Reliable Resources for Seniors and Caregivers

• Caregiverstress.com - while family caregiving is often a very rewarding and bonding experience, it can also be stressful and cause tension within families. Caregiverstress.com is an educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while taking care of their senior loved one. For more information, visit caregiverstress.com
• Too Close For Comfort? - a resource that helps adult children and their aging loved one answer the question, "Should we or shouldn't we live together?" This program includes information on the emotional, safety and financial aspect of intergenerational living. Visit makewayformom.com for more information.
• The 40-70 Rule - helps adult children begin positive conversations with their aging parents before a crisis or emergency occurs. The program and emotional support services are offered to develop open discussions between families relating to providing care to parents and other topics. Visit 4070talk.com for more information.
• Cooking Under Pressure - healthy eating is essential for people of all ages, but for many seniors, a well-balanced diet is the key to feeling their best. A variety of issues, from medications and illnesses to memory problems and physical constraints, can jeopardize a senior's ability to maintain a balanced diet. This program is arming seniors and family caregivers with nutrition resources for healthy aging. For more information, visit foodsforseniors.com
• Stages of Senior Care - to help children of seniors adapt to their parents' changing lives, Home Instead Senior Care founders wrote a special book - Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions. It can help adult children make the best-informed, most confident plans and decisions when it comes to caring for senior parents, family members or any older adults in their lives. For more information, visit, stagesofseniorcare.com
• Get Mom Moving - lack of activity can lead to a downward spiral of poor health resulting in frailty, a condition that threatens the mind, body and social life of older adults. Information designed to keep seniors engaged and fit can be found at getmommoving.com
• Caring for Your Parents: Education for the Family Caregiver- a support series for caregivers that addresses senior resistance to care, featuring a variety of topics such as choosing an in-home care provider, the signs of aging, long distance caregiving and communicating with aging parents. Materials and videos can be found on caregiverstress.com
• Breaking Point - experts say even seniors who simply don't know how to part with their possessions are vulnerable. The risks are many from slipping on loose papers to the threat of fire to mold and mildew. Clutter can also interfere with family relationships. And that may leave adult children wondering if the only inheritance awaiting them is a big mess. More information can be found on homeinstead.com
• The 50-50 Rule- provides practical support services to develop open discussions between adult siblings in an effort to help them improve communication skills, develop teamwork, make decisions together and divide the workload in caring for aging parents. Visit solvingfamilyconflict.com for more information.
• Answering the Call - a senior emergency can help ensure that family caregivers have fast and easy access to important information about loved ones in case of an emergency call. For more information, visit senioremergencykit.com