Posts by Andy Niska
Is Your Senior’s Style Changing?
How your senior dresses now might be different from how she dressed even a year ago. Or she might have abandoned any sort of style completely because of health issues.
Read MoreCan You Avoid Resistance to Outside Help?
Excerpt: Sometimes the idea of help from outsiders isn’t met with the joy you might hope. But there might be some ways to avoid that resistance.
Read MoreFive Questions You Can Ask Your Senior about Driving
Driving is such a complicated topic when it comes to your aging adult. Talking about what’s going on helps you to find answers for her that work, but you need to get specific information. These questions can help you do that. Are Other Drivers Honking a Lot When You’re Driving? If other drivers are honking…
Read MoreUsing Respite Care to Reduce Family Tension
Family dynamics can complicate caregiving immensely. But respite time is an excellent tool to help you defuse those tensions and create a little space to understand each other better. You’ll Feel Better Rested. Family tension crops up for so many reasons when it comes to caregiving, but one of the things that makes it worse…
Read MoreFive Tools that Can Help Your Senior Deal with Vision Loss
Vision loss is frustrating for your aging family member, but even worse is the fact that it can affect how well she can do the things that she needs to do and that she loves to do. Using some of these tools can help her to get back to doing more. Lighting Is the First…
Read MoreFive Tips for Staying Calmer as a Caregiver
Calm can be a big goal for caregivers because chaos is such a big part of the caregiving process. The less often you experience calm, the more strongly you probably want to achieve it. Use Calm as a Mantra. When you focus on getting to calm, you can get there more quickly. As you start…
Read MoreFive Ways to Do a Stress Check
Doing a stress check allows you to assess where you stand right now as a caregiver. As you gain more experience in checking your needs, you’ll find that you get to the “right” answer more quickly. When you give yourself what you need, your stress is going to diminish. Examine Your Physical Needs. Physical needs…
Read MoreWhy You Should Be Exercising, Too
If you’re not already exercising every day, you might be surprised to hear that it can be a big part of keeping you going as a caregiver. You don’t have to exercise a lot, but if you’re consistent with daily exercise you’re going to see some big benefits. You Need to Keep Your Energy Levels…
Read MoreFour Real Tools to Help You Feel Better as a Caregiver
Over time as a caregiver you may start to feel as if you’re always run down and feeling lousy. There are so many reasons for this, but it often leads back to not having a defined self-care plan. Adding some of these tools to your kit can help you to feel far more competent as…
Read MoreFour Big Reasons for Your Senior to Seek Medical Attention after a Fall
Once your elderly family member falls, it’s vital that she sees a medical professional right away. Even if she’s not excited about the idea, there are some reasons why it’s important. She Might Have an Injury She Doesn’t Notice. A fall can be shocking, which sometimes means that your senior doesn’t notice an injury at…
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