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Welcome to Valley Home Care

Valley Home Care works with seniors and their families to provide the support and comfort needed to keep clients safely in their homes and provide peace of mind to family members.

We have office locations in Fresno and Modesto and employ local in-home caregivers. In addition,we offer services and employ local caregivers living in most of the surrounding areas.

Explore our website. Review our services and support. Then, contact us and discover how we can tailor home care services to start helping you or your family member today!

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Safe Holiday Shopping Tips For Seniors

Holiday gift shopping at malls, stores, and online can be a fun activity for seniors. While gift shopping for friends and loved ones can be […]

Home Care vs. Home Health Care: Understand the Difference

If you are confused about the difference between Home Care and Home Health Care, you are not alone. Many people mistakenly think they are one […]

Emergency Preparedness For Older Adults

Natural disasters and emergencies occur regularly across the United States, sometimes without advance warnings. When these events happen, lives can be dramatically upended and even […]

Explore Your Senior Citizen Centers

Retirement years can be difficult for many seniors because they have too much idle time on their hands, fewer friends and family to socialize with, […]

Health Insurance For Seniors Simplified

It’s that time of year again when seniors nationwide stress over making important decisions regarding their health insurance. Most seniors feel overwhelmed and utterly confused […]

The Benefits Of Lifelong Learning For Older Adults

Comedian George Burns once quipped that “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” While this statement was said in jest, […]

Coping With Alzheimer’s Disease Mood Swings

People with Alzheimer’s Disease may experience mood swings that can range from minor changes in behavior and personality to more severe changes that include agitation […]

How Seniors Can Fight Inflation

One of the primary causes of stress today among seniors is their worry about managing household finances during inflationary times. With the costs of essential […]

Facts About Sleep Disorders and Aging

One of the common problems associated with aging is a disruption in sleep patterns. Sleep disorders are prevalent in the elder population, affecting about 50% […]

Proper Care For Aging Feet

Maintaining mobility as you age is a key to independent living. Unfortunately, many older adults find their independent lifestyles threatened because of various foot problems […]

Safe Driving For Seniors

There is a popular misconception that senior drivers are a hazard on the highways. Fortunately, the facts state otherwise. Statistics compiled by public and private […]

Safe Travel Tips For Seniors

With the vacation season in high gear, more seniors are taking to the roads, trains, cruise ships, and airports to visit friends and family. The […]

Smart Cleaning Tips For Senior Living

Household chores can be strenuous no matter what your age but for many older people, the tasks necessary to keep your home clean and safe […]

Living Well With Arthritis

Arthritis is the most common medical condition that affects older adults. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that about half of adults 65 years […]

Bone Health And Older Adults

Whenever a group of older adults gather to socialize, at some point in time the conversations will invariably gravitate toward the struggles some are having […]

Hot Weather Safety For Older Adults

Summer is a fun, active time for people who enjoy outdoor activities. For people aged 60 and older, summer can also be a time of […]

Straight Talk About Senior Hearing Loss

Most people know someone in their family or social circle that is dealing with hearing loss. Age related hearing loss (also known as Presbycusis) is […]

The Facts About Vitamin And Mineral Supplements For Seniors

A healthy diet is important at any age because it provides the body with the nutrients it needs to maintain sound physical and mental health. […]

How To Manage Stress And Anxiety

Everyone suffers from episodes of stress and anxiety at various times in their lives. Feeling stressed or anxious are normal, short-term emotional responses that people […]

Skin Care Tips For Seniors

One of the most visible signs associated with aging are changes to the skin. While everyone ages differently due to their genetics, changes to the […]

Preventing The Aches And Pains Of Aging

It happens to everyone past a certain age. We get out of bed one morning and the spring in our step is gone and replaced […]

What Seniors Need To Know About Vaccines

Our immune system is our body’s main line of defense against biological invaders such as viruses, bacteria and other things that can make us ill. […]

What Seniors Need To Know About Cataracts

You might notice that when driving at night, the headlights of approaching vehicles have a starburst or halo effect around them. When you sit down […]

