New Search

If you are not happy with the results below please do another search

341 search results for: senior health

241

The Benefits of Journaling when Caring for Someone with Dementia

Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease is a fluid, ever-evolving undertaking. One day can be calm and peaceful, with your family member taking pleasure in activities, eating healthy meals, and sharing laughter with you; while the next day might be filled with agitation, anxiety, and sullenness. Exactly what will today bring? Figuring out how […]

242

Exceptional Laguna Beach Home Care

If you’re looking for high-quality and dependable Laguna Beach home care services, look no further than CareWorks Health Services. Locally owned and operated, CareWorks Health Services develops customized home care solutions to fit the unique needs of each client. Whether your loved one needs assistance with light housekeeping services, personal care such as bathing, toileting […]

243

Top-Rated Laguna Hills Home Care Services

When looking for reliable, trusted home care, families in Laguna Hills have trusted CareWorks Health Services since 2010. Locally owned and operated, CareWorks Health Services is committed to helping older adults live safely and independently wherever they call home. Whether your loved one needs companionship and help with housekeeping and meal preparation, transportation to and […]

244

To Overcome the Combination of Incontinence with Dementia, Use These Tips

Dementia care calls for both empathy and creativity to manage a variety of complex behaviors and effects, which is especially true when dealing with incontinence, something that is exceedingly common in Alzheimer’s as well as other types of dementia. Below are tried-and-true strategies that are usually effective in minimizing the impact of incontinence and preventing […]

245

Elder Home Care Tips: How to Overcome 5 Common Negative Emotions Caregivers Face

If you’re feeling somewhat discouraged in your role as a family member providing care to aging parents, take heart; you are in good company. Providing elder home care is one of the most complex roles we can fill: highly worthwhile on the one hand, while simultaneously frustrating and ever-evolving, regularly leading to feelings of uncertainty […]

246

5 Easy Tips for Minimizing Agitation Caused by Dementia

Agitation is one of the more difficult challenges of dementia, and can be incredibly complex for family members to manage. It is important to take steps to deal with agitation before it’s felt and expressed by the senior loved one, which involves monitoring what has caused these feelings in the past, and creating a home […]

247

Directory Listings

BBB Brownbook – Huntington Beach Brownbook – Laguna Hills CityOf.com – Huntington Beach CityOf.com – Laguna Hills Caring.com CareInHomes CitySquares – Huntington Beach CitySquares – Laguna Hills Community Resource Finder – Huntington Beach Community Resource Finder – Laguna Hills DexKnows – Huntington Beach DexKnows – Laguna Hills Facebook Hotfrog – Huntington Beach Hotfrog – Laguna […]

248

How Alzheimer’s Affects Vision and Tips for Decreasing the Negative Impact

The complexity of steps needed to enable us to see are mind-boggling. Within the blink of an eye, our brains can easily take transmitted details of the world around us, interpret that information based on input from other senses, memories, and thoughts, and then build a perception of the information to make us aware of […]

249

5 Easy Steps for Caregivers to Host Successful Family Meetings

“It takes a village” was never a truer statement than when applied to being a caregiver for an adult loved one. And, it’s necessary for that “village” to keep up successful, ongoing communication in order to provide the best care, making certain that all participants are on the same page. It’s also crucial for family […]

250

Dementia Care Tips – Laughter May Work Better Than Traditional Medicines

Caring for someone you love with dementia is definitely not something to laugh about. However, scientific studies are increasingly pointing towards the benefits associated with humor, and mixing laughter and dementia care could possibly be exactly what the doctor ordered to improve quality of life for a loved one. As an example, an Australian study […]

251

Alzheimer’s Treatment Showing New and Promising Results

After 16 very long years with no truly viable Alzheimer’s treatment, there’s some hope on the horizon, in a stunning reversal on the formerly-rejected antibody therapy, aducanumab. The latest research uncovers that large quantities of this medication do, in fact, decrease cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. According to Rebecca Edelmayer, director of […]

252

Meaningful Resolutions To Help Prevent Caregiver Burnout

If you are one of the eight percent of Americans who actually achieve their New Year’s resolution goals, well done! But if you’re like most of us, you have given up well before even turning the calendar page to February. Although without a doubt it’s commendable to strive to improve ourselves by resolving to get […]