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Six Reasons Why Men Should Go To The Doctor
60 percent of men don’t go to their doctors regularly. June is Men’s Health Month and for good reason. In a recent study of 500 men by Cleveland Clinic found out that only three in five get an annual physical and just over 40 percent go to the doctor only...
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Aging and Mental Health: Activities To Improve Your Mental Health
One in five older adults experience mental health concerns that are not a normal part of aging – the most common of which are anxiety or mood disorders including depression*. Most mental health cases respond well to treatment, but unfortunately many older adults go do not get diagnosed and go...
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Questions to Ask your Aging Parents
It’s time for the “talk” with your aging parents. Start the conversation with these questions about your aging parents living situation, health, finance, and memorial wishes. If you are a son or daughter of aging parents, it might be time to start asking questions to find out everything you can...
Medication Mismanagement: Tips on Prescription Drug Safety
Persons aged 65 years and older comprise only 13 percent of the population, yet account for more than one-third of total outpatient spending on prescription medications in the United States*. If you are older, or the caregiver for someone that currently takes multiple prescription medications simultaneously to treat different conditions...
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Summer Travel: Elderly Travelers Checklist
Pack The Essentials: Elderly Traveler Checklist Summer is quickly approaching and more elderly people will be heading out-of-town and will travel by car, plane, train or ship for their next adventure. AARP is reporting that adults 50 and older will be active travelers in 2017. More than 55% will travel...
Five Myths + Misconceptions of Parkinson’s Disease
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. There are many myths and misconceptions about Parkinson’s Disease and FirstLIght Home Care is here to set things straight. During the month of April, our caregivers at FirstLight Home Care will share information through our social media channels about the disease. Conversations will include living with...
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Diabetes Alert Day is Coming: Are You at Risk?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 29 million Americans have diabetes, and one in four of them doesn’t even know it. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease and can be managed through diet, physical activity and appropriate use of insulin...
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Nutrition and Aging: Eating for a healthy mind and body
For older adults, the benefits of good nutrition are endless. Healthy eating can improve memory, increase energy levels, strengthen the immune system, speed up recuperation, help manage chronic health problems and more. But nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition are not uncommon among seniors. March is National Nutrition Month, an opportunity to...
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The Importance of Good Sleep for Older Adults
As we get older, our sleep patterns change. We spend less time in deep sleep (REM) and dreaming than we did in our youth. We may have problems falling asleep (sleep latency) or staying asleep (sleep fragmentation), sometimes waking repeatedly throughout the night. We may wake up tired and be...
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Home Care: Enhancing the Lives of People with Developmental Disabilities
For an estimated 5 million people in communities across the United States, developmental disabilities are part of life. Their conditions – autism, Down syndrome, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy, to name a few – may impact physical capacity, language, learning or behavior, but not their spirit. When people with these...
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