by Robert | Jan 15, 2019 | Home Health Care West Pam Beach
Doctors have long known that sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets are the most important factors leading to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks, especially in seniors. Just a 30-minute walk every day can make a significant difference...
by Robert | Dec 2, 2018 | South Florida Home Health Care
There’s a reason television earned the name “the boob tube” long ago. Most of the programming is not known for challenging one’s brain or for stimulating creativity. As people age, they need mental stimulation to retain cognitive function, and...
by Robert | Nov 27, 2018 | Home Health Care West Pam Beach
We see it on the news every day: Opioid addiction is a major crisis in this country, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that 155 people die in the U.S. every day due to an opioid overdose. Most people assume these people are young people, troubled by...
by Robert | Oct 30, 2018 | Home Health Care West Pam Beach
Insomnia, the inability to get to sleep or stay asleep, is a disorder that affects as many as 1 in 4 adult Americans according to the National Institute for Health. Even more disturbing is that the debilitating condition may impact as many as 1 in 2 elderly people,...
by Robert | Aug 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
When people move into their senior years, most would prefer to remain in their own homes rather than move to a nursing home or some other assisted living facility. It’s known as “aging in place” which is a term used to describe a person living in the...
by Robert | Jul 19, 2018 | Home Health Care West Pam Beach
The news about depression is not very good: Suicide rates increased from 1999 thru 2014 and people taking anti-depressants also increased. This is obviously a quandary that is being studied by medical experts and government agencies and we certainly hope there is a...
by Robert | May 4, 2018 | South Florida Home Health Care
Cognitive abilities are brain-based skills we need to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex. They have more to do with the mechanisms of how we learn, remember, problem-solve, and pay attention, rather than with any actual knowledge. As we age, we...
by Robert | Apr 27, 2018 | Home Health Care West Pam Beach
The number of people taking prescription medications has risen over the years, and the careful adherence to directions is crucial for patients of every age. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic...
by Robert | Apr 2, 2018 | South Florida Home Health Care
If you or a loved one has been advised to have knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty) you are probably very concerned, and that’s normal. But you should take comfort in the fact that today knee replacement surgery is far less intrusive, it’s less painful,...
by Robert | Mar 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
We all want the very best for our elderly loved ones. They have given so much to take care of us and others, we can’t imagine anything less than tender and competent care when they need assistance. Often, we’re unable to be nearby for job or other reasons...
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