How Senior Care at Home Eases Transitions from Hospital to Home

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Recovering from surgery takes time, especially for seniors. Not only do older bodies take longer to heal, but there are additional factors that come into play: reduced mobility and a number of instructions to follow for medications, physical activities, follow-up appointments, and dietary restrictions, just to name a few.  Read More

Answers to Your Top Questions About Home Health Care

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As we discussed in a previous blog post, moving from home to an assisted living facility is not always necessary, thanks to professional home health care services. If you’ve started searching for the ideal solution for a senior you love, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed and have a number of questions: Is home health care an option for Dad? Read More

Understand the Options for Aging at Home

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For the majority of us, aging at home is preferred over a move to a nursing home or assisted living facility because of the comfort and familiarity home brings. It allows us the chance to choose when we want to go to bed and when to wake up, what we want to eat for meals, what activities we want to do each day, and more. Read More
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Simple Home Modification Tips for Safer Post-Stroke Recovery

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Post-stroke recovery is a mentally and physically challenging undertaking, and the only thing you’d like to do is to get back to your pre-stroke life. However, considering that more than half of stroke survivors commonly have some form of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in-home safety modifications may be needed to make life following a stroke safer and easier. Read More
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Understand the Signs of Stroke to Improve Stroke Recovery Outcomes

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Stroke recovery begins by understanding what a stroke is, and the warning signs to watch for. Stroke, according to the National Stroke Association, is listed as the 5th top reason for death in the United States, with as many as 800,000 people experiencing a stroke every year. Read More
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Parkinson’s Caregiver Support: Is It Parkinson’s Disease or Something Else?

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Each year, thousands of American seniors are told they have Parkinson’s disease, but in reality, they don’t. For many of these seniors, the actual diagnosis is a similar but lesser-known disease: dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Read More
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Caring for Someone with Parkinson’s? You’ll Want to Read This Encouraging News!

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The consequences of staying active and exercising throughout aging are tremendous, but for those with Parkinson’s, it might truly be a game-changer in the progression of the disease. Several studies are exposing direct links between physical exercise and Parkinson’s, such as the largest clinical study to date, in which patients who exercised no less than 2½ hours per week realized a greater overall wellbeing than those who refrained from exercise. Read More

Learn the Latest Guidelines for Optimal Nutrition for Older Adults

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It’s certainly no secret that a wholesome diet is crucial for a healthy body. What many people don’t recognize, however, is that dietary recommendations for adults are altered as we age. Read More

Ensure Good Nutrition for Elderly Parents by Answering These Questions

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A mother’s love for her children has no age limit. And parents of all ages want above all else to safeguard their children from problems, which in some cases can mean hiding their own problems. Read More
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Think You Know the Best Foods for Heart Health? These Facts May Surprise You!

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Our aging care professionals understand that it’s not always easy to know which are the best foods for heart health when recommendations appear to constantly be changing. We had been told that saturated fats from options including butter, red meat and fried foods were detrimental and could influence a person’s possibilities of developing heart complications, but later studies indicated there isn’t enough proof that those who gave up these foods improved their heart health – and so, we went back to our previous ways due to the go-ahead to select butter over margarine. Read More