Tips on Keeping Your Elderly Parent’s Home Safe
Tips on Keeping Your Elderly Parent’s Home Safe

Annually, more than 1.6 million seniors are treated in an emergency department for fall-related injuries.  Here are some ...

Worried About a Loved One Living Alone? Crisis Prevention …From a Distance
Worried About a Loved One Living Alone? Crisis Prevention …From a Distance

New to the market, these advanced home safety monitoring systems offer a way to initiate or enhance a care plan at home. ...

Staying Home: What You Need to Know About Hiring a Caregiver
Staying Home: What You Need to Know About Hiring a Caregiver

Many seniors prefer to stay in their home with the assistance of a caregiver. To find a caregiver, most people turn to a ...

Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Urinary Incontinence
Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Urinary Incontinence

As many as 20 percent of  Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients suffer from incontinence.  So what is IBS and just what caus ...

What is Respite Care?
What is Respite Care?

The word respite means “break” or “interval”.  This term has a double meaning depending on whether it’s referring to the ...

Hospice Can Help
Hospice Can Help

An understanding of the distinction between curative and palliative care is essential when assessing the proper care of ...

Fall Prevention:  This Could Save Your Life
Fall Prevention:  This Could Save Your Life

Every senior is at risk for falls, even if they have never fallen before. Being proactive and being prepared could save ...

What is the difference between Companion Care and Personal Care?
What is the difference between Companion Care and Personal Care?

When someone mentions Home Care, there is a wide range of services they may be offering and sometimes it can be difficul ...

Home Healthcare versus Home Care
Home Healthcare versus Home Care

The terms sound nearly the same but there is a major difference between home healthcare and home care.  ...