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Are You Up To Date With Your Vaccines? Here Are Five Vaccines The Centers for Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) Recommends

August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a perfect opportunity to make sure you are up to date with the recommended vaccines. As we age, our immune systems may become slower to respond, making us more susceptible to illnesses. This is why it’s so critical that ......

Eight Ways In-home Care Can Support Heart Health At Every Phase

Heart disease affects 85.6 million Americans and continues to be the number one cause of death in the U.S. – more than all types of cancer combined. It’s the leading cause of disability, constrained activity, and diminished quality of life. Managing this condition may ......

Five Reasons Why In-Home Care Early Is Beneficial For Memory Care

Dementia is a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions that interfere with everyday activities. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated five million adults over ......

Five Ways to Thank a Caregiver

A caregiver is a person who provides care for another person. There are many different types of caregivers, but they all have one thing in common: they serve with empathy and compassion, day after day, sometimes with very few breaks. Taking care of someone can be rewarding ......

Four Signs Your Loved One May Need A Helping Hand

Often, we hope the little things we notice in our aging loved ones are no big deal. But how do you know when to be concerned? How do you know when you may need to intervene? You can use the letters in C.A.R.E. to ask if it might be time for a helping hand. C.A.R.E stands ......

When is the Right Time for In-home Care?

A 2022 national poll from the University of Michigan on Healthy Aging, showed that more than half of adults over the age of 50 have helped an adult age 65 or older with health, personal, or other care tasks in the past two years. If you find yourself in this group, you may ......

Send a Senior a Smile

Mental Health of seniors is at an all-time low. In fact, according to a Gallup Poll in February 2022, American happiness has hit record lows. Increases in depression and anxiety will extend well past the pandemic’s impact itself. Our seniors and our Caregivers have been ......

Alzheimer’s and In-Home Care

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. It is the most common type of dementia and is not a normal part of aging. Some people notice changes in themselves before ......

Four Types of Physical Activities for Seniors

There are many reasons why we tend to slow down as we age. You may feel discouraged by pains and aches or worry about falls. As we age, an active lifestyle, or regular physical activity, becomes more important than ever to our health. According to the Center for Disease ......