homecare

The Benefits of a Medical Alert System for Your Loved One A medical alert system gives people with chronic health conditions, the elderly, and other high-risk populations who live at home security in knowing they have a way to contact emergency help when they need it simply by touching a button. Family members also feel…

Free Senior Check-Up Call Fairfield Family Care is offering a FREE new service called CHECK-UP™ Anyone who lives alone can fall, become ill, or have something go wrong in the house when no one is around to help. Family and friends are often busy and they do not always remember or have time to check in daily.…

Talk about a hot-button issue. With almost 6 million Americans 85 or older, a number expected to jump up to more than 14 million by 2040, our country is struggling to provide adequate care. Last June, More magazine conducted a nationwide survey of 751 men and women 18 and older with the hopes of giving some definition…

Options are expanding, but there are both upsides and risks to consider. It might be easier than you think for you, or a loved one, to stay at home as you age. Long-term care becomes necessary when people start struggling with tasks like bathing, dressing, getting around and taking medications—or with memory loss. Sometimes, food…

Are you wondering what to do about your home if a family member needs care due to aging or disability? Most elders and persons with disabilities do not have good long term care (LTC) insurance policies to provide adequate funds to pay for the care they need at home, in an assisted living facility, or…

All About Social Security – A Safety Net for Retired Americans, their Survivors, and the Disabled Our council is dedicated to helping families recognize the need for long term care planning and to help implement that planning. All elderly people, regardless of current health, should plan for the myriad of financial events and challenges they might…

Yours, mine… but ours? Caregiving in the Late-Blended Family “I felt so insulted and so hurt. It was like their father had met some gal at a bar and married her the next day, and she wanted all his money. I felt they didn’t give me any credit, or any respect, appreciation or anything. It still…

Processed foods, especially those that have added nitrates and nitrites, added sulphites and preservatives. Some examples are processed meats like sausages and pepperoni.

Have your doctor check your cholesterol levels as well as your triglyceride levels at every annual exam. The American Heart Association considers 100mg/dL to be an optimal level for those who have no risk of heart disease. He can explain the numbers to you; they will be measuring LDL and HDL, or what people call bad and good cholesterol.