Are You Caught Between Kids and Caregiving?

If you find yourself in the unenviable position of simultaneously raising kids and caregiving for aging parents, you’re probably familiar with the phrase, “sandwich generation,” which is a rosier way of saying, “caught between a rock and a hard place.” However, it doesn’t have to [Read More...]

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:23-07:00February 3, 2020|Caregiving|

Technology That Cares for Seniors and Caregivers

Though it may appear that the younger generations are joined at the hip with their iPhones, iPads, and video games, it turns out that modern technology has also turned its attention to eldercare devices that promote health, happiness, and safety for seniors, while also [Read More...]

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:24-07:00January 27, 2020|Caregiving, Senior Health Care|

RAISE-ing Hope For Family Care Support

Congress is RAISE-ing Hopes for Personalized Family Caregiving When we talk about caregiving, it tends to sound like a one-on-one relationship between caregiver and single relative who may be afflicted with a health condition, chronic illness, or disability. That mindset is actually a carryover [Read More...]

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:24-07:00January 20, 2020|Caregiving, Home Care|

What To Do When You Don’t Care For The Person You Care For

Ironically (or what may be called a cruel twist of fate), some of us find ourselves in the position of having to tend to the needs of those who ignored ours—or were downright abusive. It’s easy to see how such circumstances can lead to a conflicted relationship that does not serve either party well—creating a negative emotional state that will spill over into all areas of your life.

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:24-07:00January 14, 2020|Caregiving, Home Care|

Advice for Elderly on Preventing a Minor Illness From Becoming More Serious

Staying healthy is not all about damage control. On the contrary, one of the best ways to maintain general well-being is to take preventative health measures on a daily basis. Elderly adults can especially benefit from this approach. Unfortunately, seniors are inherently more vulnerable to [Read More...]

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:33-07:00August 7, 2019|Caregiving, Home Care, Senior Care Issues, Senior Health Care|

How to Respond to an Elderly Loved One Resisting Care

Caring for a loved one undoubtedly adds a mixed bag of emotions to the caregiving process. Not only does assisting an aging family member make you witness to any challenges they face, but you maintain a personal and sometimes painful connection to them while [Read More...]

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:34-07:00July 29, 2019|Caregiving, Home Care, Senior Care Issues, Senior Health Care|

What to do When Siblings and Other Family Members are Not in Close Proximity

If you have made the decision to take on the responsibility of remote caregiving, it is important to stay level headed and hopeful about your ability to best support your elderly loved one. While a certain degree of stress in this process is inevitable, there are ways to make everything run far more smoothly than expected.

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:34-07:00July 27, 2019|Caregiving, Home Care|

Health and Wellness Advice for Caregivers

When your top priority is your loved one’s health and wellbeing, it can feel impossible to justify your own needs. Maintaining your own wellness, however, is the opposite of selfish when someone you love needs long term care.

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:35-07:00July 11, 2019|Caregiving|

You’ve Selected an In Home Caregiver. Now What?

If you'e decided that in home care is the best form of caregiving for your elderly family member, you may need guidance on how to go about finding the best provider possible. The challenges of getting help for your loved one can feel far less daunting with a full overview on the types of services and resources you should be looking for in an in home care company. We cover how to research a provider, what questions to ask, and what to look for in client reviews.

By New Wave Home Care|2024-08-13T13:30:41-07:00May 16, 2019|Caregiving, Home Care|

Respite Care for family caregivers

“I did not expect to go down like this. I am in a bind now, my wife is not keeping good health and I am not able to take care of her or myself”, Paul (not his real name) was sharing his frustration with [Read More...]

By Sam Gopinathan|2024-08-13T13:30:47-07:00December 25, 2010|Caregiving, Real-Life Caregiving Stories, Sam's Corner|

Caregiving

Senior Caregiving Tips from the New Wave Home Care Family