Health/Wellness
Alzheimer In-home Care
Alzheimer’s disease is not a physical disability that can be covered by simple in-home services. It’s a brain disorder that affects the part of the human brain that is concerned with memory formation and recognition. Alzheimer’s patients require the services of skilled persons to deal with them in the best possible way, lovingly and delicately.…
Read MoreTips on How to Avoid the Spread of COVID-19
Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 is an illness developed by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It spreads between people within close contact (about 6 feet or 1.8 meters). When anybody with the illness coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breaths, droplets carrying the virus spread into the air. You can become infected if you breathe in…
Read MoreReasons Why People Choose Home Care
When you have a senior adult in your home with physical and mental conditions you will be in a dilemma whether to give them home care medical treatment or take them to a nursing home. There are many types of senior caregiver services available in your local area. By searching for home health care near…
Read MoreHow Cost-Effective Is Home Care Compared to a Nursing Home?
We all age and there comes a time in our lives where our aged loved ones need outside help even for day to day living. In such cases, the help of caregivers is necessary so that the senior citizens can live only with the assistance of such in-home care professionals. Once an aged person requires…
Read MoreApproach to Overcome Seasonal Depression
Sometimes as our loved ones continue to age, the holidays no longer seem very jolly, and they may not feel like celebrating much anymore. What used to be a joyous occasion can change and take on new meanings as life throws us curve balls. The biggest curveball this year, obviously, is that we are still…
Read MoreTis the Season: Keeping Seniors Safe During the Holidays with COVID-19
This time of the year many families have began to make holiday travel plans, but coronavirus (COVID-19) is raising questions about the risk that poses for their elderly loved ones. Now is the time to gather information about travel and begin conversations with older family members about what to expect this season. COVID-19 might restrict…
Read MoreSenior Village: A New Way of Living
As we have discussed many times on our blog, it is apparent that seniors would prefer to stay in the privacy and comfort of their own home as they age. A recent AARP survey found that, for adults over the age of 65, 88% indicated that they would prefer to remain in their own homes…
Read MoreSeniors Want to Remain at Home: Here’s Why
Most seniors want to stay in their homes as they age. Moving comes with both physical and emotional stress, and many seniors are afraid of leaving behind beloved neighbors and a family home full of memories. Add the fear of the unknown to those concerns and a move to senior living can be downright overwhelming.…
Read MoreHelping Seniors Avoid Hospitalization
There are tons of ways to prevent hospitalization in seniors. If you’re a care provider (offering home care services and others) and would like to help your patients stay healthy, here are some tips: 1. Exercise Staying healthy entails keeping one’s body active. According to the National Institute on Aging, seniors should engage in regular physical activities…
Read MoreDid You Know: Pets Boost Seniors Health
More than 40 percent of Americans ages 65 and above live with pets. The reason? For companionship and lots more. The elderly and even younger individuals today invest time and other resources on their furry friends to keep them “sane” even when they’re alone as much as to boost their health. Likewise, pets also help…
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