You might feel as if thinking about self-care when other people need your help is selfish, but it’s exactly the opposite. If you’re not worrying about your own self-care, you’re not going to be in a position to be able to be a caregiver for long. That might mean that...
If you’re the adult of an aging parent who is still living in their home, you may have taken on extra tasks recently to help your parent keep her home clean. A clean home not only looks better, but it provides a safe and healthy environment for your parent to live...
Most seniors say that they would prefer to age in place in their own homes. And it’s easy to understand why someone would want to stay in their familiar home as they get older. But seniors who age in place need to be cautious about becoming too isolated. There is an...
Aging brings with it some serious challenges for your senior and having someone there with her as often as possible helps her to feel less alone and more able to face those challenges head on. Having a companion available when she needs one can help your elderly...
The Jimmy Dean company came up with National Hot Breakfast Month after learning that many people do not eat breakfast. About one in four people do not have breakfast at all. Do you skip breakfast? Do you grab something fast that’s full of sugar and high fat?...
Many family caregivers are getting exhausted. There is so much going on in the world right now that they just don’t have the energy to take care of themselves, their own household, and their elderly loved ones. There is nothing wrong with this. Self-care is so...
