How Home Care Services Can Complement Hospice Care
If you were to ask those who have a life-limiting illness what specifically is most important to them, you are very likely to hear answers including: Remaining in control over which services will be provided To be free from pain Emotional and spiritual support To remain at home In-home hospice care meets all of these […]
Good Nutrition Never Gets Old! The Importance of a Balanced Diet for the Elderly
Remember family dinners at Grandma’s house? The tantalizing scents wafting through the kitchen would draw everyone in to assemble at the table to enjoy her home cooking. There was always an abundance of leftovers for future meals or late-night snacks. However, for many older adults, these kinds of family meals are few and far between. […]
Elderly Care Solutions: How an In-Home Care Consultation Can Help Your Family Navigate Care Decisions
You’ve just concluded speaking with Dad on the telephone, and now have a sense that something isn’t quite right. While it was a nice conversation, his memory lapses were troubling. He assured you that he is absolutely fine – that he is eating very well (even though he couldn’t remember what he had for lunch), […]
What Is Happening with My Senior Loved One? Hospital Delirium in Older Adults
A hospital stay is never something an older adult looks forward to, but at least there is the reassuring fact that the necessary care and treatment are going to be delivered to provide healing. But what occurs when the outcome is not as expected, and the older adult winds up with a new health concern? […]
Six Ways In-Home Care Services Can Help Combat Senior Loneliness and Isolation
Loneliness. Fear. Isolation. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of us in one way or another, but for senior loved ones especially, the seclusion required to ensure safety from COVID-19 has had adverse effects on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. At Abby Senior Care, our home care for seniors in Denver can help reduce senior […]
Keep High Cholesterol in Check by Making Healthy Food Choices This Holiday Season
From November to January, it is very easy to lose track of our healthy eating habits with family and holiday gatherings. For older adults with high cholesterol, however, making sensible food choices is extremely important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, says, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s […]
The Benefits of Making a Long-Term Plan for Senior Care Needs
Being together during the holidays is a good time to catch up and an ideal time to have discussions with elderly parents about long-term care planning for senior care needs. Having an open and honest conversation around senior care needs, home modifications and finances is important to help meet the wishes of senior loved ones. […]
Diabetes Awareness Month: Helping Seniors Live with and Manage Diabetes
Checking blood sugar levels. Injecting insulin. Carefully watching your diet. If this describes an average day in your life, or that of a senior you love, you know firsthand the obstacles that come with a diagnosis of diabetes. As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, Abby Senior Care is pleased to share the following important information […]
Management of Urinary Incontinence in Seniors
While not unusual in seniors, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to cope with, impacting everyday life in many ways and frequently leading to reduced self-confidence and assurance together with the limiting of rewarding activities. Nevertheless, it is crucial to understand that urinary incontinence is not something that must simply be accepted as a typical […]
Home Care Services Can Help After Returning from a Hospital Stay
After a surgical procedure or hospital stay, the words we anticipate hearing most are, “Here are your discharge papers – you’re able to go home now!” What a feeling of relief there is in coming through the front door, sinking into a favorite chair, and relaxing. However, there are frequently a number of tasks needed […]