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Nutritional Guidelines and Tips for Aging Adults
A friend of mine recently suffered a respiratory illness that kept her up nights and negatively impacted her appetite. She told me that nothing tasted like it should and she had been force-feeding herself to get food down, and the medications she was prescribed only made matters worse. If anything sounded like it might taste...
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Driving Retirement Part 1: When It’s Time to Take the Keys from Your Senior Loved One
I don’t know about you, but I regularly encounter drivers who are on their phones or in such a hurry that they blow through red lights and stop signs without a pause. This has elevated my concern for seniors on the road because their reaction time has more than likely slowed with age. Considering April...
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Home Helpers® Clearwater Receives Prestigious Best of Home Care Awards 2024
I always feel honored when my Home Helpers® team receives awards and recognition for the amazing work we’ve accomplished, but it is even more special when these awards are presented as a result of our clients’ participation in home care research about the level of care they’ve received over the past year. In addition, it...
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Top 10 Recommendations to Prevent Cancer
I’m not sure that I know anyone who has NOT directly or indirectly been impacted by cancer. I know people who have survived various forms of the disease and others who have succumbed to its devastating effects. Cancer comes in a variety of forms and stages, and the very word generates feelings of fear and...
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The Ups and Downs of Caffeine in Senior Diets
As you may know, I stay quite busy between my roles as owner and President of Home Helpers Clearwater, a member of various community organizations, a Power Partner with our Community Warriors group, a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. That said, I routinely enjoy at least one cup of coffee to jumpstart each day....
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Urinary Tract Infections Commonly Occur Among Seniors
In 2023, I lost two special senior gentlemen – one a dear friend in his 80s, and one a client in his 90s. They both passed away due to the repercussions of acute urinary tract infections (UTIs). My friend lived alone in Tarpon Springs and routinely enjoyed Ketel One martinis without proper nutrition or hydration....
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Be Proactive to Prevent Colon Cancer
It has been five years since my last colonoscopy, and the time has come for me to schedule my next colorectal screening. Each year during March, I think about it. Not simply because it is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, but because I have at least one serious risk factor that makes me more vulnerable: Heredity....
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5 Types of Tea Have True Health Advantages for Seniors
5 Types of Tea have True Health Advantages for Seniors I remember when I was a young girl, I received a tea set for Christmas. I proceeded to set up little tea parties with my dolls and stuffed animals, and sometimes I would invite my little brother or sister to join us. We didn’t use...
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8 Affordable Ways to Improve Bath Safety and Reduce Fall Risks for Seniors
I have a client who has endured many surgical procedures over the last few years which have resulted in ambulation problems for the senior woman. Her last back surgery prompted her to get estimates for bathroom renovations for the master bath because it became too difficult for her to get in and out of the...
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