Blogs
Reducing time spent in hospitals or rehabilitation facilities
As apparent in its name, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement is focused on improving worldwide health and health care. With...
Read MoreThe importance of hospice, in numbers
According to the Hospice Foundation of America, the word "hospice" finds its roots in the Latin word "hospitium," which means...
Read MoreLearning about the potential for post-operative cognitive decline
According to Sunnybrook Hospital’s Dr. Beverley Orser, one in three patients will experience post-surgery memory loss. And unfortunate for some,...
Read MoreBeing aware to take care – identifying the risk factors behind dementia
As we’ve mentioned in past blog posts, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease vary in the sense that one is an...
Read MoreResearch reveals that Alzheimer’s treatments should come much earlier
Earlier this month, we here at Freedom Home Care posted a blog about what to expect from a cognition assessment...
Read MoreGiving care and dignity through hospice services
Dignity, respect, and emotional and physical comfort are basic human requests. Although a stranger can fulfill some of these needs...
Read MoreLet Freedom Home Care help during your next out-patient procedure
No matter a person’s age, surgery can truly take a toll. But for older individuals, recovery can be even more...
Read MoreIdentifying non-traditional risk factors for dementia
Non-traditional risk factors that combine to predict Alzheimer’s disease serve as a bulk of the findings revealed in a recent...
Read MoreHow new parents can care for infants affected by jaundice
Although jaundice is a common condition found in babies born before 38 weeks of gestation and in babies who are...
Read MoreUnderstanding the three stages of Alzheimer’s
According to the Alzheimer’s Health Assistance Foundation, “more than 15 million Americans provide unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer's disease...
Read More5 tips to downsize, de-clutter and de-complicate life
Yesterday, the folks here at Freedom Home Care put the aging loved ones in our lives in a downsizing frame...
Read MoreExtreme downsizing – making less become more
Chores like cleaning out the gutters and pruning the hedges are tasks that most homeowners dread. And those are just...
Read MoreValuable advice on how to avoid the flu
According to a video news report posted on the ABC News website, 47 U.S. states have reported widespread flu outbreaks....
Read MoreWhat to expect from a doctor’s appointment to assess cognition
At a certain point in everyone’s life, memory can begin to fail. It is just one part of the aging...
Read MoreLearning about Freedom Home Care’s New Baby Program
The joys of parenthood: They are the indescribable feelings a mother gets when she first cradles her baby in her...
Read MoreThursday Trivia – Maintaining a healthy heart
According to HealthFinder.gov, a government Web site full of information and tools to help Americans stay healthy, individuals should have their...
Read MoreChicago’s MOPD asks, “Can you hear us now?”
With the goal of keeping Illinois residents connected, the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities has made free amplified phone,...
Read MoreSpreading awareness about glaucoma
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, approximately 2.7 million Americans have glaucoma and more are being diagnosed every day. By...
Read MoreDiscovering the importance of doing what makes you happy
Transitioning into retired life has proven to be quite difficult for many individuals who have spent their lives working in...
Read MoreAvoiding preventable hospital readmissions
According to data provided by Medicare, nearly one in five patients who leave the hospital are readmitted within the next...
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