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Four Tips to Improve the Quality of Life for Homebound Older Adults

How to Keep Homebound Seniors Happy and Healthy The quality of life is important for seniors dealing with health conditions that keep them homebound. Their need to feel wanted and fulfilled is as important for their physical health. To reduce stress and depression, encourage seniors to practice these simple steps to enjoy the golden years of their life. Light Exercise The importance of light exercise cannot be stressed enough as it enhances energy and mood. If your loved ones have recently had surgery...

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How Many Staff Members Does Your Medical Practice Need

Supplemental staffing for small medical practices can be a tricky detail to get right. You want to have enough staff for the work that needs to be done, but not too much, either. So where is the happy medium? Medical Staffing Sylvania OH - How Many Staff Members Does Your Medical Practice Need The Phones Are Constantly Ringing When the phones are ringing constantly and the practice doesn’t have a lot of extra staff, that might mean that calls go unanswered. There’s always...

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3 Daily Habits That’ll Help Stave off Dementia

Simple Daily Habits That May Delay the Onset of Dementia Dementia often seems to strike arbitrarily and without reason. It not only affects the person diagnosed but everyone close to them, including their loved ones and caregivers. This is probably why researchers in the United States classify dementia as a silent epidemic. Nearly 50 million people across the world are likely to be afflicted with some form of dementia. By 2030, these numbers could be up to 75 million or greater....

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Helping People with Dementia Stay Connected

3 Tips for Helping a Loved One Deal with Dementia An estimated 5 million people have been diagnosed with dementia. While there’s plenty of dementia-related information available online, assisting dementia patients can be quite lonely and overwhelming for caregivers. Despite their best efforts, caregivers are likely to feel frustrated and sometimes even hopeless—and it’s not hard to see why. It’s not easy to see a friend or loved one who is physically fine when they’re mentally, psychologically, and emotionally absent. If...

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What to Expect with a Brain Cancer Diagnosis

In 2013 fans of Valerie Harper from The Mary Tyler Moore Show were shocked to learn that doctors had given her just three months to live. Harper had been treated for lung cancer in 2009 and believed it was cured. However, while rehearsing for a Broadway show, she began slurring her words and her face felt numb. Doctors discovered that the lung cancer had metastasized to her meninges, which is the sac that protects the brain and spinal cord. Though...

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Pot Pies Are the Perfect Meals for Family Caregivers for These Reasons

National Great American Pot Pie Day dates back to 2002 when it was created by Marie Callender's, a leading producer of frozen pot pies. Since then, the day has been celebrated across the nation each year on September 26th. Frozen pot pies are handy in a pinch, but people don't stop to think about the benefits of making their own. A simple pot pie can cover each food group in one easy meal. Homecare Perrysburg OH - Pot Pies Are the Perfect...

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What Happens the Day of Your STNA Exam

Taking tests isn’t necessarily the easiest thing for most people to do. But if it’s your goal to become a State Tested Nursing Assistant, you’ll have to take the official exam. Home Care Services Findlay OH - What Happens the Day of Your STNA Exam The Practical Stuff Matters It’s terrible to prepare for something so much and then realize on the day of the exam that you missed a few important details. You need to make sure that you bring whatever identification...

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What’s Keeping Your Senior from Exercising

When your senior is working out regularly, she’ll start to find her overall health improving. But it’s not always easy to stick with an exercise plan. Senior Care Toledo OH - What’s Keeping Your Senior from Exercising? She’s in Pain Pain is a very real reason not to exercise, especially if your elderly family member has old injuries that she’s trying not to aggravate. But pain alone is not a reason for her to avoid exercise, especially if her doctor recommends exercise as...

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4 Tips for Handling Caregiver Stress and Burnout

How to Handle Caregiver Stress Caring for an ill or injured person can be emotionally and physically daunting. It’s no wonder that caregivers experience such high levels of stress. This stress can be burdensome on the caregiver’s health and make them less effective, so it’s important to learn how to handle and minimize the stress. Some of the signs of caregivers stress include feeling tired or overwhelmed, losing weight, and experiencing frequent headaches. If you or a loved one is experiencing...

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Helping a Loved One Cope with a Diagnosis

Help a Loved one Cope after a Diagnosis Helping someone going through a crisis is never easy. We often find ourselves confused and frustrated because we don’t know what to say or how to help. We fumble for words or end up embarrassing ourselves and the aggrieved person while trying to be comforting. Things can get especially awkward when trying to comfort someone recently diagnosed with a serious illness. If you know a friend or family member who has received a scary...

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