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Caregiver Support | Health & Aging
Older adults are living longer now than previous generations. This means adult children caring for elderly parents are likely to be approaching 70 themselves. Allen Geiwitz, a 71 year-old retired computer programmer, knows the strain this can have on older adult caregivers.
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Caregiver Support | Health & Aging
Updated November 2024 The holidays are fast approaching! Your To-do list includes shopping, baking, wrapping, and other seasonal preparations. But for caregivers with an aging parent or anyone entertaining elderly loved ones this holiday, there's one more item for your list: Safety Checks! It may seem like just one more item for your To-do list, but with the suggestions below, it is easier to keep your elderly loved ones safe this holiday season.
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Caregiver Support | Health & Aging
Technology is a great resource for caregivers and seniors, especially due to the percentage of adult children caregiving from a distance. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly 18 million Americans provide care to aging parents and other relatives, with 15% of these caregivers living at a distance to their loved ones. With all the difficulties caregivers face, meeting the challenges of long-distance caregiving can be overwhelming. Presbyterian Senior Living wants to help alleviate these challenges and bridge the gap between caregiver, caregivee, and how society views aging. One way we are doing this is through the use of technology.
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The holidays often bring a variety of emotions, positive and negative. For many people, the weeks between Thanksgiving and the New Year can unearth feelings of sadness, loneliness and grief. For seniors especially, the holidays can evoke feelings of regret, painful memories of lost loved ones and longing for days past.
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Did you know patients 55 years of age and older are 4.25 times more likely than younger patients to experience cardiac-related symptoms while shoveling snow? Learn what you can do to lessen the strain of winter on your loved one. If you are a caregiver or an adult child of an older adult living home alone, our infographic, "4 Tips to Prepare Your Aging Loved One for Winter," gives helpful advice on helping prepare those near and dear to you for the wintery road ahead.
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Last season, we published a post titled Caring for Aging Parents During the Holidays where we shared tips from Dr. Linda Rhodes, former Secretary of Aging and author of The Essential Guide to Caring for Aging Parents. In this post, Rhodes shares five things caregivers should look for and five things caregivers should do when visiting aging parents over the holidays. If you're an adult child visiting loved ones this Thanksgiving, we highly recommend you check it out.
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