Blogs
Making the bedroom a safer place for your aging loved one
This week, we here at Freedom Home Care have dedicated our blogging to in-home safety for sufferers of Alzheimer’s and...
Read MoreSix tips for delivering safety in the bathroom
In yesterday’s post, we here at Freedom Home Care discussed the importance of creating a safe at-home living environment for...
Read MoreFour tips for creating a safe kitchen environment
Providing a safe home environment for a loved one suffering with Alzheimer's is a top priority. And the caregivers at...
Read MoreAsking the right questions regarding in-home care
Communication is truly the key to a successful in-home-care environment. As we mentioned in yesterday’s post, developing a plan before...
Read MoreCreating a twilight plan
Although planning for our twilight years should be on the top of our list of priorities, often times it’s not....
Read MoreFHC serves as a preferred provider for Ravinia Associates
To celebrate our staff and their professional development, we here at Freedom Home Care hosted an annual caregiver appreciation day on...
Read MoreDr. Oz Gets Tough on Diabetes
As many as 26 million Americans have diabetes and shockingly, as many as 79 million adults have pre-diabetes. Type 2,...
Read MoreUnderstanding dementia insurance and why it’s a good choice for retirees
The Wall Street Journal’s Encore blog serves as a wonderful tool for anyone heading into retirement or already there. In...
Read MoreFHC Hosts its 2nd Annual Caregiver Appreciation Day
This Aug. 3, Freedom Home Care hosted its 2nd annual caregiver appreciation day and then followed it up with a...
Read MoreSleeping your way to 100
The next time you hear the ridiculous phrase, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” you may want to let the individual know...
Read MoreGetting health benefits from video games
It’s a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon, and chances are that a lot of Chicagoland kids are inside playing video games....
Read MoreEvanston announces a community health center to serve low-income patients
For so many aging Americans, the price of health care is a cause for much undue stress. For seniors living...
Read MoreFinding inspiration from senior athletes
Last week we reported on Hiroshi Hoketsu of Japan, a 71-year-old competing at the 2012 London Olympics in the individual...
Read MoreThe NCOA debunks the myths of older adult falls
The National Council on Aging is a great resource for older individuals as well as for the people who take...
Read MoreCelebrating Chicago’s North Shore communities
More than 150 years ago, Europeans settled in what are now known as Chicago’s North Shore communities. After an 1833...
Read MoreTips to help aging individuals cope with extreme heat
This summer has been brutal – temperature-wise. In a recent blog post, Tom Skilling, Chicago’s favorite forecaster, reminded residents just...
Read MoreFeel comfortable and confident with your loved one's caregiver
When your loved one opens his or her home to a new caregiver, the No. 1 hope is for that...
Read MoreCompeting in the 2012 Olympic Games at age 71
Hiroshi Hoketsu of Japan, pictured here, is 71 years old and is, believe it or not, competing at the 2012...
Read MoreThe joy of knitting
In this video, Jane Pauley introduces viewers to Betsy Lee McCarthy, knitting extraordinaire. McCarthy was such an avid knitter, in...
Read More10 facts about the nation's aging population
In a report published by the National Institute on Aging, it was said that we as a planet are living...
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