Season’s greetings sometimes greet family members with alarming signs that additional care or daily assistance is needed in the home of aging loved ones. With busy schedules or long distances separating families for much of the year, especially during this year’s pandemic — subtle (or not-so-subtle) indicators that senior care is needed can easily be missed. The aging care experts at Aker Kasten, serving Boca Raton & nearby communities, can help. Seniors are not always aware of what would be considered by others a compromising health condition, and sometimes the fear of losing independence can make someone want to disguise […]
Family members who provide care for those they love share a lot of common traits: selflessness, patience, and compassion, for example. Unfortunately, many caregivers share another, often unspoken, characteristic that needs resolving: caregiver guilt. Unresolved feelings of guilt can be detrimental to the physical and emotional wellbeing of caregivers, and can also be harmful to their care receivers. It’s important for caregivers to not only acknowledge these feelings, but to understand that there are resources available to help you with resolving caregiver guilt : Reinforce the positives. It’s easy for caregivers to fall into the trap of negative thinking, such […]