Senior Care Advice

How to Provide Care for a Loved One without Straining Family Relationships

Any way you slice it, caring for elderly relatives can create a messy family dynamic. If you’ve been shouldering most of the caregiving burden alone, here’s how to let family members know that you could use their help without damaging your relationships.

Coping When a Loved One Has Hearing Loss

According to the National Institutes of Health, roughly 25% of all Americans aged 65 to 74 suffer from some form of hearing loss. For those 75-and-over, the rate is one out of two. If you’re currently caring for an aging in place elderly loved one with a hearing impairment, keeping the lines of communication open [...]

Talking to Dad about Home Care Services for Mom

Your mother and father have been married for over 60 years. They met shortly after he returned home from World War II, fell in love, and were quickly married. For the most part, they had a wonderful marriage, but they certainly had challenges along the way. Your mother recently suffered from a stroke and while [...]

By |2025-08-18T13:07:09-04:00February 15, 2018|Categories: Senior Care Advice|Tags: |

Talking to Relatives About Home Care for Elderly Loved Ones

Mary knew that it was time to talk to her sisters about their father's failing health, but she dreaded the conversation. He'd been declining for months, but since her sisters lived all across the country, they hadn't seen the problem for themselves. Home care was the right option, but she had a feeling that her [...]

By |2024-03-18T13:29:22-04:00December 4, 2017|Categories: Senior Care Advice|Tags: |

Supporting your Parent after a Fall

Elder Care in Chapel Hill NC Falls are the number one cause of injury among the elderly population. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is admitted to the emergency center due to a fall. But while the physical effects such as hip fractures and broken bones can be devastating, sometimes it is the emotional wounds [...]

By |2024-03-18T13:31:12-04:00February 2, 2017|Categories: Injury Prevention & Home Safety, Senior Care Advice|Tags: |
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