Caregiver Tips - Midnight Sun Home Care

How Will You Spend the Holiday?

midnightsuncare — Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:23:03 +0000

With Veterans’ Day quickly approaching, now is a good time to start thinking about how to spend this day with your client. Whether your client served or not, this is an important day to all and can be celebrated by all. You can use this week to gain insight on your client. As with all […]

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Caring for the Love Birds

midnightsuncare — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:25:29 +0000

“Respect your Elder’s!” has now reached a whole new level when it comes to senior intimacy and romance and relationships. As caregivers it is our duty to remain an advocate for our loved one’s quality of life. If they are communicating their needs and/or desires listen up! It should only aide you better in learning […]

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Take Care of the Caregiver!

midnightsuncare — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 05:05:35 +0000

With a new year in full effect, it’s a perfect time to prepare yourself for the challenges of caring for a loved one. Regardless of how you become a caregiver, it is often a shock and always emotionally draining. Between managing our own schedules, searching for resources, and dealing with the day to day challenges […]

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Reduce Holiday Stress by Looking Ahead

midnightsuncare — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 08:56:10 +0000

With the holidays quickly approaching, this can be a stressful time for seniors and their caregivers. With all the hustle and bustle going on, it can be a daunting task to go buy Christmas gifts or even groceries. We as caregivers should be able to provide our aging loved ones with tools and resources to […]

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Six Dysphagia Home Care Tips

midnightsuncare — Fri, 21 May 2021 14:01:05 +0000

There’s nothing better than a tall, cold drink on a hot summer day, but for a senior with dysphagia, this simple pleasure can be dangerous. Dysphagia – or trouble with swallowing – impacts millions of seniors, due to weakened mouth and/or throat muscles. Alzheimer’s, MS, cancer, and stroke are all root causes as well. We’ve […]

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Understanding the Stages of Dementia

midnightsuncare — Mon, 17 May 2021 16:00:02 +0000

Among the first questions in most people’s minds when a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another dementia is what can be expected in the time to come. We know that the hallmark of dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive abilities and also the skills needed to manage daily life. Yet, every person […]

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Startling New Medication-Related Fall Risks for Seniors: Are You at Risk?

midnightsuncare — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:00:17 +0000

We’ve known for a while that there are certain medications that enhance the danger of falls for seniors. Twenty years ago, slightly over 50% of elderly people were impacted by that risk; presently, that number has risen dramatically to a full 94% of seniors who are now vulnerable to falling as a result of medication […]

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When Lucidity Returns in the End Stages of Dementia and What It’s Teaching Us

midnightsuncare — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:01:31 +0000

Even as memory loss and confusion escalate throughout the progression of dementia, there is an interesting and pleasant reprieve that often occurs. Previously termed “terminal lucidity,” it’s more frequently known as “paradoxical lucidity.” It signifies an unexpected, temporary return of clarity to a nearly pre-dementia state of mind during the end stages of dementia. During […]

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Caring for Aging Parents SOS: Family Caregiver Therapy

midnightsuncare — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:25:35 +0000

There are specific milestones we might encounter in our lives that, while not automatically negative, are known stressors. Losing a job. Starting a brand new job. Getting divorced. Getting married. And one that we in the home care industry are especially mindful of: the mental and physical effect on family members who are caring for […]

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Caring for Elderly Parents: Assessing Mental Health from a Distance

midnightsuncare — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:14:49 +0000

The isolation and fear due to COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the wellbeing of older adults, with nearly half of seniors surveyed in a Kaiser Family Foundation poll stating that their degree of stress and worry was negatively impacting their own health. Even though it still may be unsafe to visit in person, when caring […]

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