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Why Your Senior Does Not Want Your Help

When you offer help to your senior and she turns you down over and over, that gets upsetting. It can help to understand what might be behind that refusal so that you can correct any misconceptions. Elderly Care Sylvania OH - Why Your Senior Does Not Want Your Help She Really Believes She’s Doing Fine Believe it or not, your elderly family member may honestly see herself as doing quite fine on her own. She may realize that she’s facing some challenges, [...]

How to Tell Your Senior’s Living Situation Doesn’t Work for Her Anymore

Once your senior’s living situation no longer works for her, you might already have some suggestions for her. But if she’s not ready to move just yet and she still isn’t okay on her own, you may need to make other changes. Here are some of the signs that you at least need to talk with her. Elder Care Marion OH - How to Tell Your Senior’s Living Situation Doesn’t Work for Her Anymore Her Safety Is Compromised Your elder’s safety is one [...]

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What Anxiety Might Look Like for Your Senior

Anxiety might not have been a problem for your senior in the past, but many aging adults do develop issues with anxiety. Understanding a little about anxiety and what it looks like can help you to be there for your senior as she deals with it. Homecare Sylvania OH - What Anxiety Might Look Like for Your Senior There Doesn’t Have to Be a “Reason” One of the biggest misconceptions about anxiety in general is that there needs to be a reason [...]

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Which States Are Planning Ahead to Prevent a Crisis in Caregiving?

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for elder care aides is increasing. In the next 10 years, they forecast a 41 percent increase in the number of workers needed. In 2016, there were more than 2.9 million jobs, and it's expected to increase by more than 1.2 million within the next decade. Elder Care Sylvania OH - Which States Are Planning Ahead to Prevent a Crisis in Caregiving? There are a few things that concern experts. One [...]

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Why Do You Need Respite Care as a Parent of a Child with Special Needs?

If you're still not sure what respite care might be able to do for you if you're a parent and a caregiver, then these suggestions could help you see the importance. Caregiver Maumee OH - Why Do You Need Respite Care as a Parent of a Child with Special Needs? You Need to Get to the Doctor Yourself Caregivers of all types are notorious for neglecting their own health and well-being in favor of the people they're taking care of every day. [...]

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Is it Possible to Share the Workload of Caregiving?

So often caregivers do the lion’s share of what needs to be done because they just feel as if that’s what they need to do. You might also feel as if you don’t have the help or the support that you need. That might be true, but there could be other options available to you to fill in those blanks. Caregiver Toledo OH - Is it Possible to Share the Workload of Caregiving? Determine Who Can Help Do a brainstorming exercise where [...]

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