Home health care agencies are designed to provide high-quality, professional healthcare from the comfort of a patient’s home. The kinds of services that you will find are going to vary from agency to agency, but the main feature of...
It is natural that most seniors want to remain living in their own homes when the time comes for you to make decisions about their care needs. They want to remain in the location that they know and love...
Whether or not a family member requires 24-hour home care, or live-in care, your elderly family member requires help, and has needs that the rest of the family probably does not. Providing compassionate, specially tailored care for your elderly...
The use of private health care services continues to increase as individuals and their families realize the many benefits they provide. These services help you address a wide range of issues related to illness, medication, emotional support, and end...
Diet is a cornerstone of long-term health and vitality. It provides the nutrients needed to support the body’s many physiological processes, including tissue repair, cognitive function, and immunity, among many others. For elderly parents, maintaining a healthy diet can...
Palliative care plays an important role in long-term health care. For individuals who experience symptoms related to pain, disease, and aging, palliative care provides relief that improves their quality of living. Nursing services help patients obtain the palliative care...
Alzheimer’s and dementia result in significant impacts on the quality of life of patients and their families. They create challenges related to personal care, relationships, and safety. Although there is no cure for these conditions, there are many health...
Watching someone suffer the after-effects of a stroke is devastating. The changes that the brain undergoes can leave them with personality changes – you may no longer recognize your parent, and this can be troubling on its own. Further,...
Just as it is important for seniors to engage in regular physical activity in order to keep their bones and muscles (and their brains!) strong, so too should they engage in stimulating activities such as brain exercises to maintain...
The caregiver-patient relationship is a relationship that forms under tense and difficult conditions. The patient on the receiving end of care may be initially resistant to accepting help, or he or she may flat out refuse the help altogether....
When people think of palliative care, they also tend to think of terminal illness. As you will see, this is actually one of the many myths that currently surrounds palliative care. Unfortunately, these devastating myths go on to prevent...