Home Care and Hospice Providers Work Together to Help Families
If you were to ask those who are in the last 6 months of their lives specifically what is most important to them, you’re very likely to hear replies including: Retaining control over which services will likely be provided To be free from pain Emotional and spiritual support To remain at home In-home hospice care […]
Home Care and Hospice Providers Work Together to Help Families
If you were to ask those who are in the last 6 months of their lives specifically what is most important to them, you’re very likely to hear replies including: Retaining control over which services will likely be provided To be free from pain Emotional and spiritual support To remain at home In-home hospice care […]
Why Is Social Wellness Important for Seniors?
Living through more than a year of a global pandemic taught us never to take for granted the small but exceptionally significant things in life: shared laughter, hugging our friends and family, a dinner date in our favorite café. We discovered firsthand exactly how much socialization is to be valued, and how empty and lost […]
Why Is Social Wellness Important for Seniors?
Living through more than a year of a global pandemic taught us never to take for granted the small but exceptionally significant things in life: shared laughter, hugging our friends and family, a dinner date in our favorite café. We discovered firsthand exactly how much socialization is to be valued, and how empty and lost […]
Discover How an In-Home Care Consultation Can Help Determine Senior Care Solutions
You’ve just finished talking with Dad on the phone, and have a sense that something isn’t quite right. While it was a good chat, his memory lapses were alarming. He reassured you that he is perfectly fine – that he’s eating very well (although he could not recall what he had for lunch), taking his […]
How In-Home Care Can Help Older Adults Manage Long-Term Health Conditions
Did you ever wake up and realize, from the time you got out of bed, it was going to be “one of those days?” Maybe you overslept, tripped over the dog, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small inconveniences, however, pale in comparison of what more than 50% of all adults in […]
Fall Proofing Your Home: Tips to Increase Senior Safety
For all those age 65 and older, falls are an immensely serious threat. Up to one in four older adults will experience a fall, and after falling, the chance of falling again doubles, which is why fall proofing your home is important for senior safety. Elderly falls often bring about E/R visits, fractures, head injuries, […]
Diabetes in the Elderly: Signs, Symptoms and Management
Checking blood sugar levels. Injecting insulin. Carefully watching your diet. If this describes an average day in your life, or that of a senior you love, you know firsthand the issues that come with a diagnosis of diabetes in the elderly. As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, the aging care team at Hearts at Home […]