Better Sleep For Older Adults

How we sleep plays a vital role in our ability to maintain optimal health. Healthy sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being because […]

What To Know When Caring For Someone With Dementia

Dementia is an insidious disease. It can destroy the very fabric of someone’s humanity, stealing away their personality, memories, and dignity. If a spouse, family […]

Know The Early Signs Of Dementia

Being occasionally forgetful is a normal sign of aging. What is not normal is when memory loss begins interfering with someone’s ability to function normally […]

How To Avoid Caregiver Burnout

Whether you are a caregiver that is a family member or paid, the work you do is life changing. Caring for someone who needs help […]

Tips On Bringing Seniors Home From The Hospital

Being discharged from the hospital is a relief for seniors and their families, but it can also be a stressful time because of the challenges […]

Physical Fitness For Seniors

There comes a day in everyone’s life when Father Time catches up to Mother Nature. It’s just another way of saying that eventually, the day […]

Music Helps Seniors Stay Healthy

It has been said that music is good for the soul. That may be true, but according to medical research, it is also good for […]

Medication Management For Seniors

Did I or didn’t I? That’s a question that a lot of seniors ask themselves when it’s time to take a prescribed medication. You mull […]

Smart Financial Planning For Older Adults

Running out of money during their golden years is one of the biggest fears seniors have today. It is a valid and serious concern. As […]

Volunteering Opportunities For Seniors

Most people daydream all their working lives about retirement. They look forward to when they can leave their jobs behind and spend their days doing […]

Seniors And Problem Gambling

Casinos today are like convenience stores. They are popping up everywhere across the country, conveniently located, and open for business 24/7/365. While the proliferation of […]

Resolutions For A Great Senior New Year

It is that time again when the calendar flips the page to a new year and people everywhere make a list of resolutions that few […]

The Best Gift To Give An Older Loved Ones

When the birthday of an elder loved one approaches or the holiday season comes around, families everywhere struggle to answer the same age-old question: what […]

Fall Prevention For Older Adults

Injuries from falls are a serious threat to the health of older adults in the United States. In 2020, over 36,000 deaths were reported from […]

Healthy Aging Made Easy

Eventually, it happens to everyone. You wake up one morning and realize you are old. For many people, it’s an unsettling revelation because they never […]

How To Brighten The Holiday Spirits Of Seniors

Most people welcome the holiday season as a wonderful time of the year. It’s when families and friends gather to shop, bake, decorate and enjoy […]

How To Guard Against Senior Frauds and Scams

It seems as if not a day goes by without a news story about an elderly person being victimized by fraudsters and scammers. Some of […]

How To Protect Your Senior Loved Ones From Isolation And Loneliness

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people across the United States and the world experienced first-hand the anguish of social isolation and loneliness. They were […]

Why Seniors Need Technology In Their Lives

“I don’t need it.” “I don’t like it.” “I don’t trust it.” If someone in your family is of senior age, you’re probably heard one […]

Six Tips For Seniors On How To Beat Inflation

Most people and families today are struggling financially while trying to keep pace with inflation. For seniors living on fixed incomes, the challenge of maintaining […]

The Importance of Proactive Physical Therapy For Seniors

Mention the words physical therapy to a group of seniors and most will react the same way – with an eyeroll or a frown. It’s […]

Make Technology Senior Friendly

Many seniors are set in the ways and there may be no better example of this than in their reluctance to embrace new technologies. Older […]

Cooking With Seniors

Seniors love routines. For most older adults, routines are repetitions of familiar things that they do on a regular basis. These can be simple things […]

Make Bathrooms Senior Friendly

Aging in place at home and living as independently as possible is a goal of most seniors. Unfortunately, one of the primary reasons older adults […]

Social Media A Plus For Seniors

Social media is something most people today use to stay connected with friends and family. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of the other […]

