by mg_user | Jun 7, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Experiencing a fall as you age is always scary, but even more so when it has serious medical ramifications. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that one in five senior falls can lead to broken hips, broken bones, and even traumatic brain injury. Of the nearly...
by mg_user | May 13, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Earlier this year, the Senate Special Committee on Aging found that one in 10 Americans over the age of 65 who live at home are victims of financial abuse by scammers. These financial scams have led to an estimated $2.9 billion loss in combined income for seniors who...
by mg_user | Apr 10, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Keeping your loved one healthy, safe, and comfortable are often what we think about when talking about caring for an aging parent, but there is also a financial component that can come along with being a family caregiver. Sometimes, your loved one might surrender...
by mg_user | Apr 1, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
The reality of being a caregiver for an aging loved one can be remarkably stressful. Between the daily stress of managing your own life, and the added stress of caring for an older parent, caregiver burnout can hit hard unless you make an effort to focus on stress...
by mg_user | Jan 28, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Maintaining a sense of independence is an important part of getting older. But time and our bodies often have other plans for us, making it more taxing to get around, do household chores or care for ourselves in a way that allows us to be totally independent. This can...
by mg_user | Jan 21, 2019 | Caregiver Corner
Hoarding affects people of all ages, however, the average age for hoarders to seek treatment is 50. Hoarding is a recognized obsessive-compulsive disorder, in which a person “collects and keeps a lot of items, even things that appear useless or of little value to most...
