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Alzheimer's/Dementia Care

Tips for Caring for a Loved One Living with Alzheimer’s Disease

Caring for our love one with Alzheimer’s can be a privilege or a burden depending on how you take it. It can be very rewarding. And can be very difficult and overwhelming. It is a great challenge that requires a lot of patient, skills and knowledge. We have to learn the skills of how to [...] Read more

Taking Care of Number One: A Survival Guide for the Sandwich Generation

Today, more adults between the ages 30 and 55 find themselves sandwiched between caring for two generations: their aged parents and their own children under 21.  According to the Pew Research Center, 16 percent of American homes are comprised of at least three generations at once. If you’re a member of the “sandwich generation”, you [...] Read more

How to Design a Dementia Friendly Home: 8 Tips for a Safer, More Livable Environment

Loved ones with memory loss caused by Alzheimer’s and other dementia are much more sensitive to and affected by their physical environment than the rest of us.   The effects of dementia create new challenges in the home living environment and pose real dangers to people with the affliction. Strategies for a Safer, Higher Quality [...] Read more

Home Health Care

Living at Home with Alzheimer’s: Safety and Comfort Tips

There are a number of changes loved ones and caregivers can make to adapt their home to better suit life with an Alzheimer’s disease patient. Some of the most simple and beneficial things are not obvious to caregivers and loved ones, but will greatly help an Alzheimer’s patient. That’s because brain changes in Alzheimer’s patients [...] Read more

Healthy Aging Starts with Eating Right

Did you know that eating healthy makes you healthier? How many of us wake up at 6:00am to get to work on time or get the kids off to school and make that nice big cup of coffee and think that’s going to hold you over until lunch time six hours later? Eating a healthy [...] Read more

What You Need To Know About Postoperative Care

A successful surgery is only one part of a patient’s hospital experience. Postoperative care after any surgery, especially Total Hip or Total Knee replacement is critically important. This care can be equally therapeutic in a rehabilitation facility or the home. Many of my patients prefer going directly home after their hospital stay. For some patients, [...] Read more