Incorporate Puzzles into Your Care Client’s Care Plan
Engaging your care clients, especially your senior clients, in purposeful activities enhances their cognitive function, promotes emotional happiness, and provides a sense of routine and structure. By adding puzzles into your care routines, you can offer another fun activity that will also stimulate the mind and deliver a sense of accomplishment along with fun. Here’s […]
Death Doula Alua Arthur Talks About Death
Senior caregivers confront the reality of death in their daily work, caring for seniors who are losing loved ones and also thinking about their own end of life. Death doulas, just like doulas for child birth, are trained to assist the dying person to have a peaceful exit. Caregivers will often care for those who […]
Promoting Senior Independence
July 4th, Independence Day, is an incredibly significant holiday representing our human desire to be free! So what does independence mean to those who are slowly becoming more dependent? For seniors, independence is the sense of having control over their lives, making decisions on their own, and allowing them to maintain their own dignity. As […]
Expressing Gratitude and its Benefits
We wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude for the exceptional care and support you have provided. Your dedication, kindness, and selflessness have made a significant difference in your senior clients’ life/loved ones. What is gratitude? Gratitude is the practice of recognizing and appreciating the positive aspects of your life, including the […]
Former First Lady has Dementia: Identify Different Types of Dementia
“There are only four kinds of people in this world: those who have been caregivers; those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers” – Rosalyn Carter Dementia affects anyone and according to some research, it affects 1 in 10 US Older People ages 65 and above. The […]
Caregiver Training: Lady Gaga Talks About Tony Bennett, Dementia And Music
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are a group of neurological disorders characterized by cognitive decline and memory loss. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for approximately 60-80% of cases. We all know people around us with dementia and It can be challenging mentally emotionally for both the person with Alzheimer’s and […]
Eye Health – Keep You and Your Care Client’s Eyes Healthy
The 20-20-20 Rule: Prevent Eye Strain The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) estimates that 4 in 10 adults in the US are at high risk for vision loss. Macular Degeneration remains one of the age-related diseases that can leave you with vision loss in your elder years. The 20-20-20 rule is a guideline-recommended […]
Understand Sundowning
Many of your elderly clients with Dementia experience fear, confusion, and behavioral changes. It is known as sundowning. The term “Sundowning” developed as terminology in memory loss because the confusion often begins in the evening or when the sun is setting. This happens as memory loss symptoms begin and continue to happen as the disease […]
Secrets of Vogue’s 106-Year-Old Cover Model
Meet the 106-Year-Old Woman from the Philippines! Meet Indigenous Filipino Tattoo Artist Apo Whang-Od, enjoying life at age 106 and still practicing as a tattoo artist, using ancient Filipino tattooing techniques. The tattoo ink is made up of charcoal and water and then Apo Whang-Od uses a thorn from a citrus tree and attaches it to […]
