Sep 23

senior care provider helping senior client with activities

When Providing Senior Care, Preserve Purpose and Meaning with These Easy Tips

Perform an online search for the term “activities for seniors” and you'll probably find a variety of crafts, games, memory stimulation puzzles, and of course, the requisite bingo. What you will not find, unless you search much harder, are the meaningful, philanthropic activities that provide purpose to our lives. Yet,... read more →

September 23, 2020
Caregiver, Caregiving, Elder Care, Home Care, Senior Care

Sep 09

family caregiver holding hands with senior

A Caregiver’s Guide to Adding Value to a Senior’s Sense of Purpose

“Hold on - let me help.” “Don't over-exert yourself!” “You can just sit here and rest; I’ll handle that.” How many times have we made statements like these to older adults, with only the best intentions, naturally? We want to do whatever is possible to help our aging loved ones,... read more →

September 9, 2020
Wellness, Caregiving, Elder Care, Senior Care, Senior Health

Aug 20

family caregiver helping senior loved one with groceries

Enhancing the Fun in the Family Caregiving Routine

Numerous people in the United States are finding themselves performing family caregiving duties for a senior loved one, and while being a family caregiver is exceedingly rewarding in many ways, the everyday responsibilities involved with senior care may become tedious for both the caregiver and the senior. Effraim Home Care,... read more →

August 20, 2020
Caregiving, Home Care, Senior Care, Senior Health, Wellness

Aug 06

caregiver doing activities with a senior client

Improving Senior Health and Wellbeing Through Enriching Activities

Is your older loved one getting involved in activities on a daily basis, or is he/she stuck in a rut that commonly includes watching TV, eating, and sleeping? Especially during this time of quarantining and solitude, it can be challenging to maintain an active and involved way of living –... read more →

August 6, 2020
Elder Care, Caregiving, Senior Care, Senior Health, Wellness

Jul 28

elder care philadelphia for long-distance families

How to Best Navigate Long Distance Caregiving

Living at a distance from older family members can make home care needs easier to miss. As a matter of fact, many adult children of older parents never even realize that Mom and Dad need assistance until they come home for a visit or spend extended time together during the... read more →

July 28, 2020
Caregiver, Caregiving, Respite Care, Sandwich Generation

Jul 15

The Sandwich Generation: How to Make Caregiving More Manageable

Are your senior parents in need of help to ensure safety at home? Are you also trying to manage taking care of children at home? If so, you have the distinction of being a part of the sandwich generation - a demographic of folks, mostly in their 30s or 40s,... read more →

July 15, 2020
Caregiver, Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Senior Safety

Jun 17

home healthcare nurse conducts physical therapy exercises with senior adult strengthening exercises using a dumbbell

Senior Fitness Tips for Maintaining an Exercise Plan

Establishing a routine exercise schedule is not easy at any age. Exercising is strenuous. We may not want to commit the time. We're feeling aches and pains from yesterday's physical exertion. We've all made excuses such as these for not exercising; but frailty and advanced age make it even more... read more →

June 17, 2020
Exercise, Caregiver, Senior Health