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Care Tips for Keeping Track of Medications
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Care Tips for Keeping Track of Medications

The number of older Americans taking prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medication is expected to rise significantly within the next few...
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Ground-Breaking Plans for 2017!
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Ground-Breaking Plans for 2017!

Sharon Burack, founder of Freedom Home Care and resident of Highland Park, saw the need to provide seniors in the...
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Does Your Loved One Need a Caregiver?
Healthy Living

Does Your Loved One Need a Caregiver?

  There comes a time in all of our lives when we’ll need assistance from the ones we care about....
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Is Laughter the Best Medicine?
Healthy Living

Is Laughter the Best Medicine?

Who knew that a good laugh was a lot like a moderate workout? Well, according to psychologist and laugh therapist,...
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Winter Safety Tips for Seniors
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Winter Safety Tips for Seniors

Slips, trips and falls become even more common for seniors during the winter months. But problems associated with balance and...
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Top Gifts for Seniors
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Top Gifts for Seniors

Still trying to decide what to get your senior loved one for Christmas this holiday season? Well, you're not alone....
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GPS Devices to Help with Dementia and Aging
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GPS Devices to Help with Dementia and Aging

Wandering is becoming an increasing problem in the U.S. Statistics say that between 60 and 70 percent of loved ones...
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Exercise Offers Tremendous Benefits for Seniors
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Exercise Offers Tremendous Benefits for Seniors

As we get older, we tend to take more stock of the things that benefit us our lives the most...
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Those with Chronic Pain are Turning to Alternative Therapy
Alternative Therapy

Those with Chronic Pain are Turning to Alternative Therapy

  Pain is a major issue for many people in this country. One in five people experience chronic pain on...
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Researchers Find First Step at Preventative Alzheimer's Pill
Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers Find First Step at Preventative Alzheimer's Pill

Scientists are working to determine why the build-up of abnormal proteins in the brain are shown to lead to diseases...
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How to Find Newborn Care You Can Trust
Newborn Care

How to Find Newborn Care You Can Trust

Finding the right person to care for your baby while you're away, is probably one of the hardest things that...
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Dealing with Anxiety in Seniors
Home Care

Dealing with Anxiety in Seniors

Anxiety currently affects about million people in the United States and is said to be the most common mental illness...
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How Home Care Can Reduce Hospital Admissions
Home Care

How Home Care Can Reduce Hospital Admissions

It seems the growing problem of hospital readmissions has become a national endemic. Prior to 2013, the rate of readmission...
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A Caregiver Needs Help, Too
Senior Care

A Caregiver Needs Help, Too

Being a caregiver can be physically, mentally and emotionally challenging. If you're like most people, becoming a caregiver is a...
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Aging in Place Home Upgrades
Senior Care

Aging in Place Home Upgrades

With age, the health and safety of our seniors becomes a top priority - especially if they prefer to spend...
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Enduring Allergy Season as a Senior
Healthy Living

Enduring Allergy Season as a Senior

Fall allergies have costly, negative effects on millions of Americans each year. In fact, statistics show that over 35 million...
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Prescription Medications Can Effect Your Ability to Drive
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Prescription Medications Can Effect Your Ability to Drive

  At some point in their lives, nearly every American will have taken some form of prescription medication. The statistics...
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Ways to Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Disease

Ways to Help Prevent Alzheimer's

  The effects of Alzheimer’s can be devastating – in both the lives of those suffering from the disease, and...
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Planning Ahead for Your Senior's Transitional Care
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Planning Ahead for Your Senior's Transitional Care

Sometimes it may not be possible to plan for follow-up care when your senior leaves the hospital. Accidents and sudden...
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Senior Nutrition Tips
Healthy Living

Senior Nutrition Tips

There are changes that happen to our bodies as we age that make it almost impossible to maintain the same...
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