In a previous blog we talked about how in-home senior care can be a great transition between caring for oneself completely and moving to a nursing home. Once our clients receive our elderly companion care of at-home healthcare, many of them want to continue staying in their home and might be perfectly happy living out […]

Two decades ago the big joke was that every time a comedian would visit their parent, the VCR clock would be flashing “12:00. 12:00. 12:00,” It’s as if the fact that their parent couldn’t set the time on the VCR was some indication of how smart someone was. The joke only went away when VCRs

One of the most beautiful and emotionally-haunting films ever made is Yasujirô Ozu’s Tokyo Story, made in 1953 just eight years after World War II ended. It deals with an elderly couple and how Japan’s attitudes toward seniors changed as the country rebuilt after the war and became more Westernized. The longstanding reverence that children

We talk to a lot of people who are in need of elder care services. After all, talking to those who are getting up there in age is a huge part of the services we provide! And one of the reasons they often give for hiring us is that they are grateful that they can

With summer comes heat waves, and with heat waves come heat warnings. Yet many older people will ignore those warnings, despite the fact that seniors are more susceptible to heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke. A Kent State University study of people over 65 found that 90 percent of those polled knew about the risks

Being in elder care services, we learn quite a bit about the world of the aged. Here’s something interesting for anyone suffering from high blood pressure. A recent study finds that people who take a midday nap have better blood-pressure control than those who do not nap. More specifically, participants who slept for an hour

An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. We’ve all heard it, but have you ever wondered where it comes from? And how it plays into at-home senior care? While the first recorded instance of the phrase was in the 1860s in Wales, this familiar saying still holds true today. But do you know why?

A new study finds that a cup of blueberries a day can help reduce blood pressure in postmenopausal women. Forty-eight women with pre- and stage 1- hypertension participated in the 8-week study. The participants were randomly placed into one of two groups. The first group received 22 grams of freeze-dried blueberry powder each day, which

A recent study finds that night owls are more at risk for health problems such as diabetes, sarcopenia (a condition where the body gradually loses muscle mass), and metabolic syndrome (a collection of health conditions that increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke). This is true even if the night owls sleep the