How to Beat the High Cost of Funerals

Benjamin Franklin is credited with the famous quote that “nothing is certain in life except death and taxes.” It’s a wise adage that many seniors […]

The Importance of Playtime for Seniors

When we hear the word “playtime”, most people conjure up images of toddlers and young children engaging in fun activities inside and out of the […]

How To Avoid Caregiver Burnout

The Signs Of Caregiver Burnout It’s something that happens to even the best caregivers. You wake up in the morning feeling physically, emotionally and mentally […]

Coping With Loneliness In Older Adults

Everyone suffers through periods of loneliness at some points in their lives. It’s a natural condition of being human to feel the pains of separation […]

Safe Gardening Tips For Seniors

It’s springtime and all over the country, seniors are shaking off the winter blues and venturing outdoors to begin beautifying their lawns and gardens. It’s […]

Protecting Seniors from Scams

Financial exploitation of seniors is a serious problem. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly how much money senior citizens are scammed out of each year, but […]

Smart Financial Planning For Seniors

One of the greatest fears that seniors have today is outliving their money. For many older adults, advances in healthcare has been a double-edged sword. […]

When It’s Time To Consider Home Care

When elder loved ones reach a point in life when they want to live independently but can no longer adequately care for themselves, what typically […]

Eating Well For Older Adults

Eating balanced, nutritional meals is a key to good health at any age. For seniors, eating well is especially important. A proper diet of the […]

Winter Safety Tips for Seniors

It’s that time of year again. Winter has arrived and weather advisories about snow, ice and chilling temperatures are everyday news for most parts of […]

Communicating Better with Seniors

As someone who has spent the better part of my adult life in the senior care professions, I’ve learned firsthand that effectively communicating with older […]

The Importance Of Activities For Daily Living

Most of us take all the mundane things we do in our daily lives for granted. We get up in the morning, make our beds, […]

Three Ways to Never Suffer from Caregiver Isolation Again

Providing 24 hour care at home for an elderly loved one is a difficult job yet one that is greatly needed. As you provide at […]

How to Celebrate Holidays with Your Alzheimer’s Parent

The holidays are usually a time of fun and happy gatherings but when your parent has Alzheimer’s this time of year can become more difficult. […]

Three Ways to Never Suffer from Caregiver Isolation Again

Providing 24 hour care at home for an elderly loved one is a difficult job yet one that is greatly needed. As you provide at […]

6 Steps to End Alzheimer’s Caregiver Fatigue

Caregiving for loved ones who are suffering from chronic illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease, can be demanding and stressful. Many caregivers of loved ones sacrifice large […]

Caring for An Aging Parent When You Are an Only Child

Making the right care decisions for an aging parent is generally a family matter. In most cases, adult children will gather together to discuss their […]

Music and Alzheimer’s Disease

I’m like most people when it comes to music. I love it. I listen to music driving in my car, working in the office and […]

A Simple Way to Keep Your Elderly Loved One Safe from Medication Overdose

Prescription medications are an essential part of life and they can help elderly patients live less painful and more productive lives. According to the Mayo […]

Three Tips to Help Seniors Adjust to a New Caregiver

It is estimated that there are as many as 65.7 million people being cared for in homes across the United States, according to statistics from […]

How to Decrease Risk Of Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores)

I went golfing recently and after the round, I noticed a blister forming on my left hand. My initial reaction was to laugh it off […]

The Importance of Summer Hydration For Seniors

I’ve always looked forward to the summer months. The long days and warmer weather give me more time to be active outdoors whether it’s doing […]

Smart Downsizing Tips For Seniors

As a senior home care professional, I know the day will eventually come when the children are gone and the house we live in will be more than my wife and I need. It will be a bittersweet moment.

Researchers find new ways to improve moods in dementia patients, caregivers

University of Wisconsin researchers found new non-pharmacological interventions to improve dementia patient and caregiver moods.

