Gifts for the holiday season are often frustrating, especially when you’re shopping for older women, perhaps your aging parents or grandparents. After all, they’ve had a lifetime to shop for themselves and might have very different tastes to you. Sure, you could go present-free this Christmas. Many families do that. But gifts are more than […]
Why Caregivers Should Learn To Sit With Discomfort
Caregivers often have a habit of busyiness. We try to do everything we can to support our loved ones, often exhausting ourselves in the process. Those activities often feel incredibly necessary. Our aging mother, father, or spouse is in pain. He’s uncomfortable. She is upset. They’re lonely. Of course, we need to make things better. […]
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End – A Kapok Review
The end of life is rarely a compelling topic. Most of us wish to avoid conversations about death for as long as possible, but therein lies the problem. When the topic is regularly avoided, families don’t have the conversations they need to until it is too late. Or, they make decisions based on partial information, […]
My Mother Lives With Me and I Hate It
Moving an older parent in with you has many obvious benefits. You’re on hand to provide all the help she needs and provide company – both crucial benefits as she ages. The idea may seem like a win for you too, as you don’t need to travel as far to provide care. Perhaps she can […]
How To Feed Seniors – Tips For Busy Caregivers
Food is crucial, yet it can be surprisingly overwhelming. Planning meals, shopping for ingredients, cooking, and cleaning up all require energy – sometimes more than you have. Then we have the other part of the questions, actually getting the senior to eat. Doing so isn’t always easy. Some seniors don’t enjoy food much anymore or […]
Pureed Food for Seniors – Delicious Recipes, Tips, And More
Eating can become more complicated as people age. Not only do appetite and ability to taste often decrease, but seniors may also suffer from dysphagia, where swallowing becomes difficult. Other seniors may experience issues with chewing instead, especially if they have few or no remaining teeth. Soft food is sometimes the answer, especially if it […]