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Recent Articles

Ask a Nurse - Get your caregiving questions answered

How to Find the Right Hospital Bed | Season 1, Episode 19

Having trouble encouraging your senior loved one to eat? Worried about their lack of appetite? This week’s Ask-A-Nurse episode offers tips!

Ask a Nurse - Get your caregiving questions answered

How to Choose the Best Dog for Seniors | Season 1, Episode 18

Having trouble encouraging your senior loved one to eat? Worried about their lack of appetite? This week’s Ask-A-Nurse episode offers tips!

How to Get Paid As a Family Caregiver

How to Get Paid as a Family Caregiver

According to the CDC, over one in five adults have provided care for friends or family members over the past 30 days. Of that number, one in three provides care …

Communications

How to Choose the Best Captioned Phone

How to Choose the Best Caption Phone

Many older adults experience hearing loss that prevents them from enjoying phone conversations with friends and loved ones, making them feel more isolated and increasing their sense of loneliness. This …

memory keeping preserving family history

Memory Keeping to Preserve Your Family History

Our families are everything. But how quickly does time fly? So many birthdays, holidays, cherished moments quickly come and go over the years. We take photos and do our best …

The 6 Best Books about Caregiving

The Best Books About Caregiving

Are you looking for a book about caregiving? Here are six of the best caregiving books available today. Let us know which one is your favorite!

Financial and Legal Planning

How to Get Paid As a Family Caregiver

How to Get Paid as a Family Caregiver

According to the CDC, over one in five adults have provided care for friends or family members over the past 30 days. Of that number, one in three provides care …

Best Identity Theft Protection Services

Best Identity Theft Protection Services

Print It is time to protect yourself from identity theft. As we recently shared in an article, more than 33 percent of U.S. adults have experienced identity theft and more than …

In the News: Medicare Issuing New ID Cards to Prevent Identity Theft

How to Avoid Identity Theft

Did you know that more than 33 percent of U.S. adults have experienced identity theft? More than one in four older adults, aged 55+, have experienced identity theft.   Identity …

Home Preparedness and Maintenance

Best Stairlifts - Bruno Independent Living Aids

3 Important Stair Lift Options

Standard stair lifts help take the struggle out of climbing up and down stairs, but there are three popular power options worth considering that help make using a stair lift …

Best Wheelchair Ramps

Print Updated April 2022 Caring Village may receive commissions for purchases or leads made through links in this article. ADA Info Before You Buy Best Threshold Ramps Best Modular Ramps …

What Are the Top 10 Products to Track My Elderly Loved One's Location?

The Best Cities to Retire in Each State

Find out the best cities to retire in by state!

Medical

How To Help A Loved One Recover From A Stroke

How to Help Your Loved One Recover From a Stroke

Find out how to help your loved one recover from a stroke. What changes will you need to make?

What’s The Link: Prostate Cancer & Incontinence

Learn more about prostate incontinence. We unpack the link between prostate cancer and incontinence for men.

Why Am I Experiencing Memory Loss Part 2: Signs and Types of Dementia

How to Recognize the First Signs of Dementia in a Family Member

Dementia is a common term for many of us. We have family, friends or know of others experiencing the numerous symptoms affecting memory loss. Roughly 5.6 million older adults (age …

New Care Technologies

How to Choose the Best Captioned Phone

How to Choose the Best Caption Phone

Many older adults experience hearing loss that prevents them from enjoying phone conversations with friends and loved ones, making them feel more isolated and increasing their sense of loneliness. This …

Best Tablets for Seniors

The Best Ways to Increase TechKnowledge for Older Adults

Technology provides us with the means to connect with our family, friends, and much more. It is how we remain safely at home and FaceTime a family member or order …

Best Tablets for Seniors

Best Tablets for Seniors

Print Updated November 2021 Caring Village may receive commissions for purchases or leads made through links in this article. Did you know that New York City deployed 10,000 tablets to …

Well-being

Sandwich Generation - How to Care for Your Parents and Children

How to Care for Your Children and Aging Parents

Do you care for your aging parent? Do you also care for a child at home? Keep reading for practical tips and resources to help the sandwich generation.

Best Washable Incontinence Underwear

Best Washable Incontinence Underwear

The Top Five Adult Incontinence Underwear for Women. Learn the benefits of each in our latest article.

Best Gifts for Men

Men’s Gift Guide

Men’s Gift Guide Pizza Fans Unite This Capt’n Cook OvenPlus offers more cooking flexibilities with double cooking areas. Powered by propane gas with built-in gas ignition, Ovenplus is your best …