Home Care Help

Most people understand that they can’t take pills lying down, but it’s also important to remain upright - sitting or standing - for at least 15 minutes after consuming the pills. Not only do the pills reach the stomach more easily, it can also help them go to work more quickly.
My mother is unable [...]

When I first started taking care of my mother at home, I gladly answered her calls whenever she needed help. It was the least I could do for her. But over time, my health began to deterioriate because of broken sleep.
It wasn’t that my mother needed more help through the night, it’s that [...]

Taking medications with some water is commonplace, but taking a drink of water just before the medication can make the process even easier. That first drink will better moisten the throat. Thanks to the St. Peters Hospital website in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.

Falling in the home can cause serious injury to seniors, and there’s a growing movement in the medical community to identify people at risk for falling. One of the points made in a recent Associated Press news story was that seniors should report all minor trips or falls to their caregivers - those little [...]

Came across a service called LifeLedger, which allows individuals or caregivers to share information about themselve or their loved one. For example, if you’re not available and your father is taken to hospital, you can have the doctors log-in to your account and get background information, including documents proving you have legal authority to [...]

Need to keep someone’s head propped up while lying down? A quick solution is to buy wedges that are used to keep infants from rolling over. They come two in a pack and are joined by velcro so you can widen or narrow the gap between them, depending on the fit you want. [...]

When caring for someone we tend to think about physical health first and foremost: how well someone is eating, getting their medications right, watching for major and minor symptoms of disease, etc. But dental health isn’t always foremost in our minds. This article from the American Geriatric Society points out the importance [...]