Traveling with a Loved One with Dementia

6 Caregiving Tips When Traveling with the Elderly – How to Make Their Trip Safe and Enjoyable

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Traveling with the elderly requires special medical needs and some extra planning to make the time safe. If you leave unprepared, you might spend the majority of your time feeling stressed and rushed from one place to another. If you follow some of the tips in this article, your trip should be more enjoyable, and you should be able to relax more during your time away from home. 6 Caregiving Tips When Traveling with the…

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Senior Living – Make Your Home Look Less Like a Hospital

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When it comes to senior living, you should make your home look less like a hospital. If you asked someone to visualize any home with a senior that someone was helping take care of, they would probably think of medicine, bed pans, and unpleasant smell. Now, if you don’t think that relates to a hospital, then what does? Start by always keeping your home smelling nice and clean. Use disinfectants the keep your home sanitized, but…

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7 Ways to Turn Around Negative Thinking in the Elderly

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Negative thinking is the state of mind in which seniors anticipate undesirable outcomes, or believe that hardships and evils outweigh the good. This type of thinking is one that does not benefit them and usually has a negative impact on their lives contributing to stress, depression and anxiety. This thinking has the following effects: 1. It will often work against the elderly and makes them not achieve what they want 2. It makes them feel…

How to Die Well

How to Die Well – 7 Real Life Tips to a Good Death

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Knowing how to die well is a subject that is often brought up near the end of a seniors lives. We spend much time thinking and planning on how to live, but we often leave out another important part of life cycle. Dying. 7 Tips on How to Die Well If you’re like most Americans, you want the best end of life choices for your elderly loved ones. Unfortunately, many don’t plan or prepare for…

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Getting Seniors the Proper Care – How to Know if You are Doing the Right Thing

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Do you have an elderly spouse, parent, grandparent or another loved one that require proper care? We all know that finding top quality care for a senior loved one can be complicated. This is especially true if you are on a tight budget and you don’t have a lot of time to help care for them. Just realize that you are not alone in wondering if you are doing the right thing, and the first…

Finding Mom the Right Home for Dementia

Finding Mom the Right Home from Thousands of Miles Away

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Finding mom the right home from thousands of miles away won’t be an easy task. However, there are many other adults in the United States who cannot relocate to be closer to an elderly family member when it’s time for them to go to an assisted living facility or nursing home. Assisted living facilities are all across our nation. They help promote dignity and respect to senior citizens. It allows them much of their independence,…