Caring for elderly parents is a common experience and yet everyone’s experience is unique, depending on your relationship with your parents, their needs, and how much care they require. However, many adult children reach a point where they have to consider if they are...
When caring for elderly parents, there are times when you may have to have uncomfortable conversations, regarding their health, living arrangements, and finances. While these conversations are not always pleasant it’s important when taking care of aging parents to...
Caring for your spouse may be one of the most difficult things you have ever had to do. Watching your partner struggle with activities that used to be so simple can be heartbreaking and overwhelming, especially if you are facing your own challenges with growing older....
Did you know that yoga is a great form of exercise for seniors? While many people think that seniors aren’t strong enough to do yoga or that they can get hurt doing it, the truth is that many yoga poses can increase flexibility, mobility, strength, and balance. Plus,...
One of Parkwood Home Care’s most valuable home care services is our Veterans CARE program. This program is designed for seniors who have served in the military and now need live-in or hourly care. Here at Parkwood Home Care, we value and honor Canada’s veterans, and...
One of the most common physical problems that seniors find themselves facing as they age is vision loss. There are many factors that can increase the risk of someone losing their vision to an eye condition like macular degeneration or cataracts, and age is one of the...