Planning for the Future as a Solo Ager
Baby boomers without children of their own can now boast a new title: solo agers. This strong and self-reliant group faces a few distinct concerns in aging, chiefly who to designate as guardian and decision-maker if they become unable to do so themselves. Inside her book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers, author Sara Zeff […]
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Can Alternative Medicines Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease?
As the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That may very well apply to the latest influx of businesses offering alternative supplements, dietary programs, and herbal concoctions as a way to treat, or at the least reduce the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association would like to […]
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Important News About Surgery and Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Cognitive decline in seniors is a concern on the minds of many families today, but could surgery be part of that concern? Experiencing a medical procedure for older adults always includes some inherent risks, but there’s a little-known effect impacting a substantial number of seniors after surgery that people all have to be conscious of: […]
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Grayson Home Health Care Tips for Chronic Pain Management in Seniors
As the myriad of baby boomers continue to age, and as our life expectancy continues to be extended, our thinking about chronic pain management needs to expand accordingly. Currently, more than half of those over age 65 complain of persistent, ongoing pain – and for ¾ of those battling chronic pain, the pain displays in […]
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Home Health Care in Denton: Intriguing Alzheimer’s Disease Research
As many as 5.7 million seniors are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – a full 10% of the over-65 population. Because that number is expected to soar to as many as 14 million by the year 2050, the race is on as researchers scramble to uncover a cure, or at least an effective treatment option. […]
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Dallas Home Health Care: Four Tips for Family Caregivers
If you’re providing care for a senior loved one, it’s likely that you stumbled into the responsibility without any formal training: you saw the need, and gallantly stepped forward to meet it. Yet, at Heaven at Home Senior Care, extensive training is provided to each of our Dallas home health care professionals before they’re fully […]
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Maintain a Senior’s Independence with the Help of Technology
In the days when our parents were young, phones were still attached to walls, mail was only the paper variety, and if adult children lived far away from their parents, checking in on them was comprised of asking someone nearby to stop in for a visit. If someone was housebound because of illness or infirmity, […]
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When Helping Is Too Much: The Balance of Adult Children and Senior Independence
As you go through life’s stages, your independence can take on different meanings. They can be significant stages, such as leaving your parents’ home or getting married, or smaller stages, such as completing tasks you didn’t think you could manage. Then as you age, independence takes on yet another form—being able to stay in your […]
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The Secret Beneficial Links between Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease
The results of remaining physically active throughout aging are tremendous; however, for individuals with Parkinson’s, it may truly be a game-changer in the progression of the disease. Several recent studies are uncovering direct links between exercise and Parkinson’s disease, like the largest clinical study up to now, in which patients who exercised a minimum of […]
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The Elderly Nutrition Problem
Remember weekend dinners at the grandparents’, as the entire family came together around the table to share a hearty meal, chitchat, and laughter? Sadly, with a lot of families now living far away from their older relatives, along with so many urgent needs pulling us in numerous directions, it is hard to keep on with […]
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Whether it’s companion care or comprehensive care, Heaven at Home Care is here to help ease the burden of aging loved ones.
