As your loved one ages, adaptive home care products can aid in making everyday life around the home simpler and less dangerous. There are scores of home care products obtainable today that can make older adults’ lives safer and more secure. At Visiting Angels, we wish to provide you with some expert recommendations for purchasing and using just a few … Read More
Living with MS: Staying Comfortable and Safe at Home with Multiple Sclerosis
As the famous author Jane Austen said, “There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” And for those living with MS, comfort is essential, as is remaining safe. If a family member has been diagnosed with MS, the first step in caregiving should be to make the necessary modifications so the home is a safe, comfortable sanctuary, and … Read More
California Home Care Services Help Caregivers Keep Their New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions: we love to make them, and can’t help but break them. Perhaps you’ve been motivated to eat better, lose those stubborn few pounds, quit a bad habit, or exercise more regularly; but life has a way of disrupting our intentions, especially for Californians providing home care services for a senior loved one. To improve quality of life … Read More
Caregiver Guilt? Visiting Angels’ California Home Care Services Can Help
Most of us are juggling a number of things at any given time, and for caregivers, it often feels like they’re juggling knives and flaming swords on top of it. It’s normal to experience feelings of being overwhelmed and guilty with all the responsibilities involved with caring for a loved one, whether that person is your spouse, your parent, or … Read More
How Visiting Angels’ California Home Care Services Help Families Facing a Cancer Diagnosis
When someone you love has cancer, it’s natural to want to drop everything and help that person, but taking on the role of a caregiver is not without challenges. Treatment for cancer and the side effects that result can be particularly difficult for both the patients themselves and their loved ones, and feeling overwhelmed at times is normal. As a … Read More
Family Holidays Can Include Seniors
Preparation is the key to any successful outing—and a day out with a frail elderly person should never be spontaneous. The first task must be to vet the activity to ensure that it is suitable for the elderly person. Consider: the amount of walking involved, and if there is parking nearby if the destination is flat or has hills or … Read More
Stress-Free Holidays: Caring for the Family Caregiver
Without holiday traditions and activities, it just wouldn’t seem like the holidays. For each fun activity, like purchasing thoughtful gifts, writing holiday cards, trimming the tree, decorating the home, hanging pretty twinkle lights, and baking and cooking delicious food for holiday parties, there are additional responsibilities like addressing and stamping envelopes, shopping for ingredients, budgeting for gifts, and keeping the … Read More
Driving: How to Know When It’s Time to Stop
Being able to drive is a source of pride for most individuals. It means they are independent and can travel where they want, when they want. However, operating a vehicle requires focus and quick reaction time, which naturally tend to diminish with age. For a person with Alzheimer’s disease, however, these vital abilities decrease at an accelerated rate, making it … Read More
Alzheimer’s-Related Behaviors: How to be Supportive
The middle to later stages of Alzheimer’s disease bring about some frustrating and often challenging behaviors. It is important to realize that the behaviors expressed are just a way persons with Alzheimer’s communicate feelings that they can no longer express through words. It is important to keep seeking Alzheimer’s information and best identify the cause of a challenging behavior in … Read More
I Object! Helping Loved Ones Feel Comfortable With In-Home Caregivers Without Caregiver Guilt
It’s common for seniors to feel uncomfortable with the idea of needing a hand around the house, and they may also object to having an in-home caregiver. But when care is needed, and you can’t provide all the care that’s required, don’t cave to caregiver guilt and not look into in home care. Approach the need for care with your … Read More
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