1. Health
2. When a Parent Has a Stroke

Help me manage diet and lifestyle issues

• Article - 8 Tips for Improving Mealtimes After Your Parent's Stroke

  8 practical tips to make eating safer and less stressful after your elderly parent has a stroke -- and help him get the nutrition he needs.

• Checklist - 10 Ways You Can Help Your Parents Prevent a Stroke

  Stroke prevention: 10 ways you can help prevent a stroke. These stroke prevention strategies will help your parents reduce their risk of a stroke.

Questions & Answers

• Question - What's the best way to deal with my dad's incontinence after his stroke?

  Some tips on helping your parent deal with incontinence following a stroke.

• Question - Since her stroke, why has my mother been complaining of a metallic taste in her mouth?

  A metallic taste after a stroke can cut a patient's appetite. It's important to find out whether the metallic taste is from the stroke or medications.

• Question - Why has my mother-in-law become so irresponsible with her money since her stroke?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Can a TIA have residual effects?

  An expert's perspective on the damage that can follow a transient ischemic attack.

• Question - How can I help get my father's sleep schedule back on track after his stroke?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Pamper Your Parent With a Pedicure

  If your parent has had a stroke, it might be difficult...

• Tip - Curly Elastic Shoelaces Make "Tying" Shoes a Snap

  If your parent has had a stroke, tying her own shoes...

• Tip - Tennis Balls Can Make Using a Walker Easier

  Tennis balls can help your parent more easily maneuver his walker after a stroke.

• Tip - Taking the Hassle Out of Dental Care After a Stroke

  It's not always easy for people who've had strokes...

• Tip - Flu shot could cut cardiovascular risks

  A yearly flu shot may reduce your parent's risk of stroke or heart attack.

• Tip - Alleviate the Pain of Claw Toe

  One of the more painful complications of stroke is...

• Tip - Use a Homemade Picture Book to Communicate With Your Aphasic Parent

  Tip for communicating with a parent who has aphasia after a stroke.

• Tip - Managing Zippers After a Stroke

  Simple daily tasks like zipping and unzipping your...