Non Medical Home Care Versus Medical Home Care
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What is the difference between medical home care and non medical home care? This ultimate guide from the experts at FirstLight explains.
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Senior Care To Keep Parents Active
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Grieving the loss of a parent is more than difficult, and seeing your living parent live alone can also be hard. Many times, your living parent is still able to take care of him or herself and moving into an assisted living center is out of the question.In a situation like this, it may become a responsibility of yours to help keep your parent active. With the hustle and bustle of your own life, including children and work, this can be a very difficult task and much guilt may start to arise. It is important to remember that as it...
5 Best Ways To Keep Your Heart Healthy
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Lifestyle and family history both play an important role in the health of your heart. As we all know, living with heart disease or any other heart condition may be ultimately debilitating and decrease your life span. The good thing from all this, is that most heart conditions can be prevented and/or managed if you know the proper lifestyle adjustments required. Explained, are five of the best ways to keep your heart healthy. Know your family history. Heart conditions do run in the family, and the earlier you know there is history of heart conditions, the sooner you can work to...
Six Mistakes Adult Children Make Taking Care of Sick Parents
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Learn about the common caregiving pitfalls to avoid when taking care of sick parents to ensure a smooth transition for you and your loved one.
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By Cindy Smith, Guest blogger As a die-hard smoker myself for 20 years, I know how hard it is to quit smoking. Nicotine is an addiction like no other! In fact, it’s two addictions: a physical addiction to nicotine and a psychological addiction to daily smoking rituals. It is estimated that most smokers will attempt to quit two or three times, or more, before finally kicking the habit. I have tried a variety of methods to quit – unsuccessfully I might add. I ordered an e-cigarette on the first of the year, so I will keep you updated! Some days I think the only way...
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Osteoporosis is known as the “silent disease” because many people do not realize they have it until they fall or experience a fracture. There are certain things we know: osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become more and more fragile as they lose density, usually due to aging, menopause, and other factors like lack of calcium and vitamin D in the diet.We know that osteoporosis is predicted to affect as many as half of all Americans over age 50 by the year 2020. However, there are still many myths and misconceptions surrounding the illness which FirstLight Home Care would like to explain so you can more...
5 Steps To Controlling High Blood Pressure
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After being diagnosed with high blood pressure, there are a number of ways to keep it under control. Having high blood pressure isn't something anyone wishes for, but if you do have high blood pressure, think of it as a time to change your lifestyle for the better. There are a number of ways to control high blood pressure without the use of medication. However, if you are doing well with all of these steps and still seeing high blood pressure, don't be afraid to use medication. It is important to find out what type of blood pressure medication will work...
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Falling is an all too common problem with seniors that often lead to injuries and future health complications (due to a decline in bone mass throughout aging, falls can be the first step to decreasing health.) In fact, the majority of accidents that occur in retirement facilities are falls. The bright side is that falls can be easily prevented since they usually are caused by simple mistakes. In order to help avoid future health complications and maintain independence, our team of caregivers at FirstLight Home Care have developed some tips to prevent falls for seniors. Keep a Well Lit Living...
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Today, November 15 is the great American Smokeout, a day initiated by the American Cancer Society to bring awareness to a habit that can be life-threatening. Did you know that one in five Americans still smoke? Or that using tobacco is the #1 cause of premature death in the United States? It's going to take more than warnings on cigarette packages to get people to quit. Although smoking has been banned in many restaurants and buildings, we know that people who smoke will always find a time or place to smoke. And even though a pack of cigarettes can cost...
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November is National Diabetes Month and FirstLight Home Care would like to bring your attention to an illness that impacts millions of Americans every day. According to the National Diabetes Association: Nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States have diabetes. Another 79 million Americans have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The statistic that is most startling is: Recent estimates project that as many as 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes in 2050 unless we take steps to Stop Diabetes. Although Type 1 diabetes is not preventable, Type 2 diabetes is....
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