Selecting In-Home Care

Seniors & Senior Caregivers Find Out About Aging and the Circulatory System

As people get age the heart muscle becomes less “elastic” and weaker so it pumps with less force. To make up for this, the heart beats more frequently. (The average pulse rate of an elderly person at rest is 70 to 76 beats per minute.) The elderly also tend to have arteries that become a [...]

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Men Are Caregivers Too – Part II

Welcome back to part two of our blog post on male caregiver! In addition to the tips we provided in part I, consider the following last few tips to improve your role as a caregiver: 1) Ask for and accept help – Despite the fact that family caregivers are drowning in responsibility or are really [...]

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Siblings Turned Caregivers – How To Handle Your New Role

As an adult child of an older parent in need of extra care, the stress of becoming a caregiver can be overwhelming. Oftentimes, large families with many siblings have to find ways to share the responsibility of caring for aging parents. In a very interesting article by Lindsay Lyon as published by US News & [...]

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How to Select In-home Care for Seniors

In today’s mobile society families don’t always live close to one another. More and more, the adult children of seniors find themselves concerned about their parents living alone or getting the extra help they may need. Sometimes assisted living facilities or nursing homes can be a solution, but ask most seniors where they would prefer [...]

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A Different Kind of Senior Care – Ocala, Florida | Gainesville, Florida | The Villages, Florida

Comfort Keepers® of Ocala, Gainesville and The Villages approach to senior in-home care is centered on a concept called Interactive Caregiving TM. Study after study demonstrates how the principles behind this active approach to in-home care can help seniors maintain their independence, enhance their wellbeing, maintain their mental and emotional vitality, and help them enjoy [...]

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Seniors, The Elderly, and Technology: Improving lives every day-Part IV

Welcome to our four part series entitled: Seniors, The Elderly, and Technology: Improving lives every day. Part IV – Technology improves quality of life for seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. As people age and their care needs change, monitoring systems have the flexibility to change with them. For example, additional devices can be connected to [...]

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TIPS FOR SENIORS: MEDICATIONS AND THE PHARMACIST

A pharmacist can talk to the senior about their medications. They can help them understand how and when to take the medications, what side effects they might expect, and what interactions may occur. A pharmacist can answer the senior’s questions privately in the pharmacy while they are filling their prescriptions or over the telephone in [...]

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In-Home Care: A Solution for Baby Boomers Now and in the Future Part II

Welcome to part 2 of our 2 part series on home care solutions for baby boomers! Studies show that baby boomers will start reaching retirement age in 2011. And, according to Health, United States, 2005, a report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, baby boomers will age more slowly due to healthful [...]

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In-Home Care: A Solution for Baby Boomers Now and in the Future

Welcome to part 1 of our 2 part series on home care solutions for baby boomers! Believe it or not, baby boomers will start reaching retirement age in 2011. With 78 million of them in total, they’ll make a significant impact in their senior years, as they have at every phase of their lives. How [...]

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Preventing falls related to prescription medication – Part II

Welcome back to part II on the extra precautions that may be necessary reduce the risk of falling. The second five medications that may require extra precautions include: 5. Antihypertensive drugs—used to treat high blood pressure. These medications may cause dizziness, fatigue, decreased mental alertness, and sleepiness. If the medication contains a diuretic [...]

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