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Spring is peeking it's warm face around the corner and now is a great time to start preparing your aging loved one for spring. Even though temperatures are on the rise, spring brings a lot of wet, volatile weather that most senior citizens neglect to address adequately without assistance from their caregivers.
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If you’re a caregiver for a senior parent, you have a lot of challenges managing your time, resources and energy. And if you’re a senior yourself, you know that caring for an aging parent can come during a period of your life when you’re feeling the need to slow down and scale back.
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Caregiver Support | Health & Aging
Older adults are living longer now than previous generations. This means adult children caring for elderly parents are likely to be approaching 70 themselves. Allen Geiwitz, a 71 year-old retired computer programmer, knows the strain this can have on older adult caregivers.
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Caregiver Support | Health & Aging
Updated November 2024 The holidays are fast approaching! Your To-do list includes shopping, baking, wrapping, and other seasonal preparations. But for caregivers with an aging parent or anyone entertaining elderly loved ones this holiday, there's one more item for your list: Safety Checks! It may seem like just one more item for your To-do list, but with the suggestions below, it is easier to keep your elderly loved ones safe this holiday season.
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Caregiver Support | Health & Aging
Technology is a great resource for caregivers and seniors, especially due to the percentage of adult children caregiving from a distance. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 18 million Americans provide care to aging parents and other relatives, with 15% of these caregivers living at a distance to their loved ones. With all the difficulties caregivers face, meeting the challenges of long-distance caregiving can be overwhelming. Presbyterian Senior Living wants to help alleviate these challenges and bridge the gap between caregiver, caregivee, and how society views aging. One way we are doing this is through the use of technology.
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The holidays often bring a variety of emotions, positive and negative. For many people, the weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year can unearth feelings of sadness, loneliness and grief. For seniors especially, the holidays can evoke feelings of regret, painful memories of lost loved ones and longing for days past.
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