Communicating Effectively With Receivers of Care

Communicating Effectively With Givers of Care By: Genus Editorial Staff If you are involved in caring for a family or friend in need, maybe suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s, or perhaps handicapped physically, you already know how challenging this can be.  It isn’t unusual for our persons of care to resist us and feel like we are “bossing them around”. …

Communicating Effectively With Older Adults

Communicating Effectively With Older Adults By: Genus Editorial Staff If you are involved in caring for an older adult, maybe suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer’s, you already know how challenging this can be. Nobody likes being told what to do, so it is understandable when our older adults we are providing care for resist our suggestions. Sometimes it can escalate …

Safety: Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention

Source: The National Safety Council Safety at home_ Falls Headline:  Slip Trip and Fall Prevention Who should read: Givers of care who are looking to safe proof the home of those they are caring for. Summary of article: One in three older adults fall each year.  These falls can dramatically effect their quality of life.  This article shares the basic …