Tips for Caregivers Helping Seniors with Dementia

Care Giving with a Heart – Why Showing That You Care Can Mean So Much to Alzheimer's Patients

Virginia held back a tear as she reminisced the days of spending time together with her mother when they were both younger. “My mother taught her girls everything they needed to know about cooking, sewing, or anything else a girl should know about,” she said, as she pulled the covers up on her mother’s bed. Unfortunately, her mother could barely get out of the bed these days. Instead of teaching, she needed the assistance of…

Caregiver's Health is important

Caregivers Health – The Impact of Waiting Too Long for Outside Help

  Many often don’t take into account a caregivers health when it comes to taking care of a loved one at home. The impact of waiting too long for outside help can cause many physical and mental health issues for caregivers. Therefore, caregivers need to monitor their overall health and learn when it is time to step aside and leave the care of their loved ones to other health professionals. Obviously, the cost of senior…