Chicken Paratha Rolls: Leave Your Leftovers Cold-Turkey
The days following Thanksgiving are notorious for leftover kitchen concoctions — turkey sandwiches, turkey soup, mashed potato pie — but sooner or later you’ll be left with a hole in your appetite and no stuffing to fill it. While personal feast withdrawals are hard enough to handle, Caregivers have the added responsibility of keeping seniors healthy and […]
Cyber Monday Holiday Gifts for Seniors
Everywhere you turn, retailers are offering up Cyber Monday gift ideas. I happen to be in the market for a holiday gift for my elderly mother. When asked, of course she tells me she has everything she could ever want or need, but that won’t stop me from trying to find the perfect present to […]
How Long Should We Live?
Recently and rather infamously, Ezekiel Emanuel, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and brother to Chicago’s own mayor Rahm Emanuel, wrote a piece for the Atlantic entitled Why I Hope to Die at 75. Citing the physical and mental degeneration that often accompanies old age, Dr. Emanuel asserts in […]
Thanksgiving with Seniors: Checking for Signs of Dementia
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and with it, the holiday season officially begins. If you are like the host of other Americans that celebrate by gathering with family and sharing a delicious meal, it’s a great time to assess the health, both physical and mental, of the aging member(s) of your group. Holidays are […]
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Out of Middle Class Reach
It’s all excitement around here as we await the release of the movie, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, in which our heroine, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), leads the have-nots of Panem’s districts in a rebellion against the haves of The Capitol. Dystopian views of a future society, in books and in movies, often […]
Veterans Benefits for Senior Care
Veteran’s Day is the day we set aside to appreciate those who have served in America’s wars. No matter what your political ideology, both sides of the aisle can agree that elderly veterans are entitled to our support, especially as they age.There are many benefits available to elderly veterans, but bureaucracy can make getting those […]
Hospice is End-of-Life Care with Comfort and Dignity
For senior caregivers, the word “hospice” is a double-edged sword. Hospice is end-of-life care, so the inevitable is on the horizon. The care recipient is terminal and the focus of care shifts from extending the quantity of life to preserving the quality of life left. November is National Hospice Month and a great opportunity to […]
Weather Forecast App to Prepare for Winter
With November comes the beginning of more unpredictable weather, whether it be cold, snow or ice. Senior caregivers and their senior clients need to take extra precautions if they live in a region with intense weather during the winter to help keep seniors warm and away from slipping hazards of snow and ice on the […]
Certified Nursing Assistant or Aide Training Varies in Each State of the U.S.A.
Certified Nursing Aides assist seniors with the hands-on care needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle while coping with age-related issues and diseases. As America’s population continues to live longer, we are also requiring more years of caregiving services. Hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, assisted living communities and senior home care agencies all hire nursing aides who […]
Senior Home Care Franchises Make Best Business (Dollars and) Sense
The verdict is in — senior in-home care is big business and four senior care franchises have snagged spots in Franchise Business Review’s “Top Emerging Franchises”. FBR surveyed more than 1,500 young franchise brands (operating for five years or less) and asked them to rank their companies based on financial opportunity, training and support, leadership, operations and […]
President Obama Proclaims November National Family Care Month
Caregiverlist has been championing the senior caregiver for years. Many of us come from family caregiving backgrounds and know the difficult (but rewarding) work of taking care of parents or grandparents. And so each year since 1997 when President Bill Clinton signed the first Presidential Proclamation, November is recognized as National Family Caregivers Month — a time […]
Julianne Moore is Still Alice
It happens to everyone, I think. The missing keys, the lost word, that moment when you walk into a room and forget what you came in for. When it happens to me, I get a brief moment of fear that it might be something a little worse and a little more frightening than simple forgetfulness. […]