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Tips for Traveling with Your Elderly Parents

Are you about to head out on a family adventure with your elderly parents? Read these four travel tips to ensure a safe, stress-free vacation. Research and plan: Planning, reserving and confirming must be accomplished in advance to make the most of the trip. Establish a trip itinerary that allows...

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Art and Aging: How Art Can Benefit Older Adults

Older adults need to exercise their brain and their body. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association have found with older adults that exercising the brain is as important to keep the brain alert and strong as physical exercise is to keep the body strong and able.The benefits...

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Should Your Elderly Parents Live at Home Alone?

Elderly parents want to remain living independently, but it can be a struggle as they decline in physical or mental abilities. But when they are determined to do so, what do you do? AARP reported earlier this year that 80 to 90 percent of aging people, including our elderly parents,...

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Hot weather safety tips to keep the elderly we love protected from extreme heat

Hot Weather Safety Tips for Older Adults

Extremely hot weather is in the forecast for many parts of the country. If you have older family members or elderly neighbors living nearby, it is important to make sure that, as temperatures rise, they are protected from the extreme heat. Here are some great hot weather safety tips that...

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June is National Scleroderma Awareness Month

Understanding Scleroderma

Pronounced “skleer-oh-DUR-muh”, it is a disease that involves the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues – the fibers that provide the framework and support for your body. June is Scleroderma awareness month. The entire month has been dedicated to this disease because so few people know about...

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Fireworks Safety over the summer holidays

Stars, Stripes and Fireworks: Safety Tip For Summer Holidays

It’s officially summer. Time for outdoor family fun, celebrations and of course fireworks. If not handled properly, fireworks can cause burn and eye injuries in kids and adults. The best way to protect your family this summer from accidents is to not use them at home — period. Instead, attend public 4th...

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Healthy Eyes – June is Cataract Awareness Month

Your sight matters! Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and it is the leading cause of blindness in the world. (Source: Eye World, 2017) Over twenty-two million Americans are affected by cataracts, resulting in an annual estimated cataract treatment cost of $6.8 billion. (Source:...

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Why men should see their doctor once a year

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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Keeping You Aging Parents’ Home Safe

June is National Safety Month. It is important to keep everyone safe, especially when it comes to your aging parents living independently at home. FirstLight Home Care put together a list of home safety tips to help aging parents prevent falls and accidents in their homes. Start with the outside...

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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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2024 Caregiver of the Year

FirstLight Home Care is pleased to honor Susanne DiDonato of Western Connecticut as its National Caregiver of the Year. Susanne was honored at our 2024 National Conference in Napa Valley, CA. A dedicated and kind caregiver, Susanne truly embodies what it means to be our Caregiver of the Year.

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