Wednesday, August 21, 2019

INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES FOR SENIORS DURING THANKSGIVING

Holiday Activities & Home Care Imagine your house full of people you love, endearing conversations being had between family members, loved ones yelling at the T.V. for sports games, children chasing each other from room to room developing life long friendships with their cousins. Sounds amazing...

GENERAL TIPS TO IMPROVE MEMORY

1. Be alert and aware You cannot remember if you do not attend to the item you want to recall. When you pay attention you will become aware of things you ordinarily will miss. 2. Visualization/ Association Memory is based on associating new information to something you already know. It helps...

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH

April is Parkinson’s awareness month. In simplest terms, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a central nervous system disorder than can affect movement, often involving tremors. These tremors can be exhibit themselves in outer extremities such as legs and arms, or internally such as one’s larynx impacting...

Monday, August 12, 2019

ELDERCARE COMPANY IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA

Now that we have introduced ourselves, and why we are so passionate about senior in home care, its time to dig into the good stuff! Our services! We are the only eldercare company in Sarasota, Florida that has a licensed Speech Language Pathologist as our administrator. What does that mean to you? Francesca,...

Friday, August 9, 2019

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)

ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease (baseball’s “Iron Horse”), is a progressive neurogenerative disease impacting the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord. When these motor neurons die, the brain’s ability to initiate and control those muscles are lost. Two types...

NUTRITION AND AGING

As we age, our needs change. Physically, emotionally, and mentally we are needing different things to satiate us. What most often gets overlooked is that nutritionally our needs change as well. As we age, our resting metabolic rate declines, which can lead to weight gain and increase your risk...

Saturday, August 3, 2019

TOP 3 FALL RISKS FOR SENIORS

After the age of 65 the “F” word changes. Falls! A small trip on a rug or even a pet can lead to a serious and devastating fall. A statistic cites, that a person approaching 80 years of age breaks a hip, they have a one in four chance of not surviving. Top three fall risks include ( Risks For...

Friday, August 2, 2019

Senior in Home Care

Did you know we have two levels of care available for senior in home care? We employee caregivers and Certified Nursing Assistant’s Caregivers provide companionship, light housekeeping, homemaking etc. This level of care is for someone who does not need any hands-on care. Our Certified...