Our Top Healthy Aging Tips for Older Adults
Have your New Year’s resolutions already been dropped? If they have, don’t fret; you’re in good company. Lots of us are gung-ho about an important change in lifestyle once we turn the calendar to January, but life quickly rushes in and keeps us from maintaining our self-discipline to succeed. However, it is never too late […]
Top Ideas to Help Senior Loved Ones Live Life to the Fullest
As we get ready to roll the calendar forward to 2023, it is the perfect time to think about what we have learned over the previous year and what changes we would like to make in the coming year. It is more than just making a resolution that’s likely to be given up on within […]
Home Care Helps Manage Congestive Heart Failure in Seniors
We only have one, and it’s perhaps the most critical organ in the human body – so hearing the news that our heart is “failing” is distressing. Congestive heart failure, or CHF, affects nearly six million people in the U.S. alone, according to research by the CDC. And even though it is a chronic illness, there are […]
Making a Plan: Managing Multiple Medical Conditions in Seniors
If you are a family caregiver and you’re overwhelmed with balancing appointments with various doctors, trips to the pharmacy, lab work, managing medications and treatments and special dietary needs for an older person you love, you are certainly not alone! Managing multiple medical conditions like arthritis, COPD, diabetes, and heart disease is a reality for […]
Top Myths and Facts About Aging
If you’re holding onto a stereotypical picture of the aging process that involves a non-active, lonesome lifestyle spent in a rocking chair on the front porch each and every day, it is time for you to reconsider those ideas! Understanding the myths and facts about aging helps older adults to embrace a healthier, more dynamic […]
How to Address Issues with Medication Adherence in Seniors
“I’m healthy as a horse. I don’t need that medication.” If you’ve heard a senior loved one proclaim this or any other sentiment to rationalize not taking the medication their doctor prescribed, you appreciate how concerning and frustrating it can be. There are many reasons someone may balk at adhering to doctors’ instructions, from dementia […]
Help Seniors Get to the Root Cause of a Fall
While helping Mom prepare lunch yesterday, she turned around, lost her balance, and started to fall. Thankfully, you were able to get there in time to ease the tumble, so she didn’t get hurt. Since she wasn’t injured, you did not have to visit the doctor. After a short rest, the two of you went […]
Living with ALS: How Home Care Can Help
Being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) raises numerous questions and concerns, both for the person diagnosed and people who love them. What causes ALS? What are the current symptoms – and what will they be as time goes on? Where can I turn for help? Approximately 30,000 […]
Older Adults and UTIs: How to Recognize the Signs and Symptoms
Itching. Burning. An urgent need to use the bathroom. If you’ve ever endured the misfortune of experiencing a urinary tract infection (UTI), you already know these symptoms on a personal level. For younger people, a UTI is often reasonably easy to recognize and treat. But it is usually more complex for older adults, as symptoms […]
How to Maintain Heart Health After a Cardiac Procedure
During National Heart Month, there are two important ways you can give your heart some love: learn how to maintain heart health, and discover how to best recuperate if you experience heart issues. Care for Your Heart These simple steps will help maintain heart fitness by keeping cholesterol and blood pressure levels under control – two […]