Caring for a loved one on a daily basis can be stressful, but it becomes even more difficult when they never seem to be satisfied or are frequently in a bad mood. When this happens, caregivers start to feel like they aren’t doing enough or doing the right thing. Even though you are handling request after request, the complaining, criticisms, and demands continue. The following are strategies for senior care to consider for a patient in a bad mood. The first thing that you should do instead of taking the complaints personally, is to step back and analyze the situation. Many times there is an underlying reason that is causing…

One of the most important aspects of senior care is learning to listen to what your parent is saying.  Part of that is listening and to read between the lines to glean some information about something they don’t want to talk about directly.  Many times your senior parent may be having a new physical, or mental challenge that they don’t want to reveal to you.  When talking to your parent it is important to be a good listener, and learn to pick up subtle hints about things that they are uncomfortable with, or just don’t want to talk about directly. Kids can be the same way in trying to avoid…