It can be a difficult situation when you realize that one of your parents needs help. Yet the stress can increase tenfold when you realize both parents need help – in different ways. Dad may be ready to give up the “chores” around the home, such as mowing the lawn and taking care of the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The holidays are a great time to catch up with old friends and reminisce about the “good ol’ days”. Yet for some, the holidays also become a wake up call. Did you notice your parents are slowing down? Are there piles of “stuff” everywhere in their home? Are you starting to question what you can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Holidays are a wonderful time for getting together with family that you might not see much during the rest of the year. For adult children of aging parents this can be a sad time as well. For many adult children, the holidays are the time when they get the best view of Mom and Dad’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease is never easy. It is a time when you have to face the physical and emotional path that lies in front of you. It is a difficult time for you and your loved ones. However, knowledge is power and understanding the disease is your first step towards living a fulfilling [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Remember when you were trying to find daycare for your children? It was a stressful time. How would you find someone to trust? Chances are you set up a plan to find the perfect place, and created several key steps to follow through on with every potential place you looked at. Now that you’re looking [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )What’s the most dangerous room in your home? Your first reaction might be to say your kitchen. After all, this is where you keep your knives, cleaners and other potentially hazardous items. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently discovered that the most dangerous room in a home is not the kitchen. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )If you work full time, have a family of your own, and are trying to take care of your mom too, you may be burning the candle at both ends. When do you take care of yourself? A companion sitter gives you more than a few services. A companion sitter is designed to give you [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )As we bring 2009 to a close, and head forward towards 2010, I wanted to share with you our favorite posts here at Adeste In Home Care. 1. Life Balance As A Caregiver You’ve got cancer. It’s a heart attack. She has Alzheimer’s. Each day, people across the globe are hearing grandparents these phrases for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Many things haven’t changed in the past 13 years. Most caregivers are still female. Most caregivers are likely to be employed fulltime, caregiving on the side. Most caregivers spend on average 19 hours in the caregiving role each week. But some things have. The National Alliance for Caregiving, in collaboration with AARP, and funded by [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The holiday season is always a fun time of year. From baking cookies to seeing the yearly production of The Nutcracker, chances are you’ll be spending more time together as a family this month. Whether you live hundreds of miles from your parents, and will be spending a week with them this holiday season, or [...]
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