myCareBase’s Care Management App
myCarebase wants to make it easier for families to oversee the care being provided to their loved ones. Here’s how….
Celebrating Christmas Around the World
Behold, the winter celebrations! To break up the darkness, friends, family, and community come together to celebrate each other and to do some serious merry-making to help get through the rest of the dark season.
The Most Depressing Months of the Year: Why It’s Both November AND January
Are you feeling more like you want to crawl under the blankets than face another work day? You’re not the only one. November has earned the title of the most depressing month of the year.
Celebrating the Holidays with Your Elderly
Holidays can be a difficult time for people living in the sandwich generation. You want to make the holidays special for your growing family, but you don’t want to exclude your aging family relatives. However, you’re wondering how to accommodate the current state of their health and care needs. Read to find some solutions….
How Occupational Therapy Can Help you Age in Place
Over three-quarters of us want to age at home. But only 26% will be able to. Occupational therapists can help you age in place a lot longer.
Relocation Stress on Seniors
Moving is already a difficult task at the best of times, but what if a relocation isn’t voluntary? What if you’re moving a senior because their home is no longer safe? Relocating is stressful, but it can be even more traumatic for the elderly, especially when they don’t want to move.
Geography of the Aging Brain
Studies show that there are numerous ways we can enhance what we have, and even reverse some of the features of the aging brain.
Tips for Travelling in the Golden Years
When folks sell their homes is usually when they have the time and money for travel. Let’s take a glance at the process with a guest blog post by Joie Red of Changing Paces.
A Caregiver’s Reading List
Here’s a little roundup of book titles that we’ve found that might benefit caregivers. It covers numerous scenarios that caregivers may have with their aging parents as they are caring for them; from caring for parents who weren’t there for them to tips on how siblings can cope together.
Read on for some ideas….
Aging Parents with High Care Needs
Caring for elderly family members through the natural aging process can already be tough as it is, but how does one cope and handle an elderly parent who has particularly high care needs due to a chronic condition or debilitating disease?
Read on for some ideas….