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Make spring cleaning a breeze with these safety-focused tips for caregivers and ensure a secure home environment for your loved ones.
Continue ReadingDiscover essential dos and don'ts for caregivers when celebrating Halloween with a loved one living with dementia to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.
Continue ReadingDon't let falls compromise your senior loved one's well-being. Discover helpful fall prevention tips every caregiver should have in their arsenal to safeguard elderly loved ones.
Continue ReadingHiring a third-party caretaker can relieve adult children from various responsibilities as seniors stay independent and safe. If a senior has been thinking about hiring a caretaker, it could be the best decision and opportunity to receive care from a professional caretaker. However, they may have mixed reactions to it.
Making this decision can be confusing, embarrassing, challenging, and stressful. It'd be best to learn ways to approach and discuss it with their adult children. Here is a guide to help seniors discuss with adult children who live with them how to hire a third-party caretaker in Salem, OR.
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Nursing homes are not the only way to ensure your senior loved one gets the care they need and deserve. There are many levels of care for seniors that suit each senior's individual needs while allowing them to still live their life to the fullest. Making sure that your senior gets the right level of care will give both you and your senior comfort and peace of mind without unnecessary restrictions. From around the clock care to independent living, here are a few common levels of care for you to explore.
Continue ReadingTo many people, summer is the perfect time for some outdoor fun. However, an older adult's idea of a 'good time' is different from what the younger cohorts normally like to do for entertainment and recreation.
Besides being prone to heat-related illnesses, senior adults tend to tire more easily and are more likely to hurt in a fall. As such, it's imperative for home caregivers to take that into account when organizing summer outing for their senior loved ones.
Luckily, there are different summer activities that are not only fun but also safe for seniors. Here are some of them:
Continue ReadingThe Parkinson's Foundation estimates that nearly one million people in the U.S. were living with Parkinson's Disease as of 2020. Unfortunately, this figure is expected to rise by 60,000 annually. The fact that there is still no cure for this degenerative disease puts a strain on the healthcare system as well as families that have to cope with affected loved ones. April being Parkinson's Awareness Month, Seniors Helpers of Salem have some tips on how you can cope as a home caregiver taking care of family members suffering from Parkinson's Disease.