Caregivers in Los Angeles Give Advice for Talking with Seniors A common frustration among family members of seniors is difficulty in communication. It used to be so easy to talk with your parents about any subject at all, but now it seems like you can’t even make it through a conversation without misunderstandings, tedious repetition, and lack of mutual interests. Don’t lose hope: you can still have meaningful, rewarding communication with your loved ones; it just takes some adjustment to the way we conduct conversations. Here are some pointers from caregivers in Los Angeles: Patience and Forbearance One of the... View Article
Assistance for Elderly in Los Angeles Takes a Closer Look at Parent-Child Relationships Many seniors and their adult children settle into a pattern that, while perhaps seeming natural at the time, is not particularly healthy or beneficial in the long run. Thinking harder about this pattern would prompt most adult children to steer things in a more complex, more thoughtful, and more rewarding direction. What is this pattern? It’s the natural inclination of caregiving children to adopt an authoritative, parentlike position in their aging parents’ lives. Why Become a “Parent?” It is very easy for adult children to begin acting... View Article
Exciting Ear Research for In-home Care in Los Angeles If you have a loved one over age 63, there is a one in three chance that they don’t hear as well as they used to. If you think about it, you’ve probably become accustomed to assuming that elderly people have suffered hearing loss: you automatically sit closer and speak more loudly to seniors. Experts with in-home care in Los Angeles have always wondered when science would send hearing loss the way of polio and smallpox, and new research might be an important step in that direction. Protecting and Repairing Mechanisms... View Article
Home Care in Venice Gets More Technological Forget video games, GPS-enabled smartphones, and Facebook. One of the biggest areas of development in the world of technology is senior care. Smart computer and software company owners are increasingly realizing that with a few customizations, their products can do a lot of good for seniors—and, of course, make them a lot of money at the same time. Recently, an elderly group in Florida served as a test population for devices that promise to take home care in Venice to the next level technologically. Trying Out Tools When designing high-tech devices to keep... View Article
Elder Care near Santa Monica Doesn’t Get Appropriate Attention from Investigators Elder abuse is a major problem in elder care near Santa Monica, as is obvious from the thousands of complaints that California’s Department of Public Health has received over the last few years. In fact, the Department was so overwhelmed by reports of abuse that it decided it had to take quick action to reduce the backlog. But the way officials chose to deal with the problem is shocking to say the least. Dropping Cases for No Reason Instead of increasing their efforts to address and investigate reports of... View Article
