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Exciting Summer Activities for Seniors in Connecticut
Looking for a fun Connecticut activity to enjoy with your elderly loved one this summer? Or trying to find a place that your elderly parent can visit every day? Here are a few Connecticut senior activities to consider this season. Senior Center Activities Lapham Community Center and Senior Center of New Canaan, Inc. At the Senior…
Read MoreWhy Greenwich, CT Residents Choose Home Care at Fairfield Family Care
At Fairfield Family Care in Connecticut, we know what it means to take good care of people. Residents of Greenwich and the surrounding area choose our home care agency because we provide top quality services throughout the county. Whether you need help with the laundry, or you need more hands-on care, our professional caregivers are…
Read MoreStay Safe at Home by Using Technology for Protection
Technology can make a big difference in the lives of seniors who want to stay safe in their own home. Home care agencies encourage families to consider a number of tools that can help keep a loved one safe while they are home alone. Fairfield Family Care in Stamford, Connecticut offers free needs assessments for…
Read MoreCaregivers in Connecticut
If a loved one has mentioned in-home care to you as a possibility, you probably have mixed feelings about it. In fact, all too often we hear people who believe that homecare is a negative part of aging. But Fairfield Family Care begs to differ. If you change your paradigm, it’s easy to see how…
Read More5 Tips for Managing Your Aging Parent’s Medication
Home Health Care Bedford NY-Since memory loss is common among the elderly, it will become increasingly difficult for them to remember when to take their medication. A home health care provider can help by reminding the senior of when it is time for them to take their pills.
Read MoreCaregiving in the Late-Blended Family
“Caring for an aging spouse is extremely difficult under the best of circumstances,” said researcher Carey Wexler Sherman. “When step family tensions and conflicts are added to the mix, the stress can become overwhelming.”
Read MoreTake Good Care of Your Feet
Most of us start life with trouble-free feet. What goes wrong? Of hundreds of known foot ailments, most can be traced to heredity, improper foot care, injury (often caused by shoes and socks or stockings that don’t fit well), and/or the effects of aging.
Read MoreThe History of Homecare
In the latter part of the 1800’s because of an increasingly urban society, many urban families were often unable to care for loved ones because of lack of space or because all family members including children were employed six days a week for 12 hours a day. During this period many unfortunate people needing care were housed in County poor houses or in facilities for the mentally ill.
Read MoreHow Much Do You Know About Seniors and Nutrition?
While the basic guidelines for a healthy diet are pretty much the same for people of every age, older adults have special needs and concerns. Nutrition affects the all-around health of seniors, is a factor in a senior’s ability to properly absorb medications, and can have an impact on various health conditions that are common as we get older. If a senior loved one’s nutrition habits aren’t supporting good health, it might be time to sit down over a good meal and bring up the topic.
Read MoreWhen Family Members Disagree: Holding a Productive Caregiving Meeting
When your spouse, parents or grandparents need help, and other family members consult about it, unresolved family issues may get in the way of effective helping. Revisiting and reopening long-standing family issues of sibling rivalry, parental favoritism, and other family problems during the last months or years of a parent’s life is an easy trap to fall into.
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