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How To Reduce the Risk of Having a Stroke
Working to lower your blood pressure, quitting smoking, monitoring your blood sugar, treating heart disease, losing weight, and increasing exercise can reduce your risk of having a stroke
What You Need to Know About Assistive Technology
Find out more below about what assistive technology is, and the advantages of and concerns related to utilizing assistive technology.
Caring for Your Aging Loved One’s Mental Health
Focusing on mental health is needed later in life. It's important to know that mental health problems should not be looked at as a normal part of aging.
Planning for Retirement as a Family Caregiver
As a caregiver – thinking about retirement might just seem like one more challenging task to add to your list. But it doesn’t have to be!
How Dogs Can Help Ease Loneliness and Depression for Seniors
It is no secret that the senior population deals with an increased amount of loneliness and depression, something that often becomes worse the older you get. Dogs can help.
How Humor Can Help Caregivers
Humor as a caregiver cannot only decompress any situation but it can actually have positive health improvements for you and your care recipient.
How to Discuss Pain Management
Since everyone feels pain differently it is hard to always know if someone is in mild, medium, or severe pain. Learn more about discussing pain management.
How Telemedicine Can Help Seniors
Find out what telemedicine is, the benefits of utilizing telemedicine, and how you can incorporate it into your care routine.
How to Care for Yourself as an Unpaid Family Caregiver
As an unpaid family caregiver, it’s important to realize that it's impossible to take care of another person if you don’t care for yourself first.
Aging in Place: How to Prevent Falls in the Home
By evaluating the risk factors and planning certain necessary changes, you can reduce the risk of falls and help make your aging loved one safer.