Opinion
How a Home Care Provider Can Help Your Parents Maintain Their Dignity
When the aged person in your family was in the prime age, they are quite busy assisting others and contributing to your family and taking care of you and your siblings. But when they the reach their old age and face the consequences of aging they eventually need help from others to you and your…
Read MoreSenior Care Awareness: Understanding the Risk for Falls
Falling and getting injured is a part of an elderly person’s life. Most of the home care solutions are requested for attending on seniors who are injured in a recent fall. The risk of falling and getting seriously injured is a real threat to the well being of elderly persons. Even in addition to the…
Read MoreWhy Do People with Alzheimer’s disease Wander?
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of mental condition that causes dementia in a senior patient. If you are a caregiver for an elderly patient you must know that they always tend to wander away from home. You must be very careful in watching them and take all precautions so that the person in your elder…
Read MoreYou’ve Had a Heart Attack, Now What?
If you have suffered a heart attack recently and back from the hospital you have undergone a life-threatening and harrowing experience. You are fortunate enough to come back to your home after your treatment in your hospital, you need to make some vital changes to your life and take home health care seriously. As a…
Read MoreThe Escalating Demand of Home Health Care During the Pandemic
The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the lifestyle of people. The difference between life prior to the pandemic and life after it cannot be ignored even if we wanted to. Undoubtedly, you might have been the prisoner of the pandemic, too, because each and every individual is restricted to stay in their homes…
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 MoreThe Importance of Having a Will
A will is a legal document that spells out your wishes regarding care of your children, finances, business(s) as well as distribution of your assets after your death. Not having a will means that it’s practically impossible for us all to know what happens to our assets, estates, and personal property after we are gone.…
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 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…
Read MoreHow to Help Seniors Cope with Loneliness
More than one in three senior Americans call themselves lonely, adding up to their feelings of isolation especially during the holidays, geriatric professionals reiterate. Loneliness prevails as a serious issue among the elderly adults, preventing them in living independently and as vibrant as possible, Dr. Sonja Rosen, Cedars-Sinai Medical Group chief of geriatric medicine, said.…
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