Archive for author: Sheri Wiser, Owner

Host to Valentine’s day, the month of February is often referred to as the month of love. These gift ideas will have your senior feeling the love.

Valentine’s Day Ideas For Seniors

The month of February is host to arguably the most romantic holiday, so it may come as no surprise that February is commonly referred to as the month of love. We mean, who wouldn’t love a holiday wher...

Although sundowners syndrome can occur at any time, it can worsen during the winter. These tips will help you care for your elderly loved one.

The Caregiver’s Guide to Managing Sundowners Syndrome

While the east coast was recently hit with snowmaggedon 2016, if you were to step outside here on the west coast you would probably think that early spring has begun. It’s true we have had a fairly mi...

Due to the influx of flu during winter it has been infamously dubbed flu season. These tips will keep your elderly loved one safe this flu season.

Five Flu Tips That Could Save Your Elderly Loved One’s Life

Due to the fact that the weather during winter forces people to often be in close proximity of others, the winter season has become synonymous with Flu Season. This week we continue our series on the...

Although Seasonal Affective Disorder can happen at any time, it is most prevalent during the winter. These tips can prevent your senior from having SAD.

The Senior’s Guide to Beating Seasonal Affective Disorder

The weather this week has certainly been interesting to say the least. One day it is blue skies and mildly warm then the next it is cloudy and cold. In fact, over the course of a couple minutes the we...

With the poor weather, the risk of your elderly loved one facing social isolation in the winter is greatly increased. These tips help reduce their risk.

6 Ways to Beat Social Isolation This Winter

The holidays are long gone and people are starting to settle into the busyness a new year brings. For many, this means new year’s resolutions routines, deadlines for wrapping up 2015 business and plan...

Slippery winter conditions greatly increases your elderly loved ones chances of a fall. These 8 tips could save their life!

8 Winter Fall Prevention Tips That Could Save Your Life

Here in the Pacific Northwest, it seems like the winter weather has gone from 0-100 in the matter of a couple days. One day it is raining then the next it is cold, snowing and icy. This kind of weathe...

Winter is almost upon us and with it comes risks such as hypothermia. These hypothermia tips can save your elderly loved ones life.

5 Hypothermia Tips to Protect Your Elderly Loved One

The days are getting short and the nights are getting longer, at least that’s the way it feels with the lack of daylight hours. In fact, the shortest ‘day’ of the year, also known as the winter solsti...

Although difficult, End of life care is a necessity and allows loved ones to spend precious time together while Wiser Home Care takes care of the rest.

Your Guide to Comprehensive End of Life Care

Recently, we have blogged on the several forms of care Wiser Home Care Services offers. We have explored care options such as personal care, companion care, dementia care, self care and most recently,...

Nearly 44 million americans care for an elderly loved one. To be effective, one must also care for themselves. Respite care helps.

Respite Care: What is it and Why Do You Need it?

Whether it is by choice or due to tight finances, many people choose to forgo putting an elderly or sick loved one in a care facility and opt to take on the responsibility of caregiver. In the United ...

Thanksgiving is often a time spent with family. To ensure the safety of your elderly loved one Wiser Home Care has gathered these tips.

11 Thanksgiving Tips for the Elderly

Depending on who you talk to, you will get a differing opinion on when the holiday season officially starts. Some will tell you that the holiday season starts when you first start shopping for present...