Asthma or COPD--Understanding the Differences
Coughing that just won’t go away. Shortness of breath. Wheezing. Sounds like an asthma attack, right? Before reaching for the inhaler...
Improving Nutrition Following a Cancer Diagnosis
A healthy diet is crucial for everyone, but especially so following a cancer diagnosis. Meeting nutritional needs can help strengthen...
How to Ensure Your Senior Parents Are Cared For – Now and in the Future
In our last blog post, we shared some tips on preparing for emergency homecare situations for aging parents, but there’s an additional...
How to Successfully Introduce the Idea of Home Care to Your Senior Loved One
The freedom and independence of living on our own throughout adulthood is something many of us take for granted. That is, until we...
Unsure About Your Long-Term Care Needs? This Checklist Can Help.
Planning for long-term care involves a wide range of variables. A senior may be completely independent and self-sufficient for years,...
Home Care or a Nursing Home? 5 Questions to Help You Decide
It’s a fact: the majority of older adults would prefer to stay in their own homes as long as possible, rather than move into an assisted...
Remaining at Home with Alzheimer's Disease – Is It Possible?
While there’s no way to predict the exact impact Alzheimers has on any individual, it’s certainly typical that most early stage and...
FIVE CRITICAL AREAS YOU NEED TO ASSESS IN YOUR ELDERLY LOVED ONE
In the previous blog , we shared some insights for those under the assumption that life in a nursing home or assisted living facility is...
IS LIFE IN A NURSING HOME INEVITABLE? TWO WAYS TO DETERMINE IF THERE’S ANOTHER OPTION.
Many people are under the assumption that life in a nursing home or assisted living facility is unavoidable for the elderly. But is it...
GERIATRIC CARE MANAGERS–HOW THEY CAN HELP COORDINATE CARE FOR YOUR LOVED ONES
As our population gets older, the term, “aging in place” is being heard more and more often. Most seniors never want to leave their...
