What Are the Healthiest Foods for Seniors’ Hearts?
There are lots of visual reminders this time of the year that prompt us to think about that tremendously vital organ that works around the clock to help keep us healthy! Store shelves are full of heart-shaped balloons, boxes of candy, and cards. Because it’s also American Heart Month, it’s an ideal time to take […]
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 […]
At-Home Care Solutions Help Seniors Age Safely in Place
It was not long ago when there was a general assumption that when we grow older, we’ll naturally need to move into an assisted living facility or nursing home. There is now an enhanced awareness that living at home throughout aging with in-home assistance is actually a viable option. There is also extensive knowledge since […]
Healthy Eating Habits This Holiday Season and All Year Long Keep Cholesterol in Check
From November to January, it’s very easy to lose track of our healthy eating habits when attending holiday and family get-togethers. For people with high cholesterol, however, making healthy food choices is very important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, shares, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s the […]
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 […]
Shopping for Elderly Home Care Services: Questions to Ask
Discovering the right care solution for a senior family member is one of the most significant and overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety and security of a senior loved one is paramount, but there are some additional considerations as well, such as whether the senior’s quality of life and capacity to thrive and […]
Shopping for Elderly Home Care Services: Questions to Ask
Discovering the right care solution for a senior family member is one of the most significant and overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety and security of a senior loved one is paramount, but there are some additional considerations as well, such as whether the senior’s quality of life and capacity to thrive and […]