Post-Discharge Home Care – Getting Home And Staying Home by: Robin Krause, Home Care Consultant, Home Helpers Home Care Home Care has one major goal—to enable seniors to remain at home where they are most comfortable. At Home Helpers, we…
Financial Challenges Facing Seniors…And How to Fight Back Most of us look forward to a retirement filled with leisure and relaxation, but many older Americans are facing financial difficulties that are destroying their retirement dreams. One article addressed some of…
Warning: An Alzheimer’s Tsunami is Coming and We Must Prepare That’s the message from Andrew Tisch, chairman of Loews Corporation, co-founder of the political reform group No Labels, and Vice Chair of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. In…
Falls are the leading cause of death from injury among seniors, and the risk increases with age. Fully one third of those over age 65 fall each year, and many suffer severe or even fatal injuries. Researchers at the…
Preventing Dehydration in the Elderly Our bodies become dehydrated when we lose more water than we take in. Staying hydrated allows the body to regulate temperature through perspiration, maintain blood pressure and eliminate waste. Dehydration may show only small…