Chronic Disease Management

Combining Health Care Goals with Chronic Disease Management for Seniors

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On the subject of chronic diseases, older adults are often the experts, hands down, with up to three out of four seniors affected by multiple conditions that are ongoing, call for long-term medical attention, and place limitations on activities. Read More
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How Home Healthcare Can Help Prevent Another Hospital Visit for Your Loved Ones

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There’s currently a high priority for hospitals: lowering readmissions for high-risk patients. Healthcare Financial Management Association’s article “Two Ways Hospitals Can Reduce Avoidable Readmissions” shares that effective initiatives from several hospitals with low 30-day rehospitalizations are, to a certain extent, the result of collaborating with inpatient and outpatient care providers, like Harmony Home Health & Hospice, who can supply a continuum of care with professional geriatric and pediatric private duty nursing services. Read More
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Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, and…an Emergency Room Visit?

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While we’d like to picture enjoying a Norman Rockwell-worthy Thanksgiving celebration, with all of our loved ones spending quality time together and Mom’s traditional holiday feast, the reality for many families instead includes something unanticipated: an emergency room visit. Read More
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Do You Have a Diabetes Care Plan? Make Sure It Includes These Tips!

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Effective diabetes management requires consistent, ongoing attention to numerous details—with the understanding that ignoring diabetes can result in serious health concerns, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and even diabetic coma. Read More
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If You Notice These Diabetes Symptoms, Seek Medical Attention

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The statistics are sobering: as many as 29 million Americans are currently diagnosed with diabetes, accounting for nearly 10% of the nation’s entire population. It’s important for all of us to learn as much as possible about the disease, whether for ourselves, to catch it early if it arises, or for better diabetes management for our loved ones. Read More
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Tips for Following a Healthy Diet for Cancer Patients

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Sticking to a healthy diet for cancer patients is particularly crucial when undergoing chemotherapy or another type of treatment, yet can be quite a challenge, in part due to the change in how foods taste. Read More
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The Surprising New Way of Managing Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors

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For quite a few survivors of breast cancer, managing hot flashes – sometimes as often as several times each and every day – makes daily life a challenge. And even though there are a variety of treatment solutions available, one surprising approach is starting to gain in popularity: acupuncture. Read More
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Dementia Care From the Salt Lake City In Home Care Experts

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Although scores of senior loved ones are dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease, an even greater number of family members are trying to cope with taking care of them. Surprisingly, nearly 75% of family care providers are managing their older loved ones’ dementia care needs alone, with only 26% reaching out for professional care support. Read More
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Home Health Care in Ogden, Utah Focuses On Cutting-Edge Alzheimer’s Treatment Options

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The latest Alzheimer’s statistics are worrying. The disease is now the 6th leading cause of death, rising above both breast cancer and prostate cancer put together. And even though deaths from other chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, are decreasing, those from Alzheimer’s have increased in excess of 100%. Read More
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Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Now Include These Common Medications

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They’re currently recognized to result in a number of short-term side-effects, such as memory loss and confusion, but new research suggests several of the stronger anticholinergic drugs (such as those prescribed for Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and overactive bladder) may now be Alzheimer’s risk factors. Read More