiencing a decrease in their hearing. Hearing loss may cause cognitive decline and a decrease in your aging loved one’s quality of life. There are different types of hearing loss and each individual person...

Accepting that life has changed for your family may prove difficult in the face of chronic illness or the changing quality of life of your aging loved one. Aging takes a toll not only on the ones growing older but also on the family of the aging loved one. Seeing that...

It can be hard for adult children to notice the hands that once made their favorite meal no longer able to open a can or the hands that held them stable as they learned to ride their bike, now shaking. Asking for help, asking for their children to hold onto them...

A slip of the tongue or sharply delivered comment can deliver unnecessary pain for aging loved ones. It is easy to be irritated when Mom asks daily how to use the remote control or falls asleep in the middle of their grandson’s violin recital. It can hurt when Dad...

Though each person with dementia may be affected differently, there are many ways that it affects people similarly. Some of these affects include: •Memory loss –particularly day-to-day memory, such as forgetting what happened earlier in the day, not being able to...

Be there for others but never leave yourself behind. -Dodinsky One of the most important things that you can do as a caregiver is care for yourself. If your compassion does not include yourself, it is truly incomplete. It is not selfish to love and take care of...