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Family Caregiver Challenges: When Siblings Aren’t Helping

March 17, 2021/in Care Tips, Family Caregiving, Respite Care, Sandwich Generation /by Bridget Waller

One of many family caregiver challenges is difficult family dynamics.

If you’re managing all of the care for your aging parents solo while your siblings refrain from helping, you’re not alone. As a matter of fact, as many as half of all family caregivers are taking care of an aging loved one on their own, according to a recent report from AARP. It’s one of the top family caregiver challenges being faced, and can be difficult to know how to resolve. Read more

Still Having Trouble With Daily Activities After Recovering from COVID-19? Try Home Care.

September 11, 2020/in Benefits of Home Care, COVID-19, Respite Care /by Bridget Waller

Life has changed dramatically for all of us since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but if you have tested positive for the virus and experienced any or all of the myriad of possible symptoms, you understand how serious it is and how difficult recovery can be. Read More...

Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s What You Need to Know When Caring for Aging Parents.

July 10, 2020/in Respite Care, Sandwich Generation, Senior Safety /by Bridget Waller

Are your aging parents in need of help to ensure safety at home? Are you simultaneously trying to accommodate caring for children and family at home? Then you have the distinction of being a part of the sandwich generation – a demographic of folks, for the most part in their 30s or 40s, who are responsible for raising their own children and caring for their senior parents. Read More...

10 Ways Home Care Services Make Life Better for Seniors

January 15, 2020/in Alzhimer's Disease, Benefits of Home Care, Choosing Home Care, Dementia Care, Elder Care, Fall Prevention, Hillendale Home Care Resources, Home Care for Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Respite Care, Senior Health, Senior Safety /by Bridget Waller

Learn ten benefits of home care services for seniors.

It’s an undeniable fact: the overwhelming majority of today’s older individuals would rather age at home instead of facing a move to a nursing home or assisted living facility. And with good rationale: home care services allow older adults to experience safety and stability, while retaining the comfort and familiarity of home and their neighborhood community. Read more

6 Ways to Help Overcome Objections to Senior Home Care

December 5, 2019/in Respite Care, Senior Health, Senior Safety /by Bridget Waller

Do you have an aging loved one resisting the truth that he/she is in need of some extra help at home? One of the biggest reservations we have as we get older is the loss of control and the ability to live at home alone. Read More...

Tips for Caregivers of Dementia Patients

September 18, 2019/in Alzhimer's Disease, Benefits of Home Care, Dementia Care, Elder Care, Hillendale Home Care Resources, Respite Care, Senior Health, Senior Safety /by Bridget Waller

Sometimes, the most beneficial lessons in life come about by going through them firsthand; yet the wisdom we are able to glean from those who’ve walked a similar course before us is priceless. If you’re providing care for a family member with dementia and becoming a bit bogged down in this uncharted territory, the dementia care tips for caregivers below will help:

Discover tips for caregivers of dementia patients from Hillendale Home Care.

Dementia Care Walnut Creek Experts Recommend Approaching Senior Bathing Care with a SMILE

July 17, 2019/in Benefits of Home Care, Elder Care, Fall Prevention, Family Caregiving, Hillendale Home Care Resources, Respite Care, Senior Health, Senior Hygiene, Senior Safety /by Bridget Waller

Use the SMILE technique when approaching bathing care for seniors.

Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this: Most of your life has been devoted to taking care of and helping others – as a parent, during your career, through volunteering in your local community, and as a grandparent. After living independently and being in control of any decisions that impact your life, you now find yourself as the one who needs assistance with bathing and other daily care tasks. Imagine the vulnerability, sense of loss, and fear that may be experienced when suddenly day-to-day tasks are challenging to complete. Read more

Caregiver Burnout Is Real. Here’s How to Spot It and Avoid It.

April 15, 2019/in Benefits of Home Care, Choosing Home Care, Depression, Respite Care /by Bridget Waller

Caregiving for a senior loved one, although very rewarding, also can bring along with it a high degree of stress. The day-and-night pressure of meeting a family member’s needs can rapidly escalate to create caregiver burnout – a dangerous condition that often results in a loss of patience and in emotional outbursts, affecting not merely the caregiver herself, but her senior loved one as well. Read More...

How to Manage One of the Most Common Struggles Faced by Family Caregivers: Guilt

October 18, 2016/in Family Caregiving, Respite Care /by Bridget Waller

Most of us are juggling a number of tasks at any given time, and for caregivers, it often feels like they’re juggling knives and flaming swords on top of it. It’s natural to feel overwhelmed and guilty when you’re responsible for caring for a loved one, whether that person is your spouse or your parent. Read More...

When You’re Overwhelmed, Elderly Care is There

May 15, 2014/in Family Caregiving, Respite Care /by Bridget Waller

There are constant challenges in life. Some of them are easy to deal with, and others are far more complicated. When you have a loved one who needs some form of elderly care, you may take it upon yourself to be their elder care provider. Read More...