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Category: Senior Safety

Try These Simple Ways to Promote Independence in Seniors

In a previous blog post, we stressed the importance of overcoming the impulse to do everything for an older loved one, and as much as possible, promoting independence in seniors. While this is certainly easier said than done, there are some steps you can take towards reaching this goal. The experts at professional home care services, Home & Hearth Caregivers, suggest the following: Encourage the senior to do things for himself, even if you’re met with feelings of reluctance or stubbornness, and even if tasks take longer than you’d like. Provide ample opportunities for activities and exercise. The senior’s physician...

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In Home Care for Seniors: The Option You May Not Have Heard About

“I never want to end up in a nursing home.” If you're the child of an elderly parent, more than likely you've heard your loved one say these words or a similar statement signifying his or her wish to continue to age in place at home as opposed to moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility. The fact is, the vast majority of seniors want to continue living in their own homes for as long as possible – for many reasons. Home is the place they’ve lovingly created, so it’s where they feel the most at ease. Living...

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Warning Signs that Help Is Needed in Keeping Seniors Safe

It's the holiday season once again, which means it's also time for the “holiday reality check.” If you haven’t seen your elderly loved ones in a while, now is a great time to take note of how your senior loved ones are doing. With frenzied schedules or long distances separating families for so much of the year, subtle (or not-so-subtle) signals can easily be overlooked. Be on the lookout for the following red flags that additional care may be necessary in keeping seniors safe, and remember that looking for warning signs is not for the purposes of judgment or complaint;...

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Home & Hearth’s Top Holiday Safety Tips for Seniors

The holiday season presents a specific chance for you to spend some designated, quality time with a senior loved one. Additionally, it is a really good time to make sure that your senior loved one’s holiday is safe along with being festive. Regardless of whether your senior loved one is enjoying the season in your house or his or her own, considering these safety guidelines can make certain that everyone's holiday is happy and bright. Decorations: In the senior's home, or your own if he or she will be spending some time there: Use basic decorations that will not create...

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How to Manage This Type of Dementia Confusion: Alternate Reality

Dementia confusion, a common occurrence in Alzheimer's, can result in recent memories being forgotten or distorted, while those from the more remote past often stay intact. This may cause prior times to make more sense to an older adult with dementia than the present. A person’s alternate reality could be his or her way of making sense of the present through past experiences. Individuals with Alzheimer's disease frequently have problems expressing themselves, and at times their alternate reality has more to do with a requirement or a specific feeling they are attempting to express than it has to do with...

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Help for These Dementia Signs and Symptoms: Hallucinations, Illusions, and Suspicions

For individuals providing care for a senior displaying dementia signs and symptoms, careful, compassionate management is a must; but potentially the most overwhelming behaviors include suspicions, hallucinations, and illusions that others are out to cause harm. Incorrect impressions such as these manifest typically in the more advanced stages of progressive dementia due to changes within the brain. It’s vital to first understand the reasoning behind these emotions and behaviors, and to manage the root cause. Home & Hearth’s home health caregivers in Chicago, experienced in Alzheimer’s and dementia care, offer the following advice. Hallucinations/Illusions Underlying factors for hallucinations may perhaps...

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