The Importance of Summer Hydration For Seniors

Older people and those caring for them should always be on the alert for signs of dehydration. The reason why is because as we age, we become less sensitive to feelings of thirst

A Simple Way to Keep Your Elderly Loved One Safe from Medication Overdose

Prescription medications are an essential part of life and they can help elderly patients live less painful and more productive lives. According to the Mayo […]

Three Tips to Help Seniors Adjust to a New In-Home Caregiver

3 Tips to Help Seniors Adjust to New In-Home Caregivers. Whether you need to supplement the care you provide or need to make a change, introducing a new caregiver can be somewhat difficult. Seniors may not be welcome to changes. There are several things you can do to help make the adjustment easier.

Three Ways To Avoid Caregiver Isolation

Providing 24 hour care at home for an elderly loved one is a difficult job yet one that is greatly needed. As you provide at home care services, you are likely to become more involved in care giving while spending less time doing the things you enjoy.

6 Steps to Avoid Caregiver Fatigue

Being an in home Caregiver for loved ones who are suffering from chronic illnesses can be demanding and stressful. Many caregivers of loved ones sacrifice […]

Is Your Senior at Risk for IBS?

Approximately 1 and 7 people throughout the United States is currently living with irritable bowel syndrome, but experts estimate that fewer than 50% of these […]

Decreasing Family Caregiver Stress Through Journaling

Journaling can help to reduce a family caregiver’s stress

Why Straining to Hear Your Parent Might Be Due to Parkinson’s Disease

As your aging parent gets older, you may be accustomed to them having more difficulty hearing you or asking you to speak up, but have […]

How Can Scrapbooking Benefit Your Elderly Parent

Being a family caregiver for an elderly adult is about more than just addressing physical needs and challenges. While it is extremely important to help […]

What Household Devices Are Most Important When Your Parent is Diagnosed With Dementia?

Devices that help with dementia care can reduce your anxiety and stress. Caring for a parent with dementia is already hard. When you’re not there […]

Pets Benefit the Health, so How Do You Find the Right Pet For Your Dad?

Pets provide a level of companionship, love, and comfort. As a result, studies have shown that owning a pet can help ease feelings of loneliness […]

Financial Exploitation of the Elderly – What Does It Mean For Your Family?

Financial exploitation is a situation where someone takes or incorrectly uses money for their own gain. It’s a problem that elderly men and women face […]

Reasons to Sign Your Parents Up for Dance Classes

Get your parents out and involved with others in their community is important. Dance classes provide multiple benefits that aid a senior’s overall wellness. Here […]

Safe Holiday Shopping Tips For Seniors

Holiday gift shopping at malls, stores, and online can be a fun activity for seniors. While gift shopping for friends and loved ones can be […]

Home Care vs. Home Health Care: Understand the Difference

If you are confused about the difference between Home Care and Home Health Care, you are not alone. Many people mistakenly think they are one […]

Emergency Preparedness For Older Adults

Natural disasters and emergencies occur regularly across the United States, sometimes without advance warnings. When these events happen, lives can be dramatically upended and even […]

Explore Your Senior Citizen Centers

Retirement years can be difficult for many seniors because they have too much idle time on their hands, fewer friends and family to socialize with, […]

Health Insurance For Seniors Simplified

It’s that time of year again when seniors nationwide stress over making important decisions regarding their health insurance. Most seniors feel overwhelmed and utterly confused […]

The Benefits Of Lifelong Learning For Older Adults

Comedian George Burns once quipped that “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” While this statement was said in jest, […]

Coping With Alzheimer’s Disease Mood Swings

People with Alzheimer’s Disease may experience mood swings that can range from minor changes in behavior and personality to more severe changes that include agitation […]

How Seniors Can Fight Inflation

One of the primary causes of stress today among seniors is their worry about managing household finances during inflationary times. With the costs of essential […]

Facts About Sleep Disorders and Aging

One of the common problems associated with aging is a disruption in sleep patterns. Sleep disorders are prevalent in the elder population, affecting about 50% […]

Proper Care For Aging Feet

Maintaining mobility as you age is a key to independent living. Unfortunately, many older adults find their independent lifestyles threatened because of various foot problems […]

