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When is the right time to explore assisted living or nursing care – St. Annas Residence, LIVING WELL Magazine

May 7, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

When Is The Right Time to Explore Assisted Living or Nursing Care?

By Helen Foster, St. Annas, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine

If you are a caregiver for a family member, you know that it can be extremely fulfilling, but at times challenging. You may have asked yourself at one point or another how long you can do it before needing additional resources – other family members, more “housekeeping” assistance, home care, assisted living or nursing care. […]

Home, accessibility and your options – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 26, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Home, accessibility and your options By Dara McMillan, LMSW, LIVING WELL Magazine Home. It’s that place of comfort where you can relax at the end of a long day. Simply put, we love our homes. […]

Home Instead Senior Care on caring for aging parents – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Helping Siblings Overcome Family Conflict While Caring for Aging Parents

Courtesy Home Instead Senior Care, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Sharing isn’t always easy for brothers and sisters who grew up under the same roof. Divvying up the wealth of toys, bedrooms or vehicles may have been a challenge at your house, and sharing the daily household chores could have led to family conflict as well. Some things never change! […]

Accessible Home Health on how to lose weight – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 14, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Diet and Exercise – The Key to Weight Loss
By Rokeya Sultana, Accessible Home Health, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine
A combination of diet and exercise can help obese seniors lose weight and stay fit much better than either diet or exercise alone. This had not been proven previously in people over 65 years of age. […]

At Home Personal Care talks grandma's on Facebook – LIVING WELL Magazine

August 18, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Grandma’s on Facebook

By Noelle Kurth, At Home Personal Care, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine

“Every time I get on Facebook I feel like I am having a conversation with all of my grandchildren. I feel so close to you and feel like I’m apart of your everyday lives,” my 80-year-old grandmother told me the last time I saw her, “and I love all of your pictures! […]

Home Helpers on How to Make Life Easier – LIVING WELL Magazine

June 25, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Making Life Easier
Rick Cseak, Home Helpers of Denver, East Denver LIVING WELL Magazine
Recently, I saw one of my neighbors outside shoveling snow off her sidewalk. I was shocked to see her, shovel in hand, knowing she had just had surgery on her hip a few weeks before. Before I knew it, I had pulled over in my car and we started chatting, as I casually grabbed the shovel and finished up the walkway. […]

Victory Home Health & Hospice on What is Hospice? – LIVING WELL Magazine

May 10, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

What Is Hospice?

Joan Weems, RN, Owner/Administrator Victory Home Health & Hospice, Texoma LIVING WELL Magazine

What is hospice? That is a question I am often asked. It is difficult to explain in a very few words, but hospice is an approach to healthcare that is designed to support the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of those who have life-limiting illnesses or conditions. […]

MD Home Health on Hiring a Caregiver Directly to Save Money

September 1, 2010 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

By: Dave Hildebrandt, MD Home Health/MD Home Assist, for SENIOR Magazine (Scottsdale edition)

A recent study revealed that the cost of full time non-medical home care will average $45,000 per year in the state of Arizona (based on 44 hours of care per week). […]