help seniors stay active when aging in place
Making Your House Safe for an Alzheimer’s Patient
If you have a loved one who is battling Alzheimer’s Disease, you know how emotionally challenging it can be to provide care on a day-to-day basis. Seeing to it that your family member gets the very best care and attention requires compassion, patience and personal...
Caregiver Resource: Orthopaedic Surgeon
In the latest installment of our Caregiver Resource series, we spoke with Dr. Adam Bitterman, an Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dr. Adam Bitterman, D.O. I am an orthopaedic surgeon and my main focus is the musculoskeletal system. My job is to keep you active and doing the...
The Caregiver’s Checklist: Vacation
As the primary caregiver for a loved one, you have a lot to keep track of. In all likelihood, you probably make a lot of checklists just to get through the day. Prescription medicine? Check. Doctor’s appointment? Check. Physical therapy? Check. All-Inclusive Caribbean...
Caregiver Resource: Occupational Therapist for Dementia
In our latest installment in the Caregiver Resource Series we spoke to Occupational Therapist, Catherine Verrier Piersol with Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Therapists “treat injured, ill,...
Take Five: Why Breaks Are Vital for Long-Term Caregivers
Life can be exhausting. There are appointments to make and keep, bills to pay, and calendar dates to juggle. Managing the day-to-day responsibilities that come along with adulthood are only made that much harder when you become a family caregiver because the added...
