Simple Exercises Can Help Our Parents Stay Healthy Says Comfort Keeper Elderly Care in Troy, MO

Exercise can help everyone, even the elderly, no matter how limited their mobility may become. Whenever I had a client who needed to do exercises, I would do them with him or her. I have found through my work here at Comfort Keepers Home Care in Troy, MO, that our clients who make an effort to stay active, stay healthier longer.



I found this short Taichi routine on YouTube that is specifically designed for the elderly, much of it is done sitting down and it may be modified around your loved ones abilities.

Preventing Caregiver Burnout in Troy, MO Courtesy of Comfort Keepers Senior Care

In my job here at Comfort Keepers Senior and Elderly Care I have seen families under a lot of stress trying to care for a loved one. Many times they don't get outside help until the situation becomes detrimental for both the family caregiver and the loved one they are caring for. Caregiving puts a lot of stress both mentally and physically on the caregiver and can lead to them becoming ill also. It can also to lead to making mistakes in the care of the loved one and even to neglect or abuse. Hiring outside help, such as we provide at Comfort Keepers here in Troy, MO, can help and allows the family caregiver to spend quality time with the loved one. Here is an article I found about preventing caregiver burnout.
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Preventing Caregiver Burnout
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Taxes, the IRS and Hiring a Private Duty Caregiver for Elderly Care in Troy, MO

Many people think home health care agencies such as ours, Comfort Keepers Senior and Elderly Care of Troy, MO, are too expensive. They just don't realize all we do and everything we take care of for you. We pay our employees taxes and Social Security, pay for Workman's Comp insurance, do thorough background checks and provide ongoing education to help them be more effective in their jobs. We also make sure there is someone to cover every shift even if your regular caregiver becomes ill or quits.

Hiring an agency who's caregivers are employees and not independent contractors can save you many headaches and, in the long run as you can see from the article I've linked below, money.

Hiring Private Duty Home Care Workers:Why Work through an Agency?

Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's with Comfort Keepers Elderly Care in Troy, MO

Caring for a parent or other loved one with Alzheimer's or related dementia can be a much more daunting task than caring for someone with a physical disability or illness. People diagnosed with Alzheimer's can often live for many years after they first find out they have the disease. But it can also be a very rewarding task, there is still a lot of love and times of joy to be shared between you and your loved one. You need to take care of yourself and you need to remember that you can't do it all by yourself. I found this really good article that discusses not what your loved one needs but what the family caregiver needs to make this experience a very rewarding one for you and your loved one.

Alzheimer’s Care: What the Caregiver Needs

Don't forget that companies such as ours, Comfort Keepers Senior and Elderly Care of Troy, MO can help give you the assistance you need so you can take care of you.

A Love Triangle with Mom Courtesy of Comfort Keepers Senior Care in Troy, MO

I just watched this ABC Primetime show on the internet and couldn't help thinking how much these people needed to hire an in-home caregiver like we provide here at Comfort Keepers.

About six years ago I had my mother-in-law come to stay with us. She had been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's and although it was only a month before a stroke took her away from us, I can understand somewhat what these people are feeling. I knew very little about Alzheimer's back then, like the people in this story and that made it even more difficult.

If you have the time it's worth watching.

Love Triangle: Aging Mother Intrudes
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Checklist for Elderly Drivers Brought to You by Comfort Keepers Elderly Care in Troy, MO

My father is having trouble seeing at night, this isn't an unusual condition for man in his late seventies and he deals with it simply by planning any trips he has to take during the day.

I went home for a visit a couple years ago and we spent a week down at the Jersey shore. It was a great visit but one day we ended up staying out later than we planned, it was going to be dark before we got back to our cottage. My father asbsolutely refused to allow me or my step-mom to drive. Although we argued, and he was quite aware that he has the problem, we lost and he drove back. It was a rather harrowing trip with me riding shot gun and telling him where he had to turn. We ended up missing several turns and driving around in a big circle to get to where we were going.

It causes me to wonder though, if we had that much trouble trying to get him to turn over the keys for one trip, what is it going to be like if he ever has to give up driving altogether?
I found this checklist for elderly drivers and hope it can guide me (and you) when the time comes to make that decision.

When to Put the Brakes On Elderly Drivers

10 Myths about Alzheimer's Disease Brought to you by Comfort Keepers Senior Care in Troy, MO

Here at Comfort Keepers Senior and Elderly Care in Troy, MO, we have dealt with many clients that have Alzheimer's disease. I recently found this article about 10 myths associated with this illness and found it very interesting. If you would like to read it also click the link below.

Puzzling Out 10 Alzheimer's Myths