Within the past week, I have gone from wearing winter coat and gloves, to shortsleeves and shorts. Admittedly, I do prefer the latter temperature conditions. It does feel that summer is finally making an appearance. But, just today, a...

Guest posting authored by Andrea Gibbs, a frequest blog contributor at Serenity Senior Care and a content manager at SpringHive Web Agency... When your elderly parents get older, it can be challenging to keep up with the decreasing mobility and...

Home care means personalized care, delivered to elders, in the privacy and comfort of their own home.  At Home Care Partners, we have been approached by many staff members wanting to provide more one on one care. Staff...

When families, clients, friends and neighbors ask me about the benefits of home care services for the elderly, I have multiple answers to offer in response: Reasons Why Home Care Services Provide Value Home care is the most effective form of...

How can you support your elderly parents to remain at home, and remain independent? Encourage elderly to remain active, and involved -- physically if possible; emotionally through communication -- in family life. Connect kids, grandchildren, local and distant friends....

How can you help your elderly parents cope with loss of independence? Or, to put it another way, how to cope with increasing "dependency"? Relying on other people for assistance with basic tasks like bathing or common activities like...

The loss of independence is a burden experienced by many seniors. Understanding this "loss" is a major ingredient in assisting our elderly parents to navigate the aging process. Think about this. Most people begin to live and perform...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of bacterial infection in older adults. The elderly can experience different and more severe symptoms than younger adults. Always be on the lookout for behavioral changes, which may include...