by Brittney Blanchard | Dec 3, 2014 | Senior Health & Wellness
Growing older and retiring doesn’t mean life is easier, sometimes, it can be much more difficult. Dealing with aging parents can be emotional and often difficult for adult children, but how do we know when it’s no longer a good idea for your parents to be home alone?...
by Brittney Blanchard | Jul 9, 2014 | Senior Health & Wellness
As home caregivers, we understand the importance of ‘aging in place.’ Our approach to home care is people centric. We look at a client’s needs and our talented caregivers provide services necessary to keep them happy and healthy. As the demand to stay home increases,...
by Brittney Blanchard | Dec 18, 2013 | Senior Health & Wellness
Have you ever tried to recall something that was obvious or take a little too long to process information? You might call it a senior moment, but researchers have reached a preliminary conclusion that there might be more at work. As the New York Times summarized,...
by Brittney Blanchard | Oct 30, 2013 | Senior Health & Wellness
Have you visited a senior center recently? If you have, you know that they can be a really good time, not just for seniors, but for everyone. Just because its a “senior” center doesn’t mean everyone is playing cards and bingo. There are drop-in rates for all ages, so...
by Brittney Blanchard | Oct 10, 2013 | Senior Health & Wellness
An estimated 1.6 million seniors go to the ER every year because of fall related injuries, making falling the leading cause of injury at home. Many of these falls result in serious injury. Almost a third lead to permanent disability and even death. As winter...
by Brittney Blanchard | Aug 7, 2013 | Senior Health & Wellness
Recently, a study was published that spurred a wave of headlines reading: “Reading and Writing Slow Dementia” The finding created some buzz because many of us read and some of us are even proud of what we read. Book clubs rejoiced. It takes time and concentration to...
