They claim distance makes the heart grow fonder, but residing far from elderly parents often causes additional feelings: helplessness, worry, and concern, to name a …Read More
Category:Senior Health
It’s Not Alzheimer’s: Understanding Vascular Dementia
August 20, 2021
With more than 5.8 million Americans impacted, Alzheimer’s is by far, the most common form of dementia. However, there is another, less familiar type of …Read More
The Importance of Dental Care for Older Adults with Dementia
July 30, 2021
It is among the first things we do in the morning, and one of the last things we do each night, typically on autopilot without …Read More
Home Care Services Can Complement Residential Hospice Care
July 23, 2021
If you were to ask those who are within the last six months of their lives precisely what is most important to them, you’re very …Read More
The Importance of Social Wellness for Seniors and How Home Care Can Help
July 9, 2021
Living through over a year of a worldwide pandemic taught us never to take for granted the small but incredibly important things in life: shared …Read More
Good Senior Nutrition Never Gets Old! The Importance of a Balanced Diet
June 18, 2021
Remember family dinners at Grandma’s house? The enticing scents wafting out from the kitchen would draw everyone in to assemble at the table to enjoy …Read More
Know These Symptoms for an Early Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease
June 4, 2021
Despite the fact that nearly one million people are living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States alone, the condition was perhaps first brought to …Read More
Joint and Knee Stiffness From Osteoarthritis Can Increase Senior Fall Risk
May 14, 2021
The figures associated with senior falls are saddening. Falls are classified as the primary reason behind injury in the elderly, and result in hundreds of …Read More
What Is Happening with My Elder Loved One? Understanding Hospital Delirium
May 7, 2021
A hospital stay is not something a senior looks forward to, but at least there is the reassuring fact that the required care and treatment …Read More
In-Home Care Services Help Seniors Coping with Long-Term Illness
April 30, 2021
Do you ever wake up and realize, from the time you get out of bed, that it was going to be “one of those days?” …Read More