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5 Essential Tips to Help Seniors Stay Healthy at Home

Health issues can be a problem for many people, especially in the senior years. While you can’t control your genetics or what’s already happened, it’s never too late to get healthy. A little bit of dedicated effort and awareness can make a big difference in your health. Here are some of the essential things to…

Agency vs. Private: The True Cost of Hiring Caregivers

It’s often a big step to decide to hire a caregiver for your loved one. Many people feel like they should have to take on the responsibility themselves or look for the cheapest solution. But the cheapest solution is rarely the best when it comes to caring for your loved ones. One of the most…

The Path to Happiness is Marked by Those We Have Helped

How does anyone know what they want to do for a career? We think about different professions and what they would be like. We dream of the excitement and unique quality of a job. Most of all, we think about how we will feel doing the job and the reward of a successful career. Professions…

Giving the Gift of Homecare

Taking care of our loved ones who are sick or elderly can be a noble act of love. There’s no question that it’s a very honorable thing to do. But at the same time, it can also be incredibly exhausting and draining. Many people take on this challenging task on their own and not mention…

Healthcare Staffing: Avoid a Holiday Headache

The holidays are a special and significant time when people spend time with family and friends. While everyone enjoys having this celebratory time with loved ones, it also means that people are more likely to take time off of work. Even though everyone deserves an occasional holiday, healthcare needs don’t recognize dates on the calendar….

Compassionate Comfort: Why Hospice and Palliative Care are the Right Choices

Long-term and terminal illnesses affect not only individuals but their entire families. Whether the sick person will recover or not, they still need care and special attention. Most families don’t have the training or knowledge to be able to care for their seriously ill loved ones. When you choose to get the help of professional…

Flu Facts for Seniors

It’s the fall season again. Along with cooler temperatures and the beautiful autumn colors in nature, it’s also the return of flu season. The flu can vary in severity every year with some years worse than others. The flu vaccine is still the best way to avoid getting the flu. But according to the Centers…

6 Reasons to Love Physical Therapists

Getting healthy and staying healthy requires a whole team of medical professionals. Doctors and nurses get a lot of the credit for keeping people healthy, and we’d never say they deserve any less. But the real unsung heroes of the medical field may very well be physical therapists. Physical therapists do a lot to make…

Palliative Care and Chronic Conditions

Living with serious health conditions can be overwhelming for both patients and their families. When health conditions cause major pain and suffering, people often don’t know how to cope. Palliative Care, also known as Supportive Care, is a solution which can help make life more manageable. What is Palliative Care? Not to be confused with…

Assisted takes CHF to Heart

What is CHF? Congestive Heart Failure is a condition in which the pumping action of the heart becomes inadequate for the needs of the body. The inefficient pumping causes a decreased circulation of blood returning to the heart from the body and lungs. When this happens, pressure increases in the blood vessels forcing fluid (mostly…