The FirstLight Care Corner
For those who want to learn more about senior home care, guidance
for caregivers, and living your best day, every day.
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...
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...
Learn More about Aging and Mental Health: Activities To Improve Your Mental Health
Stroke Risk Factors, Know the Four H’s
Knowing stroke risk factors is half the battle. A stroke, sometimes called a “brain attack,” occurs when blood flow to an area in the brain is cut off. The brain cells, deprived of the oxygen and glucose needed to survive, die. If not caught early, permanent brain damage can result....
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...
