Role Confusion – Understanding Your Role as a Caregiver
James Tarala2021-10-25T09:00:38-04:00Finding ways to better understand and accept your new role as a caregiver will make the entire process go more smoothly. Here are some tips.
5 Steps You Can Take to Ease a Senior Parent into Accepting Home Care
James Tarala2021-09-06T09:00:54-04:00Is your parent hesitant to accept help? If so, here are five ways to ease your senior loved one into accepting some professional home care.
Family Caregivers – How to Work with Professional Home Care
James Tarala2026-04-26T21:54:19-04:00If you're a family caregiver, here are some ways you can work with professional caregivers so that your loved one's needs are always being met.
4 Tips to Improve Communication with an Elderly Loved One
James Tarala2026-04-26T22:18:51-04:00As they age, communication can become increasingly difficult for elderly loved ones. Here are four tips that can help you overcome that obstacle.
What Your Informal Caregiver Would Love for You to Know
James Tarala2026-04-26T22:11:22-04:00Although serving as an informal caregiver is highly rewarding, it can also be physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding. If you’re an independent senior who relies upon an informal caregiver, these are some things that they might want you to know.
The Positive Impact of Social Media on Seniors
James Tarala2019-08-15T18:24:08-04:00If you’re serving as a caregiver for a homebound senior, showing them how to more effectively use social media is one way to ensure a higher quality-of-life. In fact, sociologists have studied the positive impact of social media on seniors, and here’s what they found.
Coping When a Loved One Has Hearing Loss
James Tarala2019-08-26T19:29:23-04:00If you’re currently caring for an aging in place elderly loved one with a hearing impairment, keeping the lines of communication open so you can provide them with the daily assistance they need can be quite challenging. Fortunately, there are several proven ways to do so, starting with these.