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Marina Pink

Mar 25, 20213 min read

Home Care: Should Mom Downsize?

Home Care: Does your mother refuse to move in with you? Does she also refuse to go to a nursing home? If so, neither you nor your mother...

Not All Home Care Is the Same, So It’s Important to Know What’s Needed

Marina Pink

Oct 23, 20202 min read

Not All Home Care Is the Same, So It’s Important to Know What’s Needed

There may be somebody in your family who requires some type of care. Is it your mother? Your father? A grandparent, spouse, sibling,...

Dealing With a Resistant Father? Three Ways to Get Him Up and Active

Marina Pink

Oct 9, 20202 min read

Dealing With a Resistant Father? Three Ways to Get Him Up and Active

Thirty minutes of exercise each day is the recommendation by medical professionals. It’s not a lot to ask, yet some adults aren’t active...

How Can Home Care Services Help Your Elderly Loved One with Skin Cancer?

Marina Pink

Sep 17, 20202 min read

How Can Home Care Services Help Your Elderly Loved One with Skin Cancer?

Does your elderly loved one have skin cancer? This can be very scary for your elderly loved one, yourself, and other family members....

Weight Loss: How Do You Help Your Mom With Her Doctor’s Recommendation?

Marina Pink

Sep 4, 20202 min read

Weight Loss: How Do You Help Your Mom With Her Doctor’s Recommendation?

Your mom needs to lose weight per her last medical visit. It could be she’s pre-diabetic, has diabetes, or has high blood pressure. No...

Driving Safely: Watch For These Signs That Skills Are Changing

Marina Pink

Aug 7, 20202 min read

Driving Safely: Watch For These Signs That Skills Are Changing

NHTSA’s 2015 data finds that about 240,000 older adults were injured in crashes that year. That accounted for about 10 percent of all...

Can Personal Care Tasks Be Easier for You and Your Senior?

Marina Pink

Jul 24, 20202 min read

Can Personal Care Tasks Be Easier for You and Your Senior?

Getting dressed, showering, and other personal tasks like these may become difficult enough for your senior that she needs your help....

Elder Care is the Answer to Getting Your Mom Back on Her Feet After Hip Surgery

Marina Pink

Jun 12, 20202 min read

Elder Care is the Answer to Getting Your Mom Back on Her Feet After Hip Surgery

If your mom is suffering from hip pain due to arthritis, her doctor will have her try non-surgical treatments first. Exercises and weight...

Take a Look at the Ways Caregivers Help Alzheimer’s Patients

Marina Pink

Apr 24, 20202 min read

Take a Look at the Ways Caregivers Help Alzheimer’s Patients

Until you’ve been an Alzheimer’s caregiver, it’s impossible to know how rewarding and challenging it is. People with Alzheimer’s need...

Surefire Ways to Avoid Picking Up a Virus While Running Errands

Marina Pink

Apr 10, 20202 min read

Surefire Ways to Avoid Picking Up a Virus While Running Errands

Around the world, people are worried about coronavirus. At this point, seasonal influenza is a bigger risk, as are chest colds, head...

Should Your Senior Exercise if She Has COPD?

Serra Gonzalez

Mar 20, 20202 min read

Should Your Senior Exercise if She Has COPD?

If your senior has COPD, she may still want to try to exercise. Exercise can help to strengthen her lungs as well as the other systems in...

Four Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Senior’s Mental Health

Marina Pink

Mar 20, 20202 min read

Four Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Senior’s Mental Health

Your senior’s mental health is an important aspect of her overall health and it’s one that neither of you can really afford to overlook...

Marina Pink

Feb 21, 20202 min read

Ways to Relieve Caregiver Stress

If you are a family caregiver for an elderly parent or loved one, you are probably feeling the stress that often accompanies such a...

Marina Pink

Feb 5, 20202 min read

What Should Your Parent with Hep C Eat?

Hepatitis C, commonly called Hep C, is a disease that affects the liver. It is caused by a virus and is transmitted through the blood and...

What Activities Can Home Care Do with Wheelchair-Bound Seniors?

Marina Pink

Jan 22, 20202 min read

What Activities Can Home Care Do with Wheelchair-Bound Seniors?

Boredom affects many older adults, especially those who live alone. The problem can be compounded for older adults who are in...

The Importance of Senior Care for Elder Orphans

Marina Pink

Jan 10, 20202 min read

The Importance of Senior Care for Elder Orphans

More and more older adults in the United States are living alone and have no close family. These people are often referred to as “solo...

Marina Pink

Dec 19, 20192 min read

Heart Attack Symptoms for Women

Whether your older family member is male or female, a heart attack is a serious situation requiring immediate medical attention. But, did...

Common Holiday Scams to Help Seniors Avoid

Marina Pink

Dec 5, 20192 min read

Common Holiday Scams to Help Seniors Avoid

The holidays are supposed to be a cheerful time. However, all that holiday cheer can quickly dissipate if your aging relative is taken in...

What to do if the Time Change is Affecting Your Senior

Marina Pink

Nov 8, 20192 min read

What to do if the Time Change is Affecting Your Senior

It’s that time of year again when the temperatures begin to drop and the mornings and evenings require a sweater or even a coat to stay...

Garage Sale Tips to Help Your Parents Get the Most for Their Clutter

Marina Pink

Aug 7, 20192 min read

Garage Sale Tips to Help Your Parents Get the Most for Their Clutter

You’ve helped your mom and dad clear their clutter. That part is done, but they would like to try to make some money selling their gently...