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How To Make Sure Your Senior Doesn’t Feel Lonely This Holiday Season
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How To Make Sure Your Senior Doesn’t Feel Lonely This Holiday Season

For many people, this time of the year means family get-togethers, holiday shopping sprees, gift-giving and holiday merriment. But for...
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Helping Seniors With Holiday Stress
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Helping Seniors With Holiday Stress

Filled with lots of love, laughter and special times with family, the holidays are a joyous occasion.  But with holiday...
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Giving to Seniors During the Season of Giving
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Giving to Seniors During the Season of Giving

Make it a holly jolly Christmas for a senior who may not be feeling in the holiday spirit this year....
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The Gift of Family
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The Gift of Family

Although there are all kinds of apps to help seniors communicate with family and technology to keep us connected, there...
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Ways to Volunteer With Seniors for the Holidays
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Ways to Volunteer With Seniors for the Holidays

Giving to others is one of the most rewarding aspects of the holiday season. And what better way to make...
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Important Warning Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes
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Important Warning Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes

For more than 12 million Americans over the age 65, living with diabetes is a reality that is far too...
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Is It Time to Hire An In-Home Caregiver for Your Loved One?
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Is It Time to Hire An In-Home Caregiver for Your Loved One?

Like most life-changing decisions, the choice of whether to hire a caregiver for your senior is a difficult one. Many times,...
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5 Ways to Help a Family Member Living With Alzheimer's
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5 Ways to Help a Family Member Living With Alzheimer's

With nearly 5.4 million individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's, there is a vast number of families who are caring for loved...
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Traveling Tips for Seniors During the Holiday Season
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Traveling Tips for Seniors During the Holiday Season

If you’ve ever tried to travel by plane, train or automobile during the holidays, there’s a good chance you may...
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How To Make Thanksgiving Easier on Senior Relatives
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How To Make Thanksgiving Easier on Senior Relatives

As the season of gratitude nears and we plan festive gatherings, it’s of utmost importance to give special attention to...
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Tips to Make the Home of Your Loved One Safe
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Tips to Make the Home of Your Loved One Safe

As more and more seniors are reaching the age of retirement, the number of older loved ones living alone continues...
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How To Help Seniors Cope With Cooler Weather
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How To Help Seniors Cope With Cooler Weather

Anyone is prone to the effects of harsh winter weather, especially the elderly. Hypothermia, frostbite, cold/flu and broken bones are...
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Halloween Activities for Seniors and Grandkids
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Halloween Activities for Seniors and Grandkids

It's the time of year when ghosts, ghouls, and goblins come out for a hauntingly good time. It's also a time...
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Top Qualities To Look For in a Caregiver
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Top Qualities To Look For in a Caregiver

For many loved ones, there comes a time when they may need a little help doing the things in life...
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Most Common Warning Signs of Breast Cancer
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Most Common Warning Signs of Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., with more than 255,000 estimated new deaths each year,...
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Taking Your Medication Correctly is Important
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Taking Your Medication Correctly is Important

With Talk About Your Medicines Month (TAYMM) in full swing, there is no better time than now to have a...
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Best Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer’s
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Best Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer’s

As Alzheimer’s disease disrupts memory, impairs their behavior and reasoning, those in senior care near Chicago may stop doing some...
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Mediterranean Diet For Memory
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Mediterranean Diet For Memory

What’s good for the heart is good for the brain. According to the chief of the division of preventive medicine...
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New Symptom Might Be Early Detection of Dementia
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New Symptom Might Be Early Detection of Dementia

Researchers may have found a new way to detect dementia even before it affects the memory. A study was recently conducted...
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Why Protein in Seniors is Important
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Why Protein in Seniors is Important

Whether your mom or dad is receiving senior services in Chicago from Freedom Home Care or you’re providing their care...
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