Enlisting the help of others to help care for your senior can be a daunting process. And if you opt for more personalized care that meets your loved one’s daily needs, helps them retain a sense of independence, and allows them to remain in a familiar environment, in-home care may be the choice for you. There a number of things to consider when searching for a home health care provider – like if the agency is licensed and reputable, if the caregivers are trained and qualified, and what has their track record for care been in the past. After
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Nursing Homes vs. Home Care
For many families, the decision whether to place older loved ones in a nursing home or to allow them to “age in place,” can be a difficult one. Everyday tasks like bathing, dressing, eating and drinking can become more and more problematic for seniors with declining health and mobility. The goal of any nursing home or home care provider should be to ensure that its patients are receiving high quality, compassionate, personalized care. When deciding whether or not a nursing home or in-home care is the best option for your loved one, Freedom Home Care invites you to consider these
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Mind Games
Workout Your Cranium It is inevitable to stop the aging process and with aging comes memory loss. More and more of forgetful moments begin to occur and it can be alarming. However, there may be options when it comes to delaying this process and keeping the brain young. “A 60 year-old brain is two to three times slower than a 20 year-old brain,” according to an article on memory loss by Web-MD. They also added that by the time you reach the age of 80, your brain may function five to eight times slower. We are not saying that memory
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Can Your Heartburn Medication Lead to Dementia?
Proton pump inhibitors. Most people aren’t familiar with these drugs by their medical name. But they are very well known for relieving heartburn and indigestion, treating peptic ulcer disease, GERD, Barrett Syndrome, and a number of other conditions. In the past, experts have recommended that the lowest dosage be taken as needed because of the potential long-terms effects the drugs could have on the bones, gastrointestinal tract, and cardiovascular system. And according to a report published on Feb. 15 in the journal JAMA Neurology, studies conducted in Germany suggest that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) might actually increase the risk of dementia in
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Exercises Beneficial To Relieving Arthritis Symptoms
There are a number of ways that a tailored exercise program can help relieve the pain and fatigue of arthritis and preserve joint structure and function, in the process. Incidentally, the term arthritis describes more than 100 rheumatic diseases and related conditions that cause pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints and connective tissues. Freedom Home Care has found that over 50 million adults suffer from some form of the disease, with the most common type being osteoarthritis. Treatment usually involves medication to help alleviate pain and discomfort, which may be a simpler alternative when dealing with the symptoms of arthritis.
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November is Home Care Month!
When the time comes to consider home care for your spouse, parent, or loved one it can easily become a daunting prospect. It is a very thoughtful process in making the decision on a loved one’s care, and often in the process the option of home care arises. Here at Freedom Home Care we’ve put together a helpful guide to some of the benefits to having your loved one cared for right in the comfort of their own home, and just in time for November – Home Care month! Home Sweet Home There is a reason people say ‘home is
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Senior Living Made Easy: Interview with Jacqueline Trotter Lotzof, JTL Brokerage & Construction
We recently sat down with Jacqueline Trotter Lotzof, senior care industry expert and former VP of Business Development and Marketing at Freedom Home Care. She has since moved on to a professional career in the brokerage and construction industry, and we had the opportunity to speak to her about her expertise, her passions, and how she can educate consumers senior living made easy. How do you focus on helping seniors with your brokerage / remodeling services? While working with seniors for 6 years and spending a significant amount of time in their homes, I gained a very good understanding of what is considered “senior safe.” Respecting
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Join Freedom Home Care on April 14th and 15th: Shop at Sunset Foods in Highland Park and Help Support Kellogg Cancer Center
Freedom Home Care is proud to sponsor the Be Part of the Cure Event coming up this summer! Next month, you can join us by shopping at Sunset Foods in Highland Park on April 14th and 15th. A portion of what you spend at Sunset Foods on these benefit days will go to Kellogg Cancer Center of Highland Park, a facility that helps our neighbors battling cancer in the Chicago and Highland Park area. You can make a difference for those fighting cancer in the North Shore! Spread the word, and ask your friends to participate in our shopping days benefit at Sunset Foods
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5 Unknown Facts About Strawberries
No fruit screams “summer” as much as the strawberry. Many have fond memories of picking strawberries from their mother’s garden, or perhaps biting into a perfectly ripe, juicy strawberry topped with sweetened cream in their youth. Often this berry pairs its delicious flavor with a heavy dose of nostalgia of summers past. But, whether you’re eating them for taste or out of nostalgia, there’s no doubt that they have much to offer. Freedom Home Care has discovered a few facts about strawberries that you probably didn’t know. 1. The strawberry isn’t a fruit or berry. We’ve all been mislabeling
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The ABC’s of Vitamin D
Vitamins. We know that they are good for us and are a part of a healthy, balanced diet. Beyond that, when you think “vitamins” you may just think of a swirl of letters, pills, and probably some green, leafy vegetables. But it’s important to know every detail about the vitamins that are crucial to senior health – one of the most important being vitamin D. Why is vitamin D so important? Vitamin D has many uses for the cells in the body, but one of the most important for seniors is its part in repairing and strengthening bones. With
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