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Most Popular Articles on this site
Reader Favorites: The most popular and most widely read articles from all departments are gathered here so you can find them quickly and easily.
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Warning Signs - What to Look For
Because we love them, we don't want to embarrass our seniors or put them on the spot, yet we have real concerns about their safety and ability to cope. We're looking for clues to how things are going. Having a checklist of "What To Look For" gives us a tool to start with and helps us focus. . . . keep reading
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Standard Walker or Rolling Walker: What Kind of Walker is Best For Your Senior?
Rolling walkers with hand brakes and built-in seats are now all the rage among our seniors. Visit a senior residence and you'll see real competition for the fanciest rolling walker with the most bells and whistles. The poor resident with a standard walker simply can't compete, even with those snazzy tennis ball cups on the walker feet. Should you get a rolling walker for your senior, too? . . . keep reading
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What is the Difference Between Delirium and Dementia?
Confusion, memory loss, disorientation...dementia causes these symptoms, and so does delirium. Although they may look the same at any one moment, they are not the same, and one of them can be the sign of an emergency that needs to be attended to immediately. . . . keep reading
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Families and Nursing Homes Often Conflict About Bed Rails and Safety
Every time Norma Washington visited her mother in the nursing home she would find the bed rails down. "The reason my mother was there in the first place was she took a fall at home and injured her back," says Washington. "I don't want her falling out of bed and hurting herself again. Every time I visited I would put the bed rails back up before I left, and every time I came back they would be down again. I finally had it out with the nurse." . . . keep reading
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What Your Area Agency on Aging Can Do For You
With the exception of places like your ElderCare Team site and a few others like it, there is no real single information resource for what we call the "eldercare maze." The various Area Agencies on Aging are the closest thing we have to a publically supported "gateway," yet far too few people know just what they can offer to caregivers. . . . keep reading
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How to Put On Compression Stockings
Many a caregiver has told me that next to incontinent care, the daily ritual of putting compression hose on was one of the hardest physical things they had to do for their elder. Many wondered just why these hose had to be so darned tight and hard to use. There are some tricks to putting on compression hose that make the job a bit easier. . . . keep reading
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Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs): First Alert For Senior Caregivers
Every adult who lives independently has several complex tasks to accomplish on a regular basis. The "experts" have chosen to call these activities "instrumental activities of daily living," or IADLs. A person who is having trouble managing one or more of their personal IADLs is signaling to you that all is not well. If you can begin the planning process at the point when IADLs begin to be a problem, you can probably avoid the need for a crash course in senior care planning during a crisis, when you and your senior will certainly have fewer options. . . . keep reading
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Assessing Pain in the Elderly
Older adults often develop several conditions that can cause chronic pain. While hip, knee and low back pain are most familiar, heart disease, chronic lung disease, as well as diabetes-related neuropathy, cancer and skin ulcers are also common causes of chronic pain. While it would appear obvious that a good assessment of someone's pain is important, how does a caregiver manage it when communication is impaired? . . . keep reading
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Geriatric Care Managers: What They Haven't Told You
Hiring a GCM for advice and help with senior care is often the best thing a caregiver can do for an aging relative. Knowing what to watch for and what to ask a prospective GCM will put you on the fast track to finding the right Geriatric Care Manager for your particular needs. . . . keep reading
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