Depression

11 Nov 2019
Holiday Cheer or Stress?
Holiday Cheer or Stress? Holiday Cheer or Stress? Take control this season. The holidays are weeks away but the joy and stress of this season is already being felt. Planning is a key to having cheerful holidays. Whether you are traveling, having visitors or don’t have any plans, there is no getting away from the ...
25 Apr 2019
Home Care Q & A
Home Care Q & A Home Care Q & A reviews the most common questions asked about private duty home care. Each person and situation is different so individual Care Plans vary. Overall though, Home Care keeps a person safe, improve quality of life, assist as needed with personal care, household chores, transportation, and companionship ...
19 Mar 2019
Distorted Thinking Stunts Resilience
Distorted Thinking Distorted thinking is also known as cognitive distortions. Recognizing a biased or misrepresented way of reasoning allows you to change it. When our mind distorts a situation it can make it harder to overcome or find a solution. Irrational thoughts affect our emotions. All of us experience distorted thinking sometimes. When it is ...
30 Jul 2018
Parent’s Damaging Behavior
Parent’s Damaging Behavior – Understanding & Coping Parent’s damaging behavior may be a new phenomenon, more acute than when they were younger or just their personality complicated by older age and/or illness. For family members, especially the primary caregiver spouse, daughter or son it can be overwhelming, unpleasant and very destructive to all involved. If ...
11 Jul 2018
Gambling Seniors
Gambling Seniors May Develop an Addiction Gambling Seniors do so for recreation in the local casinos of South Florida- whether for fun, excitement, loneliness or boredom. Unfortunately for about one in twenty, this pastime becomes a problem.  There are even Problem Gambling Counselors addressing this very issue. The gambling industry also targets retirees and older ...
02 Jan 2018
Minimizing Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver Burnout – A Real Health Threat Caregiver Burnout is the term for when a caregiver (usually the spouse or other family member) is tooexhausted and unwell to maintain an acceptable level of caregiving. When meeting in Caregiver Support Groups, it is asked “when will you know that you are burnt out?” The answer is ...
03 Jul 2017
Independence Day – Every Day
Independence Day Celebrating Liberty Independence Day proper comes around each 4th of July. We come together as families, friends, neighbors and Americans. Thinking about what it means to have independence on a national level is awe inspiring. Considering it on an individual basis, turns out in-home care enables folks, senior older adults in particular to ...
09 May 2017
Recognizing Depression in Aging Adults
Becoming Depressed is not an Inevitable part of Aging Being depressed isn’t normal in aging or at any age. If it was, all seniors would be suffering from it and we know that is not the case. That is not to say that many people; including older adults do not deal with it at some ...
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