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Home Remedies & Natural Treatments for Peripheral Neuropathy

January 28, 2019
If your senior loved one suffers from peripheral neuropathy, you don’t need the definition. You understand the sharp, jabbing pain associated with...

Benefits of Multigenerational Care

January 26, 2019
The landscape of the American population is changing. A nation that used to be dominated by very young people, an ever-declining birthrate along with...

4 Things to Ask Your Online SLP

January 24, 2019
I like to think that the vast majority of us who provide speech and language therapy services online are doing so because we value the flexibility...

Best Phone Features for the Visually Impaired

January 24, 2019
Using a regular phone can be frustrating for your elderly loved one if they have trouble seeing properly. In that case, finding a phone with special...

3 Ways to Build Cultural Competence on Your School Team (without being bilingual)

January 23, 2019
If there is one area where school-based clinicians always feel they can grow, it is in serving culturally and linguistically diverse populations. If...

How to Help Children Understand Alzheimer’s Disease

January 22, 2019
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis is devastating for families, and as a parent, you may find it difficult to discuss the effects the disease has on the mind...

How to Help Seniors Stretch Their Income During Retirement

January 20, 2019
For many of us, there comes a time in life when we begin to see our parents struggling, be it physical, emotional, or some combination thereof, with...

Medication Reminder Tips

January 18, 2019
Independence is an important concept in elder care. Sometimes, however, the need to keep your parents safe and healthy must supersede their need to...

Caregiver Tips for “Parenting” Elderly Parents

January 16, 2019
Your teen years were filled with struggles against your parents. You wanted more freedom. Shorter curfews, more room to make decisions, and less...

Caring for a Senior With Congestive Heart Failure

January 14, 2019
Congestive heart failure, also referred to as CHF, is a very serious condition that can make a tremendous impact on your parent’s life and your...