Here are a couple of ideas that will help your loved stay healthy and move through their days comfortably. Make exercise a priority. Physical activity may be a challenge when mobility is limited; however, Amy Southworth, director of nursing and case management at Home Instead … [Read more...] about Two Easy Caregiving Tips That Can Make A Big Difference
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Caregiving Answers: How To Make A Bath Safer
When mobility is a challenge, tasks that were once simple such as getting into the bath or shower, become not only more difficult, but also more dangerous, as balance wanes. There are a number of useful assistive technology devices that make getting into the bath or shower a … [Read more...] about Caregiving Answers: How To Make A Bath Safer
Home Caregiving: Staying Home
When you need help caring for someone you love, trust is important — you are trusting the caregiver with someone you hold dear. Whether it be skilled nursing care or companionship, care by people who have been vetted and trained and backed by a reliable company allows for ease of … [Read more...] about Home Caregiving: Staying Home
Hiring A Caregiver: Establishing Expectations
Whether families hire a caregiver privately or through an agency, Kayla Cook, owner and director of Caring Excellence at Home, says they need to let their expectations be known from the first. Do they want the caregiver to engage the client with games and conversation? Do they … [Read more...] about Hiring A Caregiver: Establishing Expectations
Make Moving Manageable
You never know how much stuff you have until you have to move it all somewhere. Especially when we’ve gradually accumulated possessions over decades, the idea of sorting through it all in order to make a move — and the decisions we have to make about each item along the way — can … [Read more...] about Make Moving Manageable