Posts Tagged ‘Caregiver in Rockford MI’
Prepare These Healthy Snacks for Your Senior Parent
For family caregivers, an important part of keeping an aging parent healthy is ensuring that they eat a healthy diet. But, it can be hard to figure out how snacking fits into eating well. Many people tend to think of snacks as being things like chips, cookies, or other foods that don’t carry much nutritional…
Read MoreSkin Conditions Found among the Elderly
Caregiver in Rockford MI As we age, our skin changes. Depending on a person’s lifestyle, whether they smoke or like to lie in the sun for example, also plays a factor in how a person’s skin ages. For the elderly, they will most likely begin to see skin changes later in life. Rough and dry skin is common among…
Read MoreCaregiver of the Month
Caregiver in Rockford MI After starting our home care agency from scratch, I learned that the hardest job in the world is being a scheduler in this business!! Once you have multiple clients and lots of caregivers, the responsibility to be sure each shift is covered, every hour, every day falls on the scheduler. And…
Read MoreEmergency Tips for EMS Week
Caregiver in Rockford MI May 15-21 is EMS Week. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to review important information regarding emergency services and put plans and steps into place to handle these emergency situations in the context of your caregiver journey. This can help you to feel more confident about your parent’s ability to…
Read MoreFor the Caregiver in Rockford, MI: October is National Depression Education and Awareness Month
When you’re a caregiver, you put another person’s needs ahead of your own. You place yourself in the backseat, so to speak, and that can lead to a number of unintended consequences, or problems that can lead to a lower level of overall care. It can also lead to health issues of your own, such…
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