Guest Post by Elijah Dawson Image via Pexels Working as a senior caregiver can be an emotionally rewarding and personally fulfilling career, allowing you to help others enjoy a healthy and happy quality of life in their later years. However, caregiving isn’t a super lucrative career path. To help supplement your earnings, you might want […]
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Chronic Health Conditions: 7 Out-of-the-Box Ways To Help Your Loved One
Guest Post by Jenny Wise When a loved one is diagnosed with a chronic health condition, it can be tough to know how to best support them. Of course, you want to do everything you can to help them feel better and manage their symptoms. But sometimes you have to think unconventionally to assist them […]
Help a Senior Manage Life Tasks in These Four Important Ways
Guest Post by Jenny Wise How do you help a senior who has no family members nearby? Often, it’s as simple as assisting with small, daily household chores, but some seniors need help with specific tasks, especially if they are living with a cognitive issue. Sometimes older adults want to get organized and put together […]
Supporting a Loved One with a Memory Impairment
Guest Post by Nina Sumner Photo by Aaron Andrew Ang on Unsplash About 40% of people aged 65 or older have age-associated memory impairments in the US (amounting to around 16 million people). While only around 1% of people will progress to dementia, around 10% of seniors have mild cognitive impairment. These seniors are able […]
Tips to Become a Home Care Nurse
To The Rescue Home Health strives to create a positive, supportive work environment. Helping others and working as a team allows us to provide a high level of services by caring professionals. 10 tips to becoming a home care nurse Be educated in the field of nursing. Understand that this is an independent position. Have […]
10 Tips to Become a Home Health Care Nurse
Guest post submitted by Emily John. Homecare nursing is an exciting career opportunity for nurses. Homecare nurses work with patients in their homes to provide basic medical care, emotional support and safety measures. It’s a rewarding career that allows you to spend more time with your family or enjoy hobbies while still doing something meaningful. […]
To the Rescue Helps You Find Balance as a Family Caregiver
Think about your typical daily schedule for a moment. If it’s mostly comprised of meeting the needs of others – children, spouse, elderly parents, work requirements – we can draw two conclusions. One: you’re a family caregiver, perhaps also part of the sandwich generation (caring for both children and parents simultaneously). And two, you’re overloaded, […]
Adapting to Life at Home After a Stroke
For stroke survivors, there truly is no place like home when it comes to recovery. Many families assume that a loved one who’s suffered a stroke is destined to long-term care in a facility; but To The Rescue wants to assure you that recovery at home is not only possible, it can allow for optimum […]
Caring From a Distance: Respite for Caregivers
The latest senior stats are fascinating: We’re living, on average, 30 – 40 years longer than we did as recently ago as 1930. More than 76 million Baby Boomers are reaching or have already reached senior status. At latest count, more than 34 million Americans were serving as family caregivers for older loved ones. But […]