Diabetic Retinopathy If you or a loved one has diabetes, then you know how difficult managing the condition can be. Diabetes can affect nearly every part of the body, even the parts you wouldn’t normally associate with diabetes, such as the eyes. For those with diabetes, a condition known as diabetic retinopathy can be a big concern… Read More
How to Prepare Your Home for an Aging Parent Home Care in Jupiter FL: If your loved one will be moving in with you soon, there are some beginning preparations you should make. Read More
RN Diane Pennington Dedicates Her Entire Life To Home Healthcare Diane Pennington has been a registered nurse for over 40 years. She has spent half of her career in hospitals, and the past 20 years in home healthcare. She joined Sonas Home Health Care in 2005, and since 2017, she has been working 12-hour shifts as a pediatric RN to help take care of 14-year-old… Read More
Wound Dressing Types Chronic wounds are wounds that will not heal on their own. Most wounds will heal within two to three months, but when a wound still hasn’t healed after this period, it is considered chronic. Although anyone can experience a chronic wound, they are most common in the elderly. If your loved one has a chronic… Read More
Cardiac Rehabilitation Home Health Care Doral FL-After someone suffers a heart attack the decisions that they make and the steps that they take will make a tremendous difference in how they are able to regain, establish, and maintain their health and well-being as they move forward in their recovery and focus on aging in place. Read More
How to Help Seniors Cope with Peripheral Neuropathy Caregivers in Lakeland FL: Neuropathy is a nerve pain that people with diabetes often develop and it can be difficult to manage. Read More
How to Create an Alzheimer’s Fidget Bag Being on a home care journey with seniors with Alzheimer’s disease poses challenges and considerations outside of the usual ones of caring for elderly adults, but that does not mean that you cannot enjoy an active, engaged, and fulfilling experience with your aging loved ones even as they progress through the disease. One of the… Read More
Marie Gaitan Finds Her Life’s Purpose as a Pediatric LPN Marie Gaitan is an LPN who has been working in healthcare for almost a decade. She started her career in her home country of Haiti, where she worked for UNICEF. When she came to the United States, she wanted to continue caring for people. That’s how she ended up at Sonas, where she works in… Read More
How to Plan for Home Care Are you a planner? Most of us are planners – up to a certain point. You know in general what you will be doing today, maybe even tomorrow and perhaps even next week. Most of us have organized a big part of our lives… we planned on attending college, we planned our life’s big events… Read More
Balancing Caregiving and Marriage Providing care for an elderly family member can require hours of unpaid time, energy and attention. Because of this, many caregivers struggle to balance the duties of being a caregiver with being a husband or wife. This imbalance can (and often does) cause strain on relationships and marriages. When this happens, it’s important to remember… Read More
