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Tips on Long Distance Care
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Tips for Long Distance Senior Care
Caring for far away loved ones can be quite the challenge. If you live far away from someone that you care about and they need constant attention, then check out some of these helpful long distance senior care tips. It is always important to understand how your loved one may feel about being cared for from a distance. The most crucial thing you can do is put yourself in their shoes and take into account how they feel about the situation. Your life will be affected, but theirs will be affected even more than yours. Always keep this in mind, even when caring from someone close by. These things are not always easy to deal with and it is important to remember what matters most to you and your loved one: being there for each other and loving one another.
Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Facts
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Understanding the Difference – Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease of the brain. It is the leading cause of dementia, which is a term for a group of symptoms including memory loss, impaired judgment, loss of language, and reduced motor skills. There is currently no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
Time Management and You
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When our brains age, it may become tougher to remember things that you easily used to remember. To prevent this, there are many different things you can do to both strengthen your memory and improve your time management skills. Check out our previous post that focused on improving your mental health from a couple of weeks ago for some tips on how to keep your memory sharp. This week’s post focuses on time management and what you can do to improve it while bettering yourself.
New Advancements in Alzheimer’s Treatment
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There are many new advancements in the medical field every single day. Many of these advancements are extremely surprising to a lot of people. It can be quite exciting when someone finds a possible treatment that is not only effective, but also easy to obtain and relatively cheap. That is exactly what happened to Dr. Mary Newport and her husband, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Strength and Weight Training for Seniors
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This week, we will be focusing on weight training safety and techniques that are good for seniors. Some seniors, especially the ones that have been exercising consistently for a long period of time, may want to consider doing as much weight training as possible. Weight training is a great way to keep your muscles working and your blood flowing. Not only can it help your muscles, but it can also help your balance and coordination, so you can prevent a fall before it happens. Mixing weight training with cardio every week is a great way to balance out your routine.
Physical Exercise for Seniors – Adding Positivity into Your Life
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As a person begins to age, having a lifestyle that is active, becomes more important. Physical exercise for seniors done regularly will aid in boosting energy, maintaining independence, and helping with managing any symptoms of pain or illness. This may even reverse some of the problems of aging. Not only is exercise good for the body, but recent studies are showing more and more that exercise is also good for the mind, memory as well as the mood. It does not matter if you are managing any illness or enjoying good health, there are many methods of becoming more active, improving fitness as well as confidence.
Many have heard of physical exercise for seniors being important for those who are older, but they simply don’t know where to start. You are not alone as many seniors feel the same way. Many of them become discouraged by barriers to fitness like chronic health problems or conditions and are also worried about falls or injuries. If you are a person who has never exercised before, it is daunting to think about where to begin. Or perhaps an ongoing health disability or problem keeps you from being active as you believe you are too old or frail.
Although it is understandable that you might feel this way, it is also important to remember that you cannot afford not to get up and get moving. Research is showing how physical exercise for seniors is important to stay energetic, strong, and healthy as you begin to age. It is important to have someone with you just to be safe. Most seniors feel confident with a caregiver that knows how to manage and prevent an eventual fall.
It does not matter what is your current physical condition or your age, you will benefit from any exercise. To get rewards from physical exercise for seniors does not mean workouts that are strenuous or frequent trips to a gym. It is about adding more activity and movement to your life – even in very small ways. It does not matter if you are fighting an illness, housebound or generally healthy; there are plenty of easy ways to keep your body in good motion and continuing to progress in your health. All you need to do is get educated on the subject and taking a serious initiative to restore and improve your health and fitness as you start aging.
Alzheimer Care Services – Making Lives Better
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Alzheimer Care Services
Research is beginning to show that Alzheimer Care Services result best when the person with the disease is kept in surroundings that are familiar, as it helps in managing the problems of memory loss.
Alzheimer Care Services offer a patient-centered approach to the care of people with Alzheimer and this has been backed by advanced research. This, together with proper education, is able to help seniors to cope with all the challenges of beginning to live with Alzheimer’s. It contributes to their well being that they continue to do what they can when they can still manage on their own in their own home.
The primary care-giver should encourage engagement, help provide meals that are nutritious, pamper social communications, and provide activities that stimulate the mind of the patient. While at the same time managing changes in behaviors, honoring who the senior was in life prior to this dreadful disease and supporting the family also turns out to be a great assistance for the patient as well as the family.
Alzheimer Care Services offer assistance with restoring and increasing the little simple pleasures of life – for instance, a walk in the park or a ride in the car or simply spending time in the backyard talking and engaging with the patient. These activities improve abilities and independence of a patient and are considered some of the very best non-medical treatments for those in the beginning stages of this disease.
If the primary care giver needs help, they should get professional help from Alzheimer Care Services or locate a support group in the area. Advancare’s In home Senior Care is a network with a person-centered approach to the care of Alzheimer backed by advanced education and research. This Alzheimer training program is unique and effective, which is developed as part of the CARE or “Changing Aging through Research and Education” program.
There are numerous organizations with a focus on Alzheimer’s disease and offer a great quantity of information, education, and support for affected individuals, caregivers, and families. Approaching them can be one of the best solutions leading to a better care for the patients suffering from the disease, as well as the families trying to provide care and support to them.
Professional Assistance in Dementia Care is a Great Idea
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Professional Assistance in Dementia Care
Dementia care for a family member with this disease is physically and emotionally tiring. In fact, it is this way for the entire family and is often referred as “family disease” due to the fact the children, spouses, and other members of the family are so often the ones who have to give the necessary care day-to-day.
Providing dementia care for a family member can be physically and emotionally exhausting for everyone, especially the major caregiver who needs to get plenty of rest. As this disease gets worse and involves many changes that are upsetting, it takes a heavier and heavier toll on family life, finances, job and the caregiver’s mental and physical health. However, a balanced and thoughtful approach can reduce the stress and also help loved ones remain as comfortable as possible.
The family should continue to learn about dementia care and its symptoms, as this will give you the best chance to be able to handle any difficult problems that will develop. Each difficulty should be tackled separately, beginning with the most annoying problem first.
You will need to accept how the nature of this disease is ever-changing. Something in dementia care that works well today will probably not work next week. This makes adaptation very important. For instance, if your loved one no longer uses a spoon or fork, but is able to eat with fingers, serve finger foods as often as possible. Your two best associates in your caring endeavors need to be common sense as well as creativity.
It is important that stress in the family be avoided as much as possible. Once stress takes over, dementia care can quickly get out of hand. Then there is the fact that when it all becomes too much for the major caregiver and the entire family, it might be time to seek another solution for taking care of your loved one.
There are many professional health care providers who specialize in assisting and caring people plagued with diseases like dementia. They are able to better cope with all the physical and psychological hardships associated with such issues because of their knowledge and specialized training. So, rendering their professional assistance for dementia care can be a better idea, not only for someone who is suffering from the disease, but for the whole family.
