In this quick episode of our podcast show (it is summer after all!), we talk about why someone feels colder as they age. Often when we visit older adult's home the heat is on or it feels a lot warmer than you feel it needs to be. We often hear from people about restaurants being freezing [...] The post Why Do I Feel Colder as I Grow Older? appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
In our final episode of the four-part series on managing expectations, we talk about caregiver downtime. Caregiver downtime can be a big problem with certain families. The problem is there is often caregiver downtime where the caregiver will read, or do something quiet to occupy their time while a client it watching tv, or sleeping [...] The post Managing Expectations: Caregiver Downtime appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
In last week's episode, we spoke about low-hour cases. This week we are talking about challenges and expectations of high hour cases. Next week will be live-in care and the following week, downtime. This is a four-part series on managing expectations for home care services. One is not better than the other, but they each [...] The post Managing Expectations: High Hour Cases appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we are talking about managing expectations with low hour cases. What often occurs with customers who are thinking of using home care services, they wish to start with shorter hours and increase if needed, which makes sense. The difficulty that arises is these customers are expecting the same experience that they would get with [...] The post Managing Expectations: Low Hour Cases appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we are going to talk about different reminiscing activities to help engage seniors with. Keeping seniors engaged and making them feel welcome and wanted often helps prevent loneliness and isolation which can lead to depression. Some of the best ways to keep senior engaged are either talking about current news, family events and reminiscing [...] The post Reminiscing Activities With Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about marijuana and seniors and the impact that will have on senior living communities Marijuana and Seniors We see new assisted living facilities that have bars in them now as these communities are not nursing homes, but condo like living complexes. As more pub styled areas become more common, what will happen [...] The post Marijuana and Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
Today we talk about downsizing for a move and what should be expected and how to go about it. Some of the topics we go over when it comes to senior downsizing are: Being supportive and think before you speak when talking about a person's items Determine how much room will there be for current [...] The post Downsizing for a Move appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .
In today's short episode, we talk about marathons, heart attacks and seniors and what they have in common. Without giving too much away, you are more likely to die of a heart attack on a marathon day than on the days before or after as this study shows. So since the Boston marathon was yesterday, [...] The post Marathons, Heart Attacks and Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
The scams targeting seniors these days are complicated and difficult to spot. There are so many different ways thieves and con-men try and steal money from unsuspected seniors. We decided to talk about what the most common ways criminals are stealing money, and not just from seniors, but from everyone. Top Scams Targeting Seniors There [...] The post Scams Targeting Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care ....
