Managing medications can be an overwhelming task for anyone, let alone seniors, who often must manage several prescriptions at different times during the day or with certain restrictions. Mistakes, such as taking too much of one medication, or forgetting to take another, happen frequently, and can lead to hospitalization (and often do). Better medication management […]
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Until recently, many people believed that memory loss signaled the start of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. But in a recent study, researchers found that there may be other early warning signs of dementia. Here’s what you should know about these surprising symptoms: Changes in food cravings: This is particularly true if a new preference for
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When it comes to keeping older loved ones safe and happy in their own homes, the so-called “little things” actually mean a lot. What if we had special socks that helped prevent their wearers from falling and specially designed smartphones designed to make the digital world more manageable for seniors? Even better, what if we
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Every year, thousands of American seniors are told they have Parkinson’s disease, but they don’t. For many of these patients, the true diagnosis is a similar but lesser-known disease: dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Dementia with Lewy bodies affects as many as 1.3 million Americans, according to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA). That estimate
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It goes without saying that meeting basic care needs in the elderly is crucial. But to continue to grow and thrive, so much more is needed. That’s why at Independence-4-Seniors Home Care, we help patients age in place by centering care on their life stories. We go beyond the care of the physical body, and
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When you’re young, active living is easy. You’re running errands, riding your bike with the kids, walking up stairs to head to work. It’s just easier to get plenty of exercise in our younger years. However, as we age, it’s natural for the pace of life to slow down, and many people assume that with
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If you’re ready to begin calling home care agencies to compare options and make a decision on which to select to care for your senior loved one, we’re pleased to provide you with a list of questions to make the process easier: Services Service listing. Do they offer services specific to your loved one’s listed,
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Now that we’ve covered the basics and some hidden risks in our past couple of blogs on shopping for home care, we’d like to share three areas to be sure to take into consideration: Assessing Needs With a professional home care agency, you don’t need to worry about determining what services are best for a
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In this second part of our blog series dedicated to home care options, we’re taking the basics we shared in our first blog and going a step further to uncover some risk factors you may not be aware of. While it may seem easiest to respond to an ad in the paper posted by an
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Now that the holiday shopping is behind us, you may find the need for a different kind of shopping: shopping for home care for an elderly loved one. Spending time during the holidays with senior family members often uncovers needs that had previously gone unnoticed, and it can be an emotional and confusing time to
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