Living with Heart Failure (HF)
At first it started as a trip to the bathroom which left you short of breath. Then not too long after, you noticed that your feet were swelling a bit. The changes were gradual, you blamed it on age and …
Why Home Health?
A question I often get when I walk into a patient’s home is, “Why home health?” And every time my answer is “For the relationship.”
From the moment I started home health, I never looked back. In the hospital, there …
Detection and Prevention of Infection
It’s Wound Care month and as part of our ongoing series, we wanted to educate our community about infections and how to prevent them.
In our previous article, we mentioned that infection is one of the reasons a wound …
Proper Nutrition for Healing Wounds
Most people don’t know this, but one of the key factors to healing a wound is proper nutrition. Most of our patients focus on caring for the wound directly. However, treating the wound on the surface is only half of …
Why is my wound not healing?
Over the years we have cared for thousands of wounds of all different types. We wanted to take our learnings and provide you with the top reasons your wound may not be healing, and what to do about it. Wounds …
The Fountain of Youth is Water
Too often we forget that the best way to stay healthy is to drink water! Too often people would rather go for a more sugary alternative to drink when they feel thirsty, but don’t realize that water is important for …
Mother’s Day Ideas for Your Mother
Running out of ideas to do for Mother’s Day? You’re not alone. Mother’s Day gets increasingly harder to celebrate as you get older. You can’t just make an ornament and call it a day. She deserves a lot better!
1) …
How Music Therapy Heals the Elderly Soul
Music is proven to heal the soul. There are so many benefits of music no matter how young or old an individual is. Specifically for the elderly, music has been known to uplift and bring about a positive experience. Integrating …
Senior Meal Musts
While all meals should be prepared with care, it is important that you don’t forget to include specific nutrients.…
Brain Rejuvenation in the Digital Age
Almost 2 decades into the 21st and many of us still wonder when we’ll start seeing flying cars and robot butlers in a common household. We’ve certainly seen quite some advancements in the field of medicine, including in home health …