By Jenny Gold KHN Staff Writer APR 27, 2012 This story was produced in collaboration with COLUMBUS, OHIO – Even before the hospital bills started coming, Lori Duff and her family [...]
By Carol O’Dell, Caring.com Contributing Writer Last updated: March 23, 2011 My mom has severe osteoporosis and vertigo, and she can no longer live alone. My sister, who always thinks she [...]
How to Provide Alzheimer’s Support From a Distance 10 ideas on caring for someone with dementia — when you’re not the primary caregiver By Paula Spencer, Caring.com senior editor Long-distance [...]
Home Care for Seniors: How to Choose the Best Home Care Agency In New York City Home care for seniors is currently an industry experiencing almost explosive growth, resulting in [...]
Homecare After Hip Surgery in Seniors Increases Survival Rate, Study Finds Seniors who received home care after discharge from hospital for partial hip surgery (hemiarthroplasty) were 43% less likely to [...]
It’s called sundowning because, traditionally it tends to begin around sunset. It’s the agitation time, which affects many who have dementia. It typically continues for a couple of hours and then may pass. It is most likely to start in late afternoon, although some people begin earlier and others reported as starting in the morning.
Dehydration Prevention Excerpted from The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer’s By Maria M. Meyer, Mary S. Mittelman, Cynthia Epstein, and Paula Derr, Contributing writers As a person ages, he feels [...]
Illness in the Family? How To Reduce Caregiver Stress in New York City (ARA) – Who would ever imagine a healthy college senior might suffer a stroke? But that’s exactly [...]
NorthStar Care and Guidance, LLC Press Release NorthStar Care and Guidance, LLC To Provide On-Site Psychotherapy in ALF’s at NO-COST to Facility. NYC & Northern NJ – August 27, 2010 - NorthStar [...]
September is Healthy Aging Month and we wanted to share this article about aging from the ARA. There are so many things we can do to start aging gracefully and [...]