Caring for someone can be quite time consuming. Just reading the previous instructions may be enough to make you ask if you have what it takes to do this well. When I was caring for my parents, I was...
When the person can go into the bath or shower you may find the following tips useful.
Before the person goes into the bathroom, have all the things they will need ready. Run the bath and check the water for...
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As you go about your daily life, it is easy to forget that your parents may be struggling with age. As your parents reach the latter years of their life, you will begin to notice a decline...
There are over 50 million seniors in America today. As the baby boomer generation continues to age, that number will continue to rise. Millions of these seniors are living active and independent lives. However, many others need extra care...
Whenever I ask people if they would like to be a patient they all answer no! No one likes to be sick. Few of us enjoy having others take care of us except to be spoiled for a few...
Caregiving is an important obligation many people take on as part of their social responsibility. Approximately 1 in 3 adults in the United States has at least once provided care as an informal caregiver. Many of them are students.
While...
Things to Consider
Your parents are who brought you into this world. They are the ones who schooled you, looked after you, and took care of every little need of yours during childhood. So, it’s only fitting that when the...
A good deal of your time may be spent helping the person get in or out of bed, walk around their home or helping them to the bathroom. You have seen relatively short nurses help people around the hospital...
It’s not easy in any scenario to admit that your parent or parents need extra care to live the rest of their lives out fruitfully. If you’ve taken on the task of caring for them yourself and adding them...
Having worked at an auto dealership, I can offer you a few tips for buying a new car. Before you go to any showroom, know what your trade-in is worth, what credit is available to you, and what you...
