Elder Care Articles

Family » Elder Care | By Tom Sample @ Friday, 19th May 2006 @ 3:11 PM

With more and more people living longer and longer, the question of quality of life is a constant concern. Some older people choose to grab life by the horns and soak up every second. Others are simply unable to do so. Still others choose to let little things get in the way of living and then watch as these problems snowball to take away their mobility and independence. For those who want to enjoy life to the fullest, sometimes a little help is needed in the form of devices such as electric whee... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Phyllis Wasserman @ Monday, 15th May 2006 @ 1:21 PM

Healthy eating and nutrition for the elderly is greatly impacted by several factors, one of them being a change in body composition. During the later years in life, the body will lose bone and muscle and gain fat because the hormones aren't very active anymore. There are many factors which hinder an elderly person's health. The information below will help you to lead a healthy life - no matter how old you may be. Water Water in the body decre... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Richard Stooker @ Friday, 12th May 2006 @ 3:30 AM

Senior citizens are at high risk of catching bird flu during a pandemic because their immune systems are weaker due to their age. While it's true that not many bird flu victims of the current strain of H5N1 have been elderly, that's probably because it's in countries where the life expectancy is lower than in developed countries, so there just aren't as many elderly people. Plus, they are not as likely to have direct contact with living or uncooked chickens. How... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Trevor Kassulke @ Monday, 27th March 2006 @ 1:00 AM

Are you in a wheelchair, and long to dig in the dirt and create flowering beauty and grow far more zucchini than you can give away? Or are your knees just starting to age and even though you've loved gardening all your life, you're having more trouble getting up and down and are afraid you'll have to give up gardening altogether? Did you botch the last pruning of your roses because of the worsening arthritis in your hands? Welcome to the world of the physically challenged g... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Rene Graeber @ Monday, 20th March 2006 @ 1:30 PM

You might be overwhelmed by the number of retirement locations offered across the country. Each of which may provide everything you need or the best comfort and amenities you are looking for. You might be confused on which of the retirement locations you would like to spend your retirement age. Make a checklist of the things you need to help you narrow down your choices. This will help you to not overlook the important things that you need to consider. First li... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Friday, 3rd March 2006 @ 4:00 AM

Finding an appropriate retirement home could waste you precious time and money. So make sure you’re ready to plan for this major change. Retirement homes are usually developed as a condominium or a compound of properties, but are these the only options for you? There are five elements that you should consider before buying retirement properties. 1. Location The setting of the retirement home is important because you will want a home that has good proximity to hospitals, shopping m... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Friday, 3rd March 2006 @ 3:58 AM

Going through life’s sunset presents many daunting challenges and consequences. You will have to face financial constraints and inflexibility due to limited source of income, fixed social security benefits, facing the high cost of health care and preparing all those legal documents through power of attorney in cases when you can no longer carry out duties normally attributed to a healthy person. 1. Types of Senior Housing One of the things that concern most people reaching old ag... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Ray La Foy @ Friday, 3rd March 2006 @ 12:55 AM

As of Jan. 1, 2006, the federal government expanded Medicare coverage with the launch of the Medicare Part D program. This program enables seniors to get the prescriptions they need, when they need them with the benefit of an insurance program that can really help lessen the annual costs for drugs. To take advantage of the program, however, Medicare recipients have to navigate a system that seems a little confusing on the surface. To begin to understand how the new Medicare program works,... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Sunday, 19th February 2006 @ 3:34 AM

Caring for the elderly can be daunting and challenging at times. It is something to that everybody has something to worry about sometime. Everyone gets old in each and every family, and at the very least, most people have a relative of an advanced age. This stage poses a lot of uncertainty and behavioral change that the person himself/herself is unaware and can hardly control. 1. Theory on Behavioral Change Among Elderly Each of life’s stages are characterized by unprecedented beh... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Saturday, 18th February 2006 @ 6:23 PM

