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Preparing for Your First Home Health or Hospice Conversation
Realistic examples and a first-call checklist for families considering home health in Arizona or Las Vegas, or hospice at our Arizona offices.
Safety Spotlight: The Biggest Trip & Fall Hazards for Seniors
Falls are the number one cause of injury among adults 65 or older. One-third of seniors fall at least once per year. Of these falls, one in five cause serious…
Beat the Winter Blues: Tips and Activity Ideas for Caregivers
Winter is a difficult season for many seniors. Cold, bleak weather and fewer activities can cause boredom, isolation, and even depression. It’s important to keep…
How Can a Speech-Language Pathologist Help You?
Speech-language pathology, also referred to as speech therapy, has the main purpose of improving patients’ communication. It deals with improving the two parts of…
Distance Caregiving: How to Help Elderly Parents When You Can’t Be There
A recent PEW Research survey found that one in five adult Americans has provided financial assistance to an elderly family member. Four in ten adult Americans…
What Does It Mean to Enter Hospice Care?
The decision to move to hospice services can be intimidating for many people and their loved ones. It represents a major transition in the patient’s care. Stigma…
Keeping Elderly Relatives Safe During the Winter
Cold weather impacts seniors at higher rates than young people. The 65+ age group has the highest per capita risk of hospitalization due to cold-related conditions…
Getting Seniors to the Polls
In the 2018 election, the 65+ generation was far more likely to vote than any of their younger counterparts. Still, seniors encounter difficulties in getting out to…
Why Do Seniors Choose In-Home Care?
In the past, seniors in need of frequent care were likely to enter assisted living, nursing facilities, or retirement homes when they got older. Now, however,…
Summer Safety for Seniors
As things start heating up again, it’s important to review summer safety rules for caregivers and seniors. Older Americans are at an increased risk of heat-related…
Phone & Email Scams
Over the years, the snail mail, email, and phone scams have increased for the elderly. Americans aged 50-59 and 60-69 represented the largest groups reporting fraud…
What Should I Bring to a Doctor’s Appointment?
In a 2021 report, U.S. News reported that nearly one-third of American senior citizens see at least five different doctors each year. In an ideal world, the…
Oral and Dental Health for Seniors
Your dental and oral health stays important throughout your life—in fact, as you get older, there are more things to watch out for. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans over the…
What Can an Occupational Therapist Do for You?
For some home health services, like physical therapy or in-home nursing, what they do may seem like a simple question. But if you’ve never had occupational therapy…
UV Safety for Seniors
To a younger audience of caregivers, sun safety may be second-nature. But for many older Americans, the risks associated with tanning, burning, and sun exposure…
Avoiding Dehydration for Seniors
Dehydration can cause severe health problems for anyone, young or old. Depending on the severity, dehydration can lead to higher risks of infections like UTIs,…