Love knows no age, and for Forrest Lunsway and Rose Pollard, truer words were never spoken. The two have the unique distinction of being the oldest couple ever to get married. Read this article and view the heartwarming video to hear their beautiful story of love that has truly stood the test of time.
It’s always good news to find out that something you love is also good for you. New research shows that an unidentified ingredient in caffeinated coffee can potentially protect coffee drinkers from Alzheimer’s disease. The study shows that moderate coffee consumption decreases the production of beta-amyloid – the abnormal protein thought to cause Alzheimer’s – in the brain.
Many recent studies have touted music’s power to calm or to provide energy. Results also show that music can revive memories even when dementia or Alzheimer’s has set in, making those memories hidden most times. A new study suggests that music may also assist people with a dementia or Alzheimer’s to actually retain new information. This is a finding that holds promise for those living with Alzheimer’s.
Brandon Ally, a School of Medicine assistant professor of neurology, based at the Alzheimer’s Disease Center facility at the VA Medical Center in Bedford, Mass., performed a small study that demonstrated that Alzheimer’s patients learned more lyrics when set to music than when simply spoken. Hopefully, the results could lead to using new ways to help Alzheimer’s patients remember.
Brandon noted, “While the parts of the brain where we make memories – the medial temporal lobes like the hippocampus – are the first parts to be ravaged as Alzheimer’s develops, music pulls from the cortical and subcortical areas, which aren’t as damaged by the disease.”
Many people still think that Medicare will pay for all their long-term care needs.
Medicare is meant to be a service that helps someone improve from some incident or health issue.
In addition to not paying for long-term care, it also does not pay for:
Assisted living facilities: Medicare will fully pay for a short-term stay in a nursing home for physical and/or occupational rehabilitation (usually 20 days).
Homemaker services
Transportation (with some exceptions)
Home health aides (with some exceptions)
Private-Duty Personal & Companion Care
Routine eye, dental or hearing exams
Many Americans aged 65 and older are not receiving potentially lifesaving preventive health services, says a new report by several U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies.
Too few seniors, especially minority seniors, are getting recommended vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease, including bloodstream infections, meningitis and pneumonia; help with quitting smoking; or screenings for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol and osteoporosis.
The report suggested that many older adults may not be aware of the preventive services recommended for their age group or may not know that many of the services are covered by Medicare.
Did you know that most family caregivers are women caring for their mothers?
With Mother’s Day early this month, it is a the time to celebrate mothers and the love and compassion they embrace.
National Nurses Week is also celebrated this month, and we want to extend a special thank-you to all of the nurses we work with to make aging more comfortable.
As always, we hope you will find the following articles in our newsletter informative and beneficial.
Warmest Regards,
The Team at Tender Hearts at Home Senior Care
“Family Helping Families”
We are honored to have received this award from the leading independent survey company. They called our clients and our employees and awarded us “best of home care” in the following categories:
* Overal Quality of Service
* Caregiver’s Work Ethic
* Caregiver’s Training & Knowledge
* Caregiver’s Compassion
* Caregiver’s Appropriate Appearance
* Confidence Level in Company Management
* Effective Communication from Company
* Company’s Reponse to problems
* Receiving the Service As Promised
* Recommending Company to Others
Thank you for your continued support and family referrals.
Warmest Regards,
Dan & Tim Lynch, Owners
and the rest of the Tender Hearts Team!
As the owner or administrator of a private duty, non-medical home care company, we are constantly looking for ways to grow your business and get ready for the future.
Home care research conducted by Private Duty Today shows that if you can get the best quality caregivers, you can get the clients. In today’s market, the savvy consumer needs to know you’re going the extra mile to ensure the safety and happiness of their loved ones. The home care company that hires and retains the best quality caregivers wins in the marketplace.
The Caregiver Quality Assurance program utilized at Tender Hearts is designed help select the very best caregivers…and it is part of our Selection process. It is a thorough 7 step process including fingerprinting, personality and attitudes assessments, driving record check, mandatory drug screening, and more.
You deserve the best for your families….and you can trust us to deliver.
Sincerely,
Dan & Tim Lynch, Owners
Caring for an older loved one is never easy, but caring for someone with Alzheimer’s presents special challenges. The Alzheimer’s Association reports that 40% of these caregivers suffer a “high” level of emotional stress. And according to a study published by The Journal of Immunology, caring for someone with Alzheimer’s can actually shorten a caregiver’s life by up to 8 years!
Contact the Alzheimer’s Association or your local senior center. Both will help you find the appropriate resources and support groups to join.
Arrange for respite care. Do not hesitate to call relatives, neighbors or friends and ask for help. Put together a weekly schedule of people you trust. This will allow you the time you need to run errands, buy groceries, or take a few hours off from caregiving. Home care agencies like Tender Hearts at Home Senior Care are experts when it comes to respite care. Whether you need a caregiver for a few hours or 24/7, we are there for you.
