Senior Care Blog

Are your aging parents in need of help to ensure safety at home? Are you simultaneously trying to accommodate caring for children and family at home? Then you have the distinction of being a part of the sandwich generation – a demographic of folks, for the most part in their 30s or 40s, who are responsible for raising their own children and caring for their senior parents.

Long-term care insurance benefits can provide exceptional peace of mind, but accessing the policy benefits can turn out to be a confusing experience for older adults and their loved ones. To help families navigate the process, Hillendale Home Care, the experts in home health care in Walnut Creek, provides the following tips.

Life has changed dramatically for all of us since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but if you have tested positive for the virus and experienced any or all of the myriad of possible symptoms, you understand how serious it is and how difficult recovery can be.

For the past several months, family caregivers have had to face seemingly monumental challenges connected with the care of the seniors they love.

If an older loved one with dementia expresses feelings like this, you may have thought to yourself that he or she was simply in denial and not willing to accept such a difficult diagnosis. But then again, there could be a different reason: anosognosia, or a person’s actual unawareness that the individual is affected by dementia.

Think of the most perfect holiday season you are able to imagine. While that image will vary a little for each of us, it could include lights, gifts, good food, and traditions passed down through the generations.

Not long ago, it seemed as though there was really no other alternative for seniors with care needs than to make the move to a nursing home or assisted living facility. Plenty of people presume this is still the way it is when further care needs appear for a senior parent. However, home care services have continued to increase in popularity and availability, and more seniors are now deciding that aging in place is the right path for them.

Although some heart attacks come on quickly and without warning, the majority are prefaced by some degree of mild pain and discomfort.

If you’re managing all of the care for your aging parents solo while your siblings refrain from helping, you’re not alone. As a matter of fact, as many as half of all family caregivers are taking care of an aging loved one on their own, according to a recent report from AARP. It’s one of the top family caregiver challenges being faced, and can be difficult to know how to resolve.