What is Glaucoma? Homecare Tampa FL-January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. This is the ideal opportunity for you as a family caregiver to learn about this eye disease and how you can help your parent to reduce the risk that they will develop it and how to care for them properly if it does develop it during their later years. Read More
Tips for Caregivers of the Elderly Are you new to taking care of a parent or loved one? Or thinking about it? You’re not alone. Millions of people like you already do it. The National Alliance for Caregiving and the AARP Public Policy Institute estimate that approximately 34 million Americans have provided unpaid care to a person age 50 or older… Read More
Finding the Right Senior Travel Companion Among the many lifestyle changes we endure with age is our ability to travel. As we age, travel becomes more difficult and less spontaneous, having to take into consideration the logistics of travel, our health, comfort, and security. By no means should you or a loved one be required to compromise the love and desire… Read More
How to Protect Yourself From the Flu Kerchoo! “God bless you!” Oh no! It’s that time of year again – the dreaded cold and flu season. How can we protect ourselves? Did you know that you can be contagious for up to two to three days before you experience any symptoms? This makes it hard to protect ourselves and others. 5 Ways… Read More
What is Huntington’s Disease? Elder Care Jensen Beach FL-One condition that can be categorized as dementia is Huntington’s disease. This is a fatal disease characterized by the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Read More
What Is a Geriatric Care Manager? Have you or a loved one had a prolonged hospital stay or, perhaps, multiple hospitalizations within a short time period? Do you or your loved one have a medical “team” comprised of a primary care physician and multiple subspecialists requiring appointments every four to eight weeks? Is your medical appointment calendar filling up or your… Read More
How to Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease “Aren’t you scared?” I had just completed a training session with Palm Beach County Corrections Officers and they were referring to the increased risk for Alzheimer’s I personally have as a result of my family’s medical history. I have to admit, it can be frightening to contemplate as I see the ravages of the disease… Read More
Anxiety and Depression in Older Adults Senior Care Fort Lauderdale FL-Now that scientists know the flaw in their research, they know that anxiety is just as common in senior citizens as it is in people of other age groups. This is vital information, because this knowledge can not only be used to help seniors feel better, but it can also make speaking about their anxious or depressed feelings feel less taboo. Read More
Tips for Keeping Medical Appointments Forgot a doctor’s appointment? Forgot to fast for a lab test? In this complicated world of health care, a reliable medical appointment reminder method is essential. Today, few primary care physicians’ offices make referral appointments, and even fewer alert their patients to upcoming appointments or tests at other offices. The task, burden, and benefit of… Read More
At 98, Glen Doesn’t Have to Miss Anything Glen Adams entertains, dates, and carries out charity work at the age of 98 with help from Sonas Home Health Care. Having successfully led a Chicago-based plastics company for several decades, Glen decided to enjoy his retirement in a warmer climate, specifically Willoughby Country Club in Florida. “I had over 400 employees with four different… Read More
