Depression in the Elderly – Recognize the Signs

Depression in the Elderly – Recognize the Signs

Here is an excellent infographic outlining the symptoms of depression in the elderly and how you can recognize the signs. You should keep your eye out for negative thoughts, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, sadness, weight loss, increased use of alcohol or drugs. If you...
Senior Homecare Video Series – Driving Safety

Senior Homecare Video Series – Driving Safety

This video is part of our informational series on caring for seniors.   This video focuses on talking to seniors about your concerns about their driving safety.Driving is a huge part of our culture and asking an elderly driver to re-evaluate their driving safety can...
Introduction to Senior Homecare Video Series

Introduction to Senior Homecare Video Series

This is our first video introducing our upcoming video series focused on the content available in our Senior Homecare by Angels informational brochures.Topics of our videos will include:“Talking to your loved one” – how to discuss home care with your loved one.“Beat...
How do you have the difficult conversation about homecare?

How do you have the difficult conversation about homecare?

Discussing homecare with a loved one can be a difficult conversation especially when talking to your parents. In many cases your parents may be reluctant to admit that they could use some help and even more reluctant to accept the help. If this conversation is brought...
How do you prepare financially to stay in your home?

How do you prepare financially to stay in your home?

I’ve talked to many groups and many seniors over the past 11 years about homecare services and options. The vast majority are emphatic that they want to stay living in their own homes for as long as possible, however when you ask them if they have financially prepared...