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What Household Items Are You Forgetting to Sterilize During the Pandemic?

Apr 10, 2020 | Home Care

One of the things the CDC recommends is that people sterilize surfaces in their homes each day. When you go through your parent’s home cleaning for them, are you forgetting any surfaces? Sometimes in the rush to clean, some household items are forgotten. These...

My Aging Parent Can’t Cook for Themselves

Apr 12, 2019 | Home Care

Everyone benefits from a healthy diet, especially homely adults who are often dealing with a lot of health issues. However, when an aging adults’ physical or cognitive abilities diminish enough that they cannot adequately prepare meals for themselves, they put their...

What Family Caregivers Need to Know About Pain Awareness Month

Sep 28, 2018 | Home Care

Does your elderly loved one live with pain every day, enough that it is limiting their ability to enjoy life? Millions of aging Americans suffer with chronic pain because they are more likely to be undiagnosed and untreated for health issues that may be causing it....

Is Parkinson’s Disease Hereditary?

Dec 21, 2017 | Home Care

A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a parent is a frightening thing. The disease is a complicated one, and it affects people differently, making it unpredictable. You’re likely to have a lot questions about what the future holds, and what the diagnosis means...

How Does Parkinson’s Progress?

Oct 11, 2017 | Home Care, Parkinson's and Seniors

Parkinson’s is a disease that does not affect all people in the same way. One person might experience a certain symptom, and another may not. Or, they may experience similar symptoms, but at different times during the course of the disease. For that reason, it’s hard...