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Love Your Heart: Helping Prevent Heart Disease with a Healthy Diet
Taking care of your heart is integral to healthy aging. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 27.6 million Americans – about 11.5 percent of the population – have diagnosed heart disease. The good news is heart disease can often be prevented – and even reversed...
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The Home Care Decision: What to Look for In a Partner
By Jeff Bevis, President and CEO of FirstLight Home Care For people who are aging in place, living with a disability, recovering from an illness or injury, or adjusting to a major life transition, navigating the typical activities of daily living can be an ongoing challenge. Home care can be...
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Random Acts of Kindness: Good for the World, and Good for Your Health
Next Week, February 12 to 18, is Random Acts of Kindness Week. And it’s the perfect opportunity to shower some kindness on the people in your life — or maybe even a total stranger. We’ve all heard stories about the person at the drive-thru who bought coffee for the stranger who...
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Senior Companionship: Building Relationships Later in Life
February. It’s a month that’s traditionally focused on love and relationships. But for older adults, maintaining relationships can be difficult. Often, they’re coping with the loss of a spouse or partner, shrinking social circles or family they can’t easily visit. Aging in place often means living alone, and older adults...
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New Year’s Strategies for the Family Caregiver
By Beth Bourgault, Caregiver, FirstLight Home Care of Salem, Mass. FirstLight Home Care 2016 Caregiver of the Year Being a family caregiver is both a rewarding and challenging role. Becoming a primary source of care – when you used to be a daughter, son, sister, brother, wife, husband, friend –...
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Working Family Caregivers: Managing a Delicate Balance
The challenges of the family caregiver are gaining more visibility. But there’s one part of the family caregiving story that still needs much more attention: the struggles of the family caregiver who’s also maintaining a job. New data is giving us a clearer picture of the impact of caregiving on...
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The Post-Holiday Transition: Isolation and Depression in Older Adults
The holidays – and the many visitors and activities that come with them – have come and gone. And for many older adults, the looming question is, “Now what?” The post-holiday season can be especially challenging for older adults who are already dealing with isolation. The sudden and dramatic change...
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A FirstLight Wish: What We Hope You Bring to the New Year
“What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year.” – Vern McLellan | Pastor, Author and Speaker The packages under the tree have been unwrapped. The final candle of the menorah will soon be lit. The first moments of...
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Winter Safety Tips for Seniors
Depending on where you live, the weather outside can get pretty frightful during the winter months. Plunging temperatures, snow and ice can pose problems both indoors and out, and older adults are at a higher risk for injuries and other weather-related health issues. You can minimize cold-weather dangers simply by...
Give Your Loved Ones the Gift of Memories This Holiday
One of the joys of aging is sharing stories. For many older adults, stories are a connection to the past and evidence of a life well-lived. And for the families of these historians, stories are a way to preserve memories for years – and generations – to come. With so...
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