Elder Care in Cherry Hill NJ At Home To Stay, we have discovered that caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease is in many ways like trying to put together a difficult puzzle. If you do not have all the pieces in place, it just does not work. There are many ways to look at this. When I refer to the pieces, it could be meant literally that you need activities [...]
In the Alzheimer’s patient, as the disease runs its course it destroys a great deal of the billions of nerve cells in the brain. Nerve cells communicate bits of information back and forth via some special chemicals that are produced in the brain. The disease also disrupts the production of these neurotransmitters. The Marvelous Brain and Alzheimer's Behavioral Changes The brain in the normal person can think, ponder, calculate, reason, and remember [...]
Protecting Aging Skin from Winter Weather Aging takes its toll on our skin. It becomes thinner than it used to be and develops dryness and fragility. Seniors can be prone to skin ailments such as shingles and senile purpura – this makes the skin bruise easily. Shingles is a result of the chicken pox virus and is excruciatingly itchy as well as painful. Common Skin Ailments in Seniors Because of its dryness, [...]
Being a caregiver isn’t easy, but with the use of some helpful gadgets you can make your life as a care provider for an aging loved one a bit simpler. Some of these caregiver splurges are purely for convenience and comfort, while others can actually make it easier for you to provide safe, effective care for your loved one. Some of these helpful tools include: Single Cup Coffee Maker: coffee is the lifeblood [...]
A senior who suffers from dementia needs some mental and physical stimulation to keep active mentally and physically and attempt to delay the progression of the disease. It also raises their quality of life to be actively involved in activities and social programs with other people. Home care facilities that provide home care for the elderly may have access to a resource of information giving them ideas for stimulating activities. Families providing home [...]
Mandy always had a close relationship with her mother. When she was young, Mandy used to dream about her mother helping her plan her wedding, then being excited with her throughout her pregnancies. By the time that Mandy got married and was pregnant with her first child, however, her mother was coping with mobility issues that made it difficult for her to take care of herself a daily basis. Sandra worry that this [...]
Spring brings to mind many things, but one of the main things that people think about when the weather is warm and the flowers are blooming is weddings. June is still one of the most popular months to get married, and if a special person in your life is planning on being a traditional June bride or groom, now is the time that the entire families getting excited about preparations for the big [...]
When making senior care decisions for your aging loved one, it is critical that you have a full understanding of the type of care that is expected from this kind of senior care provider so you can select the one most appropriate for your aging loved one's situation. This clarity not only helps you to make the most appropriate care is from the onset, it produces the risk of offer situations that may [...]
This week Andrew Dubler on behalf of Home To Stay had the pleasure of visiting the 29th annual meeting of the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers (NAGCM) right here in Philadelphia. These geriatric care managers are one of the core foundations of the senior care industry. They are much needed and well sourced navigators helping thousands of seniors each year navigate and survive the aging continuum. Geriatric care managers are a valuable [...]
PowerBack Rehabilitation held an open house at their new community on Saturday April 20th. Wow – what a great sub-acute rehabilitation community they have created here in South Jersey. I have seen the future of short term rehab stays/tune-ups before returning home and it is called PowerBack! The team at PowerBack did a great job of surveying their current properties and refining a lot of the best qualities into their current home in [...]
