Posts by Jermie Chadwick, CEO
Encouraging Your Parent to Use Their Vision Corrective Devices Consistently
Caregiver in Waikiki HI: Dealing with low vision as they age can be frustrating and upsetting to your aging parents, but it can also put them in dangerous situations. As a family caregiver, you can help your aging loved one reduce the negative impact of low vision in their lives by encouraging them to use their vision corrective devices consistently.
Read MoreBeing Honest with Your Senior About Your Challenges and Limitations
Elderly Care in Kaanapali HI: When you are beginning your journey as a family caregiver for your aging parent, it is extremely important, to be honest with yourself about your abilities and any limitations that might keep you from giving your parent the level of care that they need.
Read MoreA Guide to Helping Your Elderly Mom Add Years to Her Life
Caregiver in Kahala HI: The number of seniors living to the age of 100 is surprising. It’s a goal your mom can achieve to reach. With routine medical care, a healthy diet, regular exercise, and a positive mental outlook, anything is possible.
Read MoreTips for Helping Your Senior Drive Safely for Longer
Senior Care in Hawaii Kai HI: Driving is an important skill and something that most adults value as part of their independence and their ability to control their own lives. This skill enables them to go where they need and want to go when it is right for them rather than having to wait for others to help them.
Read MoreWhat is Mindful Eating?
Elder Care in Waikiki HI: Mindful eating is an approach to nutrition and lifestyle that encourages people of all ages to eat slowly. In today’s fast-paced world, most people eat quickly as they go from one event to another.
Read MoreHow Can Home Care Help Your Senior Establish and Follow Through with a Germ Control Approach?
Home Care Services in Oahu HI: Keeping your parent healthy is an important part of being a family caregiver at any time of the year, but it takes on added importance during the months when illness and infection are most common, such as the fall and winter months, also known as cold and flu season.
Read MoreLiving with Hepatitis C
Elderly Care in Hawaii Kai HI: People in the baby boomer generation are at an increased risk for hepatitis C, commonly called hep C. Hep C is a liver disease that is transmitted through the blood. Baby boomers are at a higher risk because hep C was at its peak for transmission between 1960 and 1980.
Read MoreWhen Is it Time to See a Doctor for Arthritis Pain?
Elder Care in Kahala HI: Many people experience some joint pain as they age. The Mayo Clinic says that it is pretty rare for joint pain to be a cause for emergency treatment. In fact, most of the time joint pain can be managed at home.
Read MoreNational Long-Term Care Awareness Month – Five Reasons Your Mom Needs a Caregiver
Home Care Services in Honolulu HI: November is National Long-Term Care Awareness Month. Everyone wants to think of their parents as being capable and healthy. Things can happen that make long-term care a necessity.
Read MoreCan You Change Your Senior’s Mind if She’s Not Happy about Having Help?
Caregiver in Wailea HI: Some aging adults aren’t excited about the idea of having someone else in their home, even if they’re offering assistance. They may feel like this person is functioning as a babysitter, which can be extremely uncomfortable for aging adults.
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