Each retiree has different needs, preferred leisure, abilities, and financial support. Most of them have only one thing in mind: comfortable living. Although many of the retirement homes in Florida offer the same benefits, the difference is the kind of retirement plan you would want to have. 1. Active retirement This class comprises of independent seniors wanting to live in a retirement community. The main purpose of this type of community is to provide the seniors with active soc... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 5:49 AM

Q. When do you need a care facility? A. A residential care facility should be taken into account when at least one of the following circumstances happens: - Your elderly relative requires and demands twenty four hour of continuous care and attention. - Your elderly relative can not anymore cope up with the activities of day-to-day living such as eating, bathing, using the toilet, changing etc. - Your elderly relative is more likely to have either physical or verbal violent out b... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 5:47 AM

What exactly is incontinence? Incontinence is an apparent loss of the body’s ability to control fecal or urinal activity. People suffering from fecal incontinence are unable to control bowel movements, and are unable to keep the stool from involuntary escaping from their anus or urine drawing involuntarily from their bladder. Likewise, people suffering from urinary incontinence are unable to control the flow of urine from their bladder. This results to unexpected wetting and may expose o... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 5:33 AM

Assisted living is simply finding help in the form of a care giver or a family member assigned to assist an elder who with illness or diminished mental ability is no longer capable of living an independent life. Depending as to the circumstances involved, an elder may also be sent to a nursing home or a community of professionals wherein she can be well taken care of. As an elder, know how to decide between assisted living in your children’s home or in a residential home. Ask these ques... more...

Family » Elder Care | By John Morris @ Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 5:31 AM

There are many things to consider before you purchase a wheelchair. Regardless of whether you want a manual or powered chair, consider the following: 1. Folding or rigid frames? On manual chairs, folding frames are the usual conventional type having an X brace in the center allowing the frame to be folded sideways. Folding is simple, but a chair of this type tends to be bulky as well as quite heavy. New versions of lighter materials are now available, but regardless of this point ... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Suzanne Holman @ Thursday, 26th January 2006 @ 6:57 PM

This article gives ten ways to help achieve a safe and joyful air travel experience with your elderly parent. This is based on personal experience with my own 91-year-old mother. After having some rather stressful trips with my mother, I have made conscious efforts to create more joy in our travels. My goal was to reduce the frustration for my mother and for myself. 1. Include your parent in the planning stage of making reservations for rooms. Some parents prefer having a separ... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Hege Crowton @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 11:10 PM

For years many people look forward to the day they can retire but the same can not be said about becoming a senior. Although many actually become seniors before they retire, there is something about this word that just don’t sit right with most people approaching that age. Getting old, might be what comes to mind, even though it is far from the thruth. These are supposed to be the “golden years” and should therefore be looked forward to. Things you have wanted to do or see for years are k... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Elodia Tate @

I once heard that if you give up hope on someone, you are slamming the door on the face of God. Have you ever done that? Have you ever thought “Oh, he’ll never change.” I know I have. One example is how I felt about my father. I often joke about English being a second language to both my parents. Spanish being my mothers first and English being a second language to my father, because he grew up in Louisiana. The southern part of Louisiana. Therefore I am ... more...

Family » Elder Care | By Hege Crowton @

Senior citizens today are much more inclined to buy on the web than in the past. This growing part of society can have a huge impact on your business if you market to them in the right way. One way to get their attention is to write articles geared towards the needs of seniors showing them how your products can help solve their problems. These kinds of articles are sought after by webmasters to augment their websites or send out to their email lists. At the bottom of your arti... more...

Family » Elder Care | By James Hunt @

It is imperative for your relative that you spend a substantial amount of time investigate nursing homes prior to you sending them to one. Do not judge the nursing home on the basis of a directed visit or the pleasant furnishings or pretty material features of the facility. You should locate at least one occupant that you can visit in the facility. This will assist you in assessing the facility exclusive of a guided tour. Walk up and down the halls and talk to bedridden people and individ... more...