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Home Health Care in Huntington NY: Fall Prevention Outside The Home

In-home Assistance for Seniors: Long Island, NY One of the main reasons that our services are needed for older adults is for difficulties with standing and walking.  Whether it’s assistance with ambulating, stepping into and out of a shower, or getting up from a sitting position, our caregivers are there to provide that arm and…

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5 Signs Home Care is Needed

Home Care, Suffolk County, Long Island, NY: I often tell new clients and families when we start our home care services that this is a service that is always needed but never wanted.  The majority of our clients that start with our services have not utilized a home care service before and are often times…

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In-home Care for Brain Injury Patients

Home Care Services in Bay Shore, NY Brain injury can change everything  about a person in a matter of seconds.  According to the Brain Injury Association of America, the most important things to remember about brain injury include, a person with a brain injury is a person first, no two brain injuries are exactly the…

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7 Tips for Managing Home Care Workers

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Elder Care in Huntington, NY: Home care is a different animal when it comes to managing employees and delegating tasks.  It is a very intimate form of work because it takes place in the private home of the care recipient, it does not allow for direct supervision of workers, and requires a greater level of…

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6 Ways to Reduce Your Risk for Falls

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Make an appointment with the doctor:  What medications are you taking? Have you fallen before? Could your health condition cause a fall? Keep moving: Start a general exercise program. Gentle exercise is okay to do. 3. Wear sensible shoes: Have your feet measured each time you buy shoes since your size can change. Buy properly…

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Dementia Care: Three Communication Mistakes

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Senior Care in Long Island, NY “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance.  It is the illusion of knowledge.” Stephen Hawking Communicating with someone with dementia is very similar to learning a new language.  You must interpret what the person is saying in new ways that you never had to before and express yourself…

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Thought of the Week: Happy 4th of July

Elder Care in Smithtown NY: Assisting your Loved-One with Loss of Appetite

Senior Care in Islip, NY: “America was not built on fear.  America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand”.  Harry S. Truman I love this patriotic quote by Harry S. Truman.  It truly captures what our ancestors and forefathers worked so hard for.  Rolling up your…

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Thought of The Week: Using Therapeutic Lies to Soothe Anxiety Associated with Dementia

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Senior Care: Long Island, New York Telling a lie was a big no-no in my house growing up.  It was always better to tell the truth than to get caught lying.  My mom’s famous words were, “when you lie, you are insulting my intelligence”. But lying can be a very helpful way to manage your…

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Driving & Alzheimer’s Disease: A guide For Families & Patients

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  Driving and Alzheimer’s Disease: A guide for families and patients. For most people, driving represents freedom, control, and independence. Driving enables most people to get to the places they want to go, and to see the people they want to see when they want to see them. But driving is a complex skill. Our…

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4 Questions to Ask a Home Care Agency

Senior Care in Islip NY: Senior Cancer Treatment Goals

Elder Care in Dix Hills, NY: Having the responsibility of overseeing the care of a loved one comes with many difficult decisions that must be made and sometimes without a lot of time to prepare.  If you’ve been considering hiring a home care agency to help provide care to your loved one, you may have…

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