Tips for Managing Stress for Caregivers
Stress is bound to happen; it isn’t always a bad thing. After all, as the saying goes, “A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 31, 20222 min read
Tips to Help Manage Rummaging Behaviors in Seniors with Dementia
Digging through boxes, cabinets, and closets, taking out odds and ends from drawers, and sorting repetitively through various items might...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 30, 20222 min read
A Healthy Caregiver Relationship Begins with Healthy Expectations
In an ideal world, we could neatly compartmentalize our caregiving duties, sticking to a routine that met the needs of a senior loved...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 29, 20222 min read
How to Respond to the Crying Behavior Common with Dementia
Of the many varied difficult emotions and behaviors someone with dementia may experience, perhaps the most heartbreaking is...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 28, 20222 min read
Dementia Care Tips: How to Respond When You’re Falsely Accused
It may come out of thin air: you place your loved one's favorite tuna sandwich on the table – light on the mayo, no onions – something...
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May 27, 20222 min read
The Link Between Social Isolation and Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
Throughout these two years since COVID-19 became a household term, older adults, who are most vulnerable to severe complications from the...
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May 26, 20222 min read
Fall Safety: Helping Seniors Regain Confidence
While circus clowns and comedians may stir audiences to laughter over such stunts as slipping on a banana peel, there's nothing funny...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 25, 20222 min read
How to Best Manage Disinhibited Behaviors in Alzheimer’s
Awkwardness. Discomfort. Disbelief. Shame. All of these feelings can cycle through a family caregiver's heart when a senior loved one...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 24, 20222 min read
Is In-Home Care for Aging Parents Safe Now?
Looking at the past several months, family caregivers have had to handle seemingly insurmountable challenges in connection with the care...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 23, 20222 min read
How to Help Someone with Alzheimer’s Who Refuses to Change Clothes
Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia requires creativity, patience, empathy, and the ability to step outside of...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 22, 20222 min read
With so many older adults taking several prescriptions and with physicians adding and changing medic
With so many older adults taking several prescriptions and with physicians adding and changing medications and dosages to determine the...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 21, 20222 min read
Mild Cognitive Impairment: Is It Dementia, or Just a “Senior Moment?”
You forgot about the doctor’s appointment scheduled for last Tuesday, misplaced your reading glasses for the umpteenth time, and can’t...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 19, 20223 min read
15 Ways to Reduce Fall Risks in the Home
A bad fall for an older adult can be life-changing—or worse. The long-term consequences of falls are: Serious injury. Reduced...
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May 18, 20222 min read
COPD and Humidifiers: Learn the Benefits and Cautions
For older adults and those with lung conditions such as COPD, maintaining the best possible air quality in the house is essential. COPD...
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May 17, 20222 min read
Is Cold Water the Key to Slowing the Progression of Dementia?
In this striking new development, a “cold-shock” protein present in swimmers’ blood shows promising results in slowing and even reversing...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 16, 20222 min read
Creating a Memory Book Can Spark Visual Cues for Dementia Patients
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss. Memories are the glue that binds together...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 15, 20222 min read
What Alzheimer’s Related Shadowing Tells Us About Dementia and the Fear of Being Alone
Primary caregivers for those with Alzheimer’s disease are often all too familiar with the complications experienced in taking a quiet...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 14, 20222 min read
How Independence Throughout Aging Promotes Healthy Wellbeing
It’s effortless to get swept up in the day-to-day tasks of caregiving for a senior you love. There is so much to be done, and frequently...
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May 13, 20222 min read
Where to Start When You’re New to Family Caregiving
It might have come altogether without warning: an unexpected fall that resulted in a fractured hip and the requirement for Mom to have...
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Modern Health Home Care
May 12, 20222 min read
COVID-19 Is Impacting the Mental Wellbeing of Seniors. Here’s What You Can Do.
The fear and isolation resulting from COVID-19 have wreaked havoc on the mental well-being of seniors, with nearly half of seniors...
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