Home Care
3 Big Mistakes When Talking to Your Parents About Elder Care When you stop and think about it, talking to your parents about elder care is an act of appreciation, of love, of kindness. You’re having this talk because you’re concerned about their well being and you want them to remain safely independent. When “the [...]
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Most seniors today are on at least one prescribed medication for an underlying health condition. Frequently it happens that the senior ends up having to self-administer at least one dose of the medication on their own throughout the day. Home care service providers usually do not stay with the client around the clock so self-medicating [...]
Caregivers can never let their guard down. New studies into sleep patterns and health risks and benefits means that when a loved one is having a snooze or is off to bed caregivers must be extra vigilant. Giving our bodies the adequate rest that it needs to function is a major challenge facing most of [...]
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Physical Therapists Can Properly Assess and Fit Walking Aids to Prevent Injuries ALEXANDRIA, VA, July 13, 2009 — The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids to be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid fall-related injuries. This advice comes in response [...]
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Originally from Web site: www.medicarerights.org The financial burden of health care costs continues to increase for people with Medicare, according to two new reports released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Out-of-pocket health care costs for people with Medicare continued to rise in the last decade. In 2005, half of the people with Medicare spent more [...]
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Age doesn’t protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age. —Jeanne Moreau We are born charming, fresh, and spontaneous, and we must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. —Judith Martin
I had the opportunity this week to meet with Bill Burgin at the Hamilton County Veterans Service Commission. Bill does important work for veterans by assisting through the maze of paperwork and filing processes to obtain the benefits they deserve. Among many other things, he and his county funded commission helps with the VA Aid [...]
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You probably know of few elderly people stuck in their houses due to the housing crisis. In fact, there are thousands of elderly people who cannot move into a residential home for seniors, because they have been unable to sell their houses, therefore they cannot afford the deposit required by residential homes, which fluctuates from [...]
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Home Health Care or In-Home Companion Care and Personal Care? Home Heath Care is the common terminology that typically includes skilled medical care as well as non-medical support services. “In-home companion care” is used by most organizations that are providing non-medical care – and they typically are providing these services to their “clients” as opposed [...]
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If you are feeling worn down for caring for a loved one; you are not alone. You may feel very isolated, desperately needing support of others and just some guidance about how to make your life just a little easier while you are caring for your loved one her in Cincinnati.
