by mg_user | Nov 25, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
With more than one in four seniors experiencing a fall every year, promoting senior safety is now more important than ever. Since obstacles like elderly falls and medical emergencies threaten a senior’s ability to age independently, caregivers need to find ways to...
by mg_user | Nov 22, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Written by guest blogger Sadie Cornelius, SafeSmartLiving.com Our parents raise us from the day we are born well into early adulthood. However, there comes a tipping point in everyone’s life when the roles reverse. Unfortunately, it’s inevitable that our parents’...
by mg_user | Nov 4, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Written by guest blogger Caroline Maurer, SafeWise.com When you’re little and take a tumble at the playground, a Band-Aid makes you as good as new. But when you’re older, a minor fall can endanger your life. Over 25 percent of American adults over 65 fall each year,...
by mg_user | Oct 18, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Wintertime may be a nice change after the blisteringly hot days of summer, but between the freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall and the increased risk of house fires and power outages, this time of year comes with many safety hazards for the elderly living alone....
by mg_user | Oct 7, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Nearly 10,000 people turn 65 each day here in America. According to a 2015 Report on Caregiving in the United States from AARP, “an estimated 43.5 million adults in the United States have provided unpaid care to an adult or a child in the prior 12 months,” and as the...
by mg_user | Sep 16, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Whether you’ve been caring for a loved one for an extended period of time, or you recently fell into your new caregiver role, learning how to manage caregiver stress and caregiver burnout can have a great impact on your physical and emotional health. A major culprit...