Safe Driving For Seniors

There is a popular misconception that senior drivers are a hazard on the highways. Fortunately, the facts state otherwise. Statistics compiled by public and private […]

Safe Travel Tips For Seniors

With the vacation season in high gear, more seniors are taking to the roads, trains, cruise ships, and airports to visit friends and family. The […]

Smart Cleaning Tips For Senior Living

Household chores can be strenuous no matter what your age but for many older people, the tasks necessary to keep your home clean and safe […]

Living Well With Arthritis

Arthritis is the most common medical condition that affects older adults. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that about half of adults 65 years […]

Bone Health And Older Adults

Whenever a group of older adults gather to socialize, at some point in time the conversations will invariably gravitate toward the struggles some are having […]

Hot Weather Safety For Older Adults

Summer is a fun, active time for people who enjoy outdoor activities. For people aged 60 and older, summer can also be a time of […]

Straight Talk About Senior Hearing Loss

Most people know someone in their family or social circle that is dealing with hearing loss. Age related hearing loss (also known as Presbycusis) is […]

The Facts About Vitamin And Mineral Supplements For Seniors

A healthy diet is important at any age because it provides the body with the nutrients it needs to maintain sound physical and mental health. […]

How To Manage Stress And Anxiety

Everyone suffers from episodes of stress and anxiety at various times in their lives. Feeling stressed or anxious are normal, short-term emotional responses that people […]

Skin Care Tips For Seniors

One of the most visible signs associated with aging are changes to the skin. While everyone ages differently due to their genetics, changes to the […]

Preventing The Aches And Pains Of Aging

It happens to everyone past a certain age. We get out of bed one morning and the spring in our step is gone and replaced […]

What Seniors Need To Know About Vaccines

Our immune system is our body’s main line of defense against biological invaders such as viruses, bacteria and other things that can make us ill. […]

What Seniors Need To Know About Cataracts

You might notice that when driving at night, the headlights of approaching vehicles have a starburst or halo effect around them. When you sit down […]

Better Sleep For Older Adults

How we sleep plays a vital role in our ability to maintain optimal health. Healthy sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being because […]

What To Know When Caring For Someone With Dementia

Dementia is an insidious disease. It can destroy the very fabric of someone’s humanity, stealing away their personality, memories, and dignity. If a spouse, family […]

Know The Early Signs Of Dementia

Being occasionally forgetful is a normal sign of aging. What is not normal is when memory loss begins interfering with someone’s ability to function normally […]

How To Avoid Caregiver Burnout

Whether you are a caregiver that is a family member or paid, the work you do is life changing. Caring for someone who needs help […]

Tips On Bringing Seniors Home From The Hospital

Being discharged from the hospital is a relief for seniors and their families, but it can also be a stressful time because of the challenges […]

Physical Fitness For Seniors

There comes a day in everyone’s life when Father Time catches up to Mother Nature. It’s just another way of saying that eventually, the day […]

Music Helps Seniors Stay Healthy

It has been said that music is good for the soul. That may be true, but according to medical research, it is also good for […]

Medication Management For Seniors

Did I or didn’t I? That’s a question that a lot of seniors ask themselves when it’s time to take a prescribed medication. You mull […]

Smart Financial Planning For Older Adults

Running out of money during their golden years is one of the biggest fears seniors have today. It is a valid and serious concern. As […]

Volunteering Opportunities For Seniors

Most people daydream all their working lives about retirement. They look forward to when they can leave their jobs behind and spend their days doing […]

Seniors And Problem Gambling

Casinos today are like convenience stores. They are popping up everywhere across the country, conveniently located, and open for business 24/7/365. While the proliferation of […]

Resolutions For A Great Senior New Year

It is that time again when the calendar flips the page to a new year and people everywhere make a list of resolutions that few […]

The Best Gift To Give An Older Loved Ones

When the birthday of an elder loved one approaches or the holiday season comes around, families everywhere struggle to answer the same age-old question: what […]

