Family Matters
Midnight Sun Home Care’s collection of blog post that relate to the family.
Caring for Aging Parents SOS: Family Therapy for Caregivers
Family therapy sessions can help adult children work through differences when caring for aging parents.
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… Continue reading
Caregiver Support – Keys to a Successful Family Meeting
Families need to work together to provide the best care for senior loved ones.
“It takes a village” was never a truer statement than when caring for a senior loved one. It’s important for that “village” to maintain effective, ongoing communication so that everyone involved with care is on the same page for how to… Continue reading
The Best New Year’s Resolutions for Those Taking Care of Family Members at Home
Midnight Sun Home Care allows those taking care of family members at home to have time for self-care.
If you are one of the 8% of Americans who actually stick with their New Year’s resolution goals, congratulations! However, if you’re like most of us, you quit well before even turning the calendar page… Continue reading
Five Tips For Taking Over Elderly Parent’s Finances
Learn how to sensitively introduce the idea of financial management assistance for senior parents
One of the most delicate issues to navigate in senior care is taking over elderly parent’s finances. Personal finances are both exceedingly personal and a representation of our self-sufficiency, and adult children specifically may be met… Continue reading
Research Now Links These Common Prescriptions as Risk Factors for Dementia
Do you have a loved one taking one of these common prescriptions?
They’re already understood to cause various short-term unwanted side effects, such as memory issues and confusion, but new research links some of the stronger anticholinergic drugs (such as those prescribed for Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and overactive bladder) to an increased risk factor for dementia. Continue reading
Make the Most of Your Next Visit with Your Primary Care Doctor
Taking these steps in advance of the next visit with your primary care doctor will help maximize your time together.
On any given day, a physician usually has approximately 20 patients to see – combined with phone calls, paperwork, and other administrative duties. It leaves precious little time spent with each person, which explains why… Continue reading
Why Being a Family Caregiver Is Causing One-Third of Us to Leave Our Jobs
Midnight Sun Home Care provides a personalized care solution which allows employed loved ones to focus more fully on their careers.
Recently, actor Rob Lowe brought caregiving into the foreground by discussing his journey of caring for his mom and the toll it took on his own life. He explained, “When you’re caring for a… Continue reading
Could Safety Be Compromised for Your Aging Parent? Implementing This Plan Can Help
Senior safety is crucial when creating an aging care plan.
The first signs might be so subtle that many people wouldn’t even notice that anything is amiss. Mom is extroverted, friendly, and conversational while visiting relatives and friends and while running errands. But those closest to her are beginning to detect concerns: being forgetful about the soup cooking on the stove, resulting in a scorched pan. Placing her keys in the cookie jar. Neglecting to pay bills. Continue reading
Can Your Marriage Survive the Strain of Senior Care?
Providing senior care can be stressful on a marriage; learn tips to help here.
In marriage we agree to stick with each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health – but what doesn’t come up during our vows to one another is how to deal with the increasing needs of senior care as our parents age. Continue reading
How to Help Seniors Around You Avoid Loneliness and Isolation
How to help seniors with the dangers of loneness and isolation through personal care assistance Alaska families deserve.
With more than 325 million people living in the US alone, it is difficult to envision that senior loneliness is so far-reaching. Regardless, more than 50% of all the elderly live by themselves, and over a million… Continue reading
Time to Rethink Aging
Midnight Sun Home Care, a top Alaska home care provider, points out the many positives to aging.
A simple internet search for the word “aging” gives results such as “coping with aging,” “what you can do about aging,” and “the cure to aging.” The negative view to growing older is, unfortunately, so embedded within our… Continue reading
Knowing When to Step In: How to Avoid Being a Helicopter Child to Aging Parents
Learn when to allow senior independence in this article from the Alaska senior care experts.
We’ve all heard of helicopter parents, particularly when a child goes off to college. Truth be told, we possibly may be guilty of hovering a little too closely ourselves. Discovering that optimal balance between caring and overstepping our boundaries isn’t… Continue reading
Alaska Home Care Tips for Seniors: How to Avoid the Holiday Blues
Check out these simple tips to help a senior avoid the blues this holiday season.
Ah, the holidays: they’re sometimes the most wonderful period of the year, or perhaps the most challenging. For some older adults who have lost family members, are struggling with chronic medical conditions, or are experiencing isolation and loneliness, the holiday… Continue reading
Is Senior Care Leave a Benefit Employees May Have Access to in the Near Future?
Are employers starting to take notice of a need for senior care leave?
Businesses have long understood the necessity for new mothers or fathers to take some time away from their career to focus on the many needs of a new baby, but what has been acknowledged much less is the equally important need for… Continue reading
Navigating Difficult Family Dynamics as a Family Caregiver
How do you overcome childhood hurt when caring for a senior parent? Learn tips in this article.
When caregiving for a family member, it can be challenging not to let difficult family dynamics get in the way. For people who have been brought up by caring parents who took care of all their needs, providing… Continue reading