The issues outlined below impact the lives of seniors every day and are just a few of the reasons why families look to Home Instead Senior Care to meet their home care needs every day.
Night Fright
When the sun goes down, seniors' fears often take center stage. During the day, Alzheimer's related dementia regularly sends an 86-year-old woman into states of confusion. But at night, her situation worsens considerably. In the dark, she is terrified and often doesn't know where she is or whom she's with. Across the city, another woman about the same age also fears nights. It's then that she wonders who might know she's alone and if they'll break into her house and rob her.
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Caregiver Stress
Caring for an elderly family member can cause stress in the life of the caretaker. View the results of a survey from Caregiverstress.com and find out why it's important to tap into resources that can help.
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New Resource Can Help Identify Depression in Seniors
Home Instead Senior Care is finding that an increasing number of Baby Boomers and other grown children of seniors are looking for ways to help identify signs of depression in seniors.
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Depression in Seniors Can Lead to Illness, Diabetes
According to the April 23, 2007, issue of Archives of Internal Medicine (a JAMA/Archives journal), older adults who experience symptoms of depression - whether they have occurred only once; increased in frequency or intensity; or just remained steady over a 10-year period - may be more likely to develop diabetes than are those without depressive symptoms.
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Gardens Brighten Seniors' Lives
Rebecca's Garden star and Home Instead Senior Care make gardening fun for older adults.
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Use It Or Lose It
Home Instead Senior Care helps keep seniors' minds on the move.
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Blue Mood Be Gone
For seniors who suffer loneliness and depression, help is available.
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Senior Makeover Tips
Seniors can look and feel better from the outside in with a little help from Victoria Principal and Home Instead Senior Care.
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Spice it Up!
Food Network star Rachael Ray and Home Instead Senior Care say that cooking for older adults shouldn't be boring.
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Seniors Should Heed Home Safety Cautions
Most seniors enjoy keeping neat, clean houses. But as older adults become a bit less steady, they also can become less sure of their ability to continue cleaning.
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Encourage Seniors to Pursue Their Favorite Pastimes
Here's the kinds of questions that a concerned adult child of senior parents might ask when he or she sees their activity levels diminishing.
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