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Some diabetics are happy to stay on their diabetic diet and others stray as often as they can. As a caregiver providing home care for the elderly, you have the perfect opportunity to help your aging senior stay on her diabetic diet as much as possible. Maybe she just needs a little helping hand. First…
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No matter what stage of care your senior relatives are receiving, nothing works quite like music. The soothing sounds and the rhythmic beats help bring back memories, lower blood pressure, and make people want to dance. With the latest research into music therapy, elderly adults receiving senior health care services providers are bringing more music…
Read MoreThe Prairie River Golf Team mixed foursome, comprised of 3 men and 1 woman took 1st Place in the National Parkinson’s Foundation of Minnesota (NPFM) 11th Annual Golf Tournament that took place on July 22d at the Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington, MN. This was the 2d time Prairie River participated in this annual…
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Of all individuals providing care to older adults, 42% of them are adult children. Most child caregivers are the daughters or daughters-in-law of the person receiving care. Throughout the passage of a person’s life, the care, comfort and assistance received are often given by one generation to other family members in a different generation. For…
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While working in the home care service profession you may occasionally find that you are caring for an elderly adult who is part of a dysfunctional family. This may be difficult for you to adapt to at first, especially if you come from a fairly healthy family. There’s no such thing as a perfect family,…
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Good eye health is important at any age. Because there can be some inevitable changes to the eyes that are age-related, it’s even more important to maintain good eye health. This can be done by eating good foods, protecting eyes against UV rays, and having regular annual check-ups and screenings. Some of the common eye…
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The body changes with age, including the amount of sleep required on the average night. The aging adult who once needed 8 or 9 hours of sleep may find she is waking up much earlier than usual and waking up more often throughout the night. As a home care service provider you may notice that…
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Eating well is one of the hallmarks of a healthy life. Real food provides vital nutrients for the body and mind, something that every caregiver needs. Real food doesn’t include over-processed, man-made stuff that comes in packages. The fresher the food is the better, because more of the vital nutrients are available. The role of…
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Behaviors change as Alzheimer’s disease progresses. Just when you, as caregiver, think you have it all figured out, the behaviors will change. Some of the changes of behavior might be textbook cases; others may be individual to your elderly adult. In other words, there’s no one set of symptoms that matches every patient. Changes in…
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In late 2012, Prairie River purchased a large residential care home in Hutchinson, MN called Birchwood House. This beautiful home-like environment is designed for people with movement challenges like Parkinson’s Disease and many others types of neurological challenges. The Birchwood House management team were recently interviewed for an article on SrPerspective.com. You can view the…
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