Keeping Your Elderly Parent Safe in Winter Months Another autumn is ending. The leaves have been raked, the wood stacked, the rock salt purchased. Winter brings concern for your elderly parent and for good reason. Fifty percent of hypothermia deaths occur in people over the age of 55. Hypothermia Being aware of the symptoms will…
Health Benefits of Pecans during National Georgia Pecan Month The holiday season is right around the corner, which means that you might be thinking about the menus for all of the festive seasonal meals that your family will enjoy. There are some ingredients that immediately come to mind when you are thinking of these meals,…
Items to Add to Your Day Bag for the Colder Weather Season As a family caregiver you know how important it is to have a day bag. This bag contains everything that you might need when you head out with your aging parent so that you can enjoy an active, engaged lifestyle with them while…
Strategies for Elders Who Want to Live at Home Does your elderly parent want to live at home? If the answer is yes, they are not the only ones. In fact, over 80 percent of older adults said they would prefer to live at home if given the opportunity. The term for this living arrangement…