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SENIOR SUMMER SAFETY TIPS

As temperatures rise, heat stroke and heat exhaustion become a real problem for the elderly and those over 65. Often finding themselves cold or finding a room chilly, they will overdress in layers reach for a long-sleeved shirt or pull on a favorite sweater. Improperly judging body temperatures, underlying health conditions and certain medications affect...

Elder Abuse

Life has been good to you. You retired from a job you loved, raised successful children, traveled with loved ones and friends and saved enough money to live a comfortable life through your golden years. You are physically and mentally healthy and the outlook is good – until you begin to forget the simple things....

Holiday Hallucinations

“I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.”  A familiar line to a much-loved song, however, for seniors and the elderly suffering from mental, behavioral or psychotic disorders, the things they see, hear, taste and feel might be more serious than a dream; they might be hallucinating. The holidays bring sights, smells and...

New Mom Care - Breastfeeding

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “hopes to empower women to commit to breastfeeding. This month we focus not just on the reasons why it’s important to breastfeed, but on how to make breastfeeding work for you and your baby.” Research suggests babies who are breastfed (exclusively) for the first six month develop...

New Mom Care - Adoption

New moms come in all forms and babies enter their lives from varying sources. Adopting a child is just as exciting, rewarding, overwhelming and draining as the aftermath of giving birth, and the stresses of post-partum. Newborns entering the home, regardless of who gave birth have the same requirements and offer the same challenges. Moms...

Senior Care - Heat Stress

The weather has changed and although homes, offices and businesses are air conditioned, heat and humidity continue to affect our senior and elderly population. Heat stress, heat fatigue and hypothermia can cause nausea, muscle spasms, headaches and cold symptoms (sneezing, coughing and wheezing).  Heat stroke and symptoms related to hyperthermia can lead to serious unrelated...

Senior Care - Isolation

Sitting mom or dad in front of the television can have the same effect as plopping a two-year-old in front of the cartoon channel. A whole aspect of a child’s development and a senior’s health depends on socialization and interaction. Many caregivers feel they are doing the right thing by keeping mom and dad at...

New Mom Care - Welcome To New Mom Care

Whether it’s the first child or the fifth when friends, relatives, and neighbors are gone and spouses, partners, and roommates have returned to work newborn care becomes a reality. The physical and emotional demands of childbirth followed by six to eight weeks postpartum can leave a new mom exhausted. New moms are often overwhelmed, unprepared...

Senior Care - Keeping Mom and Dad at Home

You pull up to mom and dad’s house, throw open the door and find a house in shambles. The once spotless floors are old and soiled. The sink is piled high with dirty dishes and strange odors are coming from the refrigerator. You wonder what happened – when did things go so wrong. Seniors living...