Retirement is commonly the “next step” after years and years of being in the workforce. You’ve raised your family and you might be slowing down health-wise or just wish to spend time doing other things you enjoy. Around 65 or so, many tend to start evaluating life and developing an exit strategy for retirement. But with retirement can come inactivity and less social opportunities so it’s important to explore ways to maintain these areas of life to stay as active, healthy and sharp as possible. (more…)

BrightStar Care Senior Vice President of Quality and Clinical Operations Sharon Roth Maguire talks about the powerful bonds that BrightStar nurses form with their clients. In this video, she discusses how home care nurses have a unique opportunity to develop deeper and longer-lasting relationships with their clients than nurses who work in other settings like hospitals and nursing homes. BrightStar Care nurses partner with their clients on their healthcare journey and share all the ups and downs along the way.

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Whether you’re a family caregiver or someone on the receiving end of care, it is important for everybody to be engaged and doing their part to understand how to promote the best outcome possible. That’s why BrightStar Care has created a helpful how-to video series geared toward guiding family caregivers and their loved ones on key considerations that encourage optimal health and care. This week, resident RN Sharon Maguire discusses explores the management of pain caused by common types of arthritis: (more…)

With flexible work hours and the ability to develop strong, personal relationships with patients, in-home care is quickly becoming a highly desired form of employment for nurses. BrightStar Care provides a unique and appealing opportunity for nurses looking to find alternative employment options. It is one of the only national homecare companies that requires each office to have a registered nurse as a director of nursing who creates a unique and personalized plan of care for each client. BrightStar Care nurses provide highly skilled services — like medication assistance, infusion therapy, and wound care — to a range of people from infants to seniors in the comfort of home. Click “Read More” to hear more about nurse opportunities from our resident RN Sharon Roth Maguire. (more…)

One of our favorite times of the year is upon us – National Nurses Week! Although it is recognized as May 6 through 12, we celebrate all month long (and all year long, really) because it’s a special time to recognize our hard-working nurses. (more…)

Earlier this week, we posted a blog about the Determinators, an impressive group of young inventors who made The EZ Inflatable, a device to help get seniors out of chairs. The idea to create this ingenious device came from acknowledging that seniors can experience challenges with some activities of daily living: standing from a sit-down position, climbing stairs or even vacuuming or doing household chores. So how can caregivers or persons living with seniors help to make things easier and safer for them? (more…)

We’d like to introduce you to a group of eight clever 11-13 year-old inventors from Atlanta who created an ingenious device that makes it easier for seniors to get out of chairs. “The Determinators” as they’re called, is a FIRST LEGO League Team. As part of these teams, kids work together to solve real-life problems, design cool robots that accomplish certain tasks, and compete against other teams. Each year they have competition themes, and this year’s theme is Senior Solutions. (more…)

April is National Occupational Therapy Month. We looked at what occupational therapy is: helping people participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities, or occupations. More specifically, let’s take a look at seniors and how they could possibly benefit from occupational therapy. (more…)

Many of us have heard of physical therapy, massage therapy, even psychotherapy. We have also heard of occupational therapy, but we may not truly know what it means? April is National Occupational Therapy Month, and it is important to inform people of all ages exactly what occupational therapy is. (more…)

According to the American Heart Association, if Americans cut their average sodium intake by more than half, to an average of 1,500 milligrams per day, there would be a nearly 26 percent decrease in high blood pressure and a savings of more than $26 billion in healthcare costs in just one year. The AHA recommends foods with little or no salt to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. It suggests eating less than 1,500 mg of sodium per day. (more…)