The Caregiver's Toolbox

Today on the podcast we are talking about fall prevention and seniors. Falls are one of the most dangerous events that can occur when someone gets older. According to the CDC, 800,000 seniors are hospitalized for falls each year with hip fractures and head injury being the most common. So when it comes to falls, [...] The post Fall Prevention and Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .

Today we on the podcast we are talking about autumn and seniors.  We get into how caregiving efforts need to change as the season's change. While anyone in the country can listen to this podcast (and we love that you do) this is really for the northern states that are starting to feel the cold and [...] The post Autumn and Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .

When it comes to home care contracts there is a lot you need to be aware of.  Some companies can have very short contracts, while others can be very long. Some companies require security deposits and others require 14 days notice of cancellation. So what do you need to be aware of when it comes to [...] The post Home Care Contracts: What You Need To Know appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .

So in today's podcast, we talk about something very relevant that is going on in the news, disaster preparedness for seniors. We have had two major hurricanes hit the US mainland and US territories in the last 2 weeks.  There are deaths, destructions and an untold amount of homes lost and destroyed.  A lot of [...] The post Disaster Preparedness for Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home...

Well, we are back!  After a summer break, we are back with new podcasts from The Caregiver's Toolbox. I new feature on the Caregiver's Toolbox, we are reading stories from real life caregivers and families who have experienced caring for a loved one.  There are many powerful stories out there that we want to recognize [...] The post Caregiver Loneliness: An Untold Story appeared first on...

In this quick episode of our podcast show (it is summer after all!), we talk about why someone feels colder as they age.  Often when we visit older adult's home the heat is on or it feels a lot warmer than you feel it needs to be. We often hear from people about restaurants being freezing [...] The post Why Do I Feel Colder as I Grow Older? appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .

In our final episode of the four-part series on managing expectations, we talk about caregiver downtime. Caregiver downtime can be a big problem with certain families.  The problem is there is often caregiver downtime where the caregiver will read, or do something quiet to occupy their time while a client it watching tv, or sleeping [...] The post Managing Expectations: Caregiver Downtime appeared...

In last week's episode, we spoke about low-hour cases.  This week we are talking about challenges and expectations of high hour cases.  Next week will be live-in care and the following week, downtime.  This is a four-part series on managing expectations for home care services. One is not better than the other, but they each [...] The post Managing Expectations: High Hour Cases appeared first...

Today we are talking about managing expectations with low hour cases. What often occurs with customers who are thinking of using home care services, they wish to start with shorter hours and increase if needed, which makes sense. The difficulty that arises is these customers are expecting the same experience that they would get with [...] The post Managing Expectations: Low Hour Cases appeared fir...

Today we are going to talk about different reminiscing activities to help engage seniors with. Keeping seniors engaged and making them feel welcome and wanted often helps prevent loneliness and isolation which can lead to depression. Some of the best ways to keep senior engaged are either talking about current news, family events and reminiscing [...] The post Reminiscing Activities With Seniors a...

Today we talk about marijuana and seniors and the impact that will have on senior living communities Marijuana and Seniors We see new assisted living facilities that have bars in them now as these communities are not nursing homes, but condo like living complexes.  As more pub styled areas become more common, what will happen [...] The post Marijuana and Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home...

Today we talk about downsizing for a move and what should be expected and how to go about it. Some of the topics we go over when it comes to senior downsizing are: Being supportive and think before you speak when talking about a person's items Determine how much room will there be for current [...] The post Downsizing for a Move appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .

In today's short episode, we talk about marathons, heart attacks and seniors and what they have in common. Without giving too much away, you are more likely to die of a heart attack on a marathon day than on the days before or after as this study shows. So since the Boston marathon was yesterday, [...] The post Marathons, Heart Attacks and Seniors appeared first on Minute Women Home Care .

The scams targeting seniors these days are complicated and difficult to spot.  There are so many different ways thieves and con-men try and steal money from unsuspected seniors.   We decided to talk about what the most common ways criminals are stealing money, and not just from seniors, but from everyone. Top Scams Targeting Seniors There [...] The post Scams Targeting Seniors appeared first on Mi...