Home Care Blog

Aging in Place: Why Home Healthcare is on the Rise

September 03 2020

These 4 major benefits make aging in place a popular option for many seniors.

What Does It Mean to Be a Primary Caregiver?

August 25 2020

What is a primary caregiver? Essentially, it is a person assisting an underaged child or a sick, elderly, or disabled relative. Any adult can become a primary caregiver for a relative in need, regardless of their education or experience. But how does such caregiving work from the legal side?

Dementia and Sugar Cravings

August 22 2020

Many people have heard of different types of diets, with each one making a more outlandish claim than the last. Perhaps you have read of some of these in the aisles of convenience markets or grocery stores, with glamorous models on the front and large text proclaiming tremendous differences in weeks. Sadly, this is not the case. 

Too Much Sugar: Destroying Your Brain & Body

August 15 2020

It is a well-known fact that by eating too many sweets and sugary treats, with not enough exercise, you begin to put on weight. But there are other side effects as well. Not many people know what happens to your brain when you eat too much sugar, or what insulin resistance is, or even why your brain needs sugar.

A Guide to Fall Prevention In the Elderly

August 09 2020

In the United States, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention identifies falls in older adults and among the elderly —those 65 and older— as a serious and costly health risk 20% of elderly falls lead to serious injury, from broken and fractured bones to life-threatening head injuries.

A Guide for People Living with Arthritis Pain

August 01 2020

Do you feel pain in your joints? Are you having a hard time getting up in the morning due to stiffness in your body? Then it is most probable that you are one of the many who is dealing with arthritis pain.