Fall Prevention For Older Adults

Injuries from falls are a serious threat to the health of older adults in the United States. In 2020, over 36,000 deaths were reported from […]

Healthy Aging Made Easy

Eventually, it happens to everyone. You wake up one morning and realize you are old. For many people, it’s an unsettling revelation because they never […]

How To Brighten The Holiday Spirits Of Seniors

Most people welcome the holiday season as a wonderful time of the year. It’s when families and friends gather to shop, bake, decorate and enjoy […]

How To Guard Against Senior Frauds and Scams

It seems as if not a day goes by without a news story about an elderly person being victimized by fraudsters and scammers. Some of […]

How To Protect Your Senior Loved Ones From Isolation And Loneliness

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, many people across the United States and the world experienced first-hand the anguish of social isolation and loneliness. They were […]

Why Seniors Need Technology In Their Lives

“I don’t need it.” “I don’t like it.” “I don’t trust it.” If someone in your family is of senior age, you’re probably heard one […]

Six Tips For Seniors On How To Beat Inflation

Most people and families today are struggling financially while trying to keep pace with inflation. For seniors living on fixed incomes, the challenge of maintaining […]

The Importance of Proactive Physical Therapy For Seniors

Mention the words physical therapy to a group of seniors and most will react the same way – with an eyeroll or a frown. It’s […]

Make Technology Senior Friendly

Many seniors are set in the ways and there may be no better example of this than in their reluctance to embrace new technologies. Older […]

Cooking With Seniors

Seniors love routines. For most older adults, routines are repetitions of familiar things that they do on a regular basis. These can be simple things […]

Make Bathrooms Senior Friendly

Aging in place at home and living as independently as possible is a goal of most seniors. Unfortunately, one of the primary reasons older adults […]

Social Media A Plus For Seniors

Social media is something most people today use to stay connected with friends and family. Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any of the other […]

How to Beat the High Cost of Funerals

Benjamin Franklin is credited with the famous quote that “nothing is certain in life except death and taxes.” It’s a wise adage that many seniors […]

The Importance of Playtime for Seniors

When we hear the word “playtime”, most people conjure up images of toddlers and young children engaging in fun activities inside and out of the […]

How To Avoid Caregiver Burnout

The Signs Of Caregiver Burnout It’s something that happens to even the best caregivers. You wake up in the morning feeling physically, emotionally and mentally […]

Coping With Loneliness In Older Adults

Everyone suffers through periods of loneliness at some points in their lives. It’s a natural condition of being human to feel the pains of separation […]

Safe Gardening Tips For Seniors

It’s springtime and all over the country, seniors are shaking off the winter blues and venturing outdoors to begin beautifying their lawns and gardens. It’s […]

Protecting Seniors from Scams

Financial exploitation of seniors is a serious problem. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly how much money senior citizens are scammed out of each year, but […]

Smart Financial Planning For Seniors

One of the greatest fears that seniors have today is outliving their money. For many older adults, advances in healthcare has been a double-edged sword. […]

When It’s Time To Consider Home Care

When elder loved ones reach a point in life when they want to live independently but can no longer adequately care for themselves, what typically […]

Eating Well For Older Adults

Eating balanced, nutritional meals is a key to good health at any age. For seniors, eating well is especially important. A proper diet of the […]

Winter Safety Tips for Seniors

It’s that time of year again. Winter has arrived and weather advisories about snow, ice and chilling temperatures are everyday news for most parts of […]

Communicating Better with Seniors

As someone who has spent the better part of my adult life in the senior care professions, I’ve learned firsthand that effectively communicating with older […]

The Importance Of Activities For Daily Living

Most of us take all the mundane things we do in our daily lives for granted. We get up in the morning, make our beds, […]

Three Ways to Never Suffer from Caregiver Isolation Again

Providing 24 hour care at home for an elderly loved one is a difficult job yet one that is greatly needed. As you provide at […]

