For many seniors, the holidays can cause depression The holiday season is supposed to be a nurturing time for family members to reconnect and celebrate. But for many seniors, the holidays can bring feelings of sadness, loneliness and isolation. “It’s not unusual for seniors to hide their feelings of isolation and sadness from family members during the holidays because they don’t…
As a family caregiver, your responsibility is to make sure your loved one is safe, healthy and getting the care they need. Many individuals express the desire to remain in their own home as they age, a wish that can be granted with the help of professional in-home care. But selling a loved one on the idea that letting an outside caregiver—who…
Once you have evaluated and decided that you are going to need professional caregiver help with your aging parents, you need to figure out how many hours of care will be needed. If your loved one requires more than a few hours of care per day, you’ll also need to understand the distinction between caregivers who work in shifts and…
Governor Scott Walker and First Lady Tonette Walker each took a selfie as part of Project Blue November, a social media initiative to promote Diabetes Awareness Month. They will also light the Executive Residence blue as part of Project Blue November, a program raising awareness about Type 1 diabetes. More information about Project Blue November can be found at their…
Whenever you visit your aging parents or grandparents and find new things in the house, new clothes or shopping bags on display, your concerns are valid. Just like millennia’s have problems with shopping, aging adults sometimes do too. The fact is, shopping is a highly communal activity, and aging individuals need company & contact just as much as anyone else,…
With Veterans Day approaching us (11/11), I wanted to see what kind of help veterans can avail via veteran’s pension program and how Assisting Hands can help with that. From the latest statistics, over 1.5 million veterans and their surviving spouses are eligible for over twenty two billions of dollars a year in VA pensions to help pay for long-term…
Once it becomes clear that your elderly loved one requires additional help, you will be faced with several options for providing them the assistance they need. One option your family can turn to get In Home Care for the Elderly Loved One. There are couple different types of home care, each of which has varying costs and may provide an elder…
Everyone is getting Old! Families of aging adults have to take into consideration some signs that may lead them to becoming a caregiver for a loved one. There are typically two scenarios in which a family member has to take on caregiver role and provide Extra Help to their aging parents: Speedy Dash: A speedy Dash into caregiving is triggered…
Ever since starting the Assisting Hands of Menomonee Falls, I have had the privilege of talking to many palliative care nurses and caregivers. All of them shared common observation about their patients, who were with them from as little as three weeks to a max of twelve weeks. All of the nurses told me that people grow a lot when they are…
