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Loneliness and Mental Health
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of loneliness among Americans was at an all-time high. In 2018, Cigna conducted a national survey involving more than 20,000 U.S adults, and it revealed that...
A Word with Caregivers: Dealing with Difficult Clients
Family or professional caregivers work with different clients, some are easy to deal with, and others can be more difficult. While a caregiver is aware of the difficulties a client faces in trying...
Home Care Services: Hospice Care and Palliative Care
Understanding the different types of care is key to making an informed home care or home health care decision. Often used together hospice care and palliative care share some similarities and...
Proper Nutrition Tips for Seniors at Home
The quote "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" by Hippocrates loosely translates that our dietary choices are the total of our health. The World Health Organization suggests that most...
Benefits of Home Care for Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia that affects thinking, memory, and behavior, with symptoms becoming severe enough to affect the individual's ability to engage in daily tasks. There are...
Professional Post Hospitalization Care
Proper post-hospitalization care is important as it prevents readmission to the hospital. However, a study in 2018 found that in the United States, approximately one fifth of patients discharged...
Importance of Companionship for Seniors
A majority of seniors in the United States live alone or are alone at home for the better part of the day. The time spent alone could result in loneliness, isolation, or depression which can...
Care for Stroke Patients at Home
Caring for a stroke survivor at home can be extremely challenging especially when the family caregiver is unaware of what is expected of them as a caregiver. Your role as a caregiver is to help...
Quarantine or Isolation Activities for Seniors at Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our normal way of life, more specifically, the way we socialize. Even as we learn more about the Coronavirus, it is difficult to make any predictions on how soon...
Building a Strong Relationship with Clients for Caregivers
Every caregiver-client relationship is unique, and a strong relationship can either be difficult or easy to achieve. A strong relationship is built on trust, commitment, and compassion which can be...