How to Celebrate Holidays with Your Alzheimer’s Parent

The holidays are usually a time of fun and happy gatherings but when your parent has Alzheimer’s this time of year can become more difficult. […]

Three Ways to Never Suffer from Caregiver Isolation Again

Providing 24 hour care at home for an elderly loved one is a difficult job yet one that is greatly needed. As you provide at […]

6 Steps to End Alzheimer’s Caregiver Fatigue

Caregiving for loved ones who are suffering from chronic illnesses, including Alzheimer’s disease, can be demanding and stressful. Many caregivers of loved ones sacrifice large […]

Caring for An Aging Parent When You Are an Only Child

Making the right care decisions for an aging parent is generally a family matter. In most cases, adult children will gather together to discuss their […]

Music and Alzheimer’s Disease

I’m like most people when it comes to music. I love it. I listen to music driving in my car, working in the office and […]

A Simple Way to Keep Your Elderly Loved One Safe from Medication Overdose

Prescription medications are an essential part of life and they can help elderly patients live less painful and more productive lives. According to the Mayo […]

Three Tips to Help Seniors Adjust to a New Caregiver

It is estimated that there are as many as 65.7 million people being cared for in homes across the United States, according to statistics from […]

How to Decrease Risk Of Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores)

I went golfing recently and after the round, I noticed a blister forming on my left hand. My initial reaction was to laugh it off […]

The Importance of Summer Hydration For Seniors

I’ve always looked forward to the summer months. The long days and warmer weather give me more time to be active outdoors whether it’s doing […]

Smart Downsizing Tips For Seniors

As a senior home care professional, I know the day will eventually come when the children are gone and the house we live in will be more than my wife and I need. It will be a bittersweet moment.

Researchers find new ways to improve moods in dementia patients, caregivers

University of Wisconsin researchers found new non-pharmacological interventions to improve dementia patient and caregiver moods.

The Importance of Summer Hydration For Seniors

Older people and those caring for them should always be on the alert for signs of dehydration. The reason why is because as we age, we become less sensitive to feelings of thirst

A Simple Way to Keep Your Elderly Loved One Safe from Medication Overdose

Prescription medications are an essential part of life and they can help elderly patients live less painful and more productive lives. According to the Mayo […]

Three Tips to Help Seniors Adjust to a New In-Home Caregiver

Three Ways To Avoid Caregiver Isolation

6 Steps to Avoid Caregiver Fatigue

Being an in home Caregiver for loved ones who are suffering from chronic illnesses can be demanding and stressful. Many caregivers of loved ones sacrifice […]

Is Your Senior at Risk for IBS?

Approximately 1 and 7 people throughout the United States is currently living with irritable bowel syndrome, but experts estimate that fewer than 50% of these […]

Decreasing Family Caregiver Stress Through Journaling

Journaling can help to reduce a family caregiver’s stress

Why Straining to Hear Your Parent Might Be Due to Parkinson’s Disease

As your aging parent gets older, you may be accustomed to them having more difficulty hearing you or asking you to speak up, but have […]

How Can Scrapbooking Benefit Your Elderly Parent

Being a family caregiver for an elderly adult is about more than just addressing physical needs and challenges. While it is extremely important to help […]

What Household Devices Are Most Important When Your Parent is Diagnosed With Dementia?

Devices that help with dementia care can reduce your anxiety and stress. Caring for a parent with dementia is already hard. When you’re not there […]

Pets Benefit the Health, so How Do You Find the Right Pet For Your Dad?

Pets provide a level of companionship, love, and comfort. As a result, studies have shown that owning a pet can help ease feelings of loneliness […]

Financial Exploitation of the Elderly – What Does It Mean For Your Family?

Financial exploitation is a situation where someone takes or incorrectly uses money for their own gain. It’s a problem that elderly men and women face […]

Reasons to Sign Your Parents Up for Dance Classes

Get your parents out and involved with others in their community is important. Dance classes provide multiple benefits that aid a senior’s overall wellness. Here […]

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