When you have a parent that has moved into a care facility, you will likely realize that there are some responsibilities as a caretaker you no longer have to worry about. The care facility will likely be handling things like daily hygiene and prescription distribution which can be taxing on you, the caregiver. However, that doesn’t mean that the caregiver responsibilities have ended but rather changed (depending on the level of care at the facility). [Read more…]
If you are the caregiver for an aging loved one, you have likely experienced a moment that made you wonder if your loved one might be in the early stages of Dementia or Alzheimer’s. It could be something small like they consistently forget the time and place of a well-known event or begin to forget proper mealtimes. [Read more…]
Deciding to move a parent from their current home that they may have lived in for decades can be one of the most difficult decisions you can make. It can be a struggle to help them understand why or it can be combative if your parent refuses to relocate. The people that have gone through that process would often like to forget the hardships that came with it. The unfortunate aspect of an aging loved one is that their relocation might not be done simply moving to an assisted living facility. [Read more…]
Buying gifts for a loved one is a challenging feat as is. Now add in the fact that you are trying to find a gift for an aging loved one that always tells you, “I don’t need anything at all”. There are only so many gift cards that you can default to where you begin to long for an actual gift your aging loved one will actually use. [Read more…]
The Covid-19 vaccine has now been out for quite a while and a larger portion of the population has received both doses (with some already receiving their booster). With many seeing the holidays shutdown last year and not having a lot of access to their loved ones in assisted living, many are ready to cut loose in 2021. [Read more…]