Home Care Assistance Helps Seniors Who Have Chronic Pain
If your senior parent wants to continue living at home as they get older, but they suffer from chronic pain, living independently is still possible for them. Many seniors who have chronic pain from illnesses or age can live independently with home care assistance. When seniors have home care assistance, they have daily support that […]
October – Long Term Care Planning Month
Long-term care offers a variety of services to meet a person’s health or personal care needs when they can no longer perform daily activities on their own. Who needs long-term care? It’s hard to know how long or what kind of care a person will need, but at some point, everyone needs long-term care. You […]
Coffee Time on Us!
International Coffee Day is a global celebration of coffee, observed annually on October 1. It honors the journey of coffee from the farm to the cup and recognizes the millions of people—farmers, roasters, baristas, and coffee shop owners—who contribute to the coffee industry. The day also raises awareness of the challenges faced by coffee growers, […]
Prevent Medicine Misuse in the Elderly
October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness month. Older adults are more likely to misuse medicines or become addicted to them because their body cannot absorb and filter medicine easily as a younger person, not only that but medicine can be misused unintentionally by taking the wrong amount that was prescribed, taking it too often or […]
Caring for Seniors with Rosacea
Rosacea is a facial rash that often occurs as individuals get older. It is more likely to occur in women and often starts to begin in women at an earlier age, and while men often get it later in life, their faces can be more seriously affected by it, and are at more risk of […]
Nighttime Incontinence in Seniors
For some seniors, getting through the night without using the bathroom is no longer a part of their reality. They may find themselves getting up once or more each night to use the bathroom. While this leads to poor sleep, many seniors would say they’d rather wake up multiple times each night to urinate than […]
Aging Backwards – Lifestyle Modifications to Reverse Aging
Aging is inevitable but it is possible to reverse our biological age. As we know, there are many techniques, methods and interventions to make us look younger, but this time we are not talking about taking medications or plastic surgery, it all starts with something as simple as the lifestyle we lead. Our body begins […]
Caregiver of the Month – August 2024
Caregiver of the Month – Thank you for your commitment and dedication! We are excited to recognize Soraya A. as caregiver of the month of August, 2024! Soraya is an outstanding caregiver and deserves this recognition every month. She demonstrates excellence in her work as evidenced by the great feedback from her client. She has […]
Let’s Talk About Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is often confused with dementia; however, Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia and accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases. Dementia is a deterioration of mental capacity that interferes with daily life, while Alzheimer’s is a progressive degenerative brain disease that occurs after brain damage and has symptoms of dementia that become […]
Five Common Causes of Bad Breath in Seniors
Most of us get a bit of bad breath occasionally. It may be that we had too much garlic with our dinner or we’re feeling under the weather, but it comes and goes easily with some teeth brushing and perhaps a mint or two. Why Does Bad Breath Occur For elderly individuals, bad breath may […]
