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7 Healthy Foods to Eat to Promote Senior Nutrition
Let's face it, snacking throughout the day can be just as important for your health as eating the proper meals. According to a Redbook magazine article, dietitian Rachel Beller said that...
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Your Guide to Long-Distance Caregiving
Whether it’s an elderly parent, aging family member, or disabled loved one, being a family caregiver can be difficult—even more so if you don’t live close by. Managing your loved...
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5 Tips to Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Memory loss is one of the most recognized signs of "getting old," but not everyone experiences this, just like not everyone will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Unfortunately...
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Caring for Alzheimer's & Dementia at Home
Our Approach to Caring for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Our mission is to provide your loved one with Alzheimer’s or Dementia the individualized memory care and support they need. We...
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Tips for Keeping Seniors Cool and Avoiding Heat Exhaustion
With temperatures scorching throughout the country this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants people to be cool. According to a CDC study published in the June 6...
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How Do You Get Skin Cancer?
With summer here, so, too, comes sunny skies and humidity, which means people will venture outside, but sometimes danger can lurk - skin cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, skin...
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Your Guide to Helping a Loved One with Asthma
Whether it impacts a child, an adult, or a senior, asthma can be a stressful condition for families and caregivers to navigate. Since asthma attacks can come out of nowhere and sometimes be severe,...
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How Family Caregivers Can Overcome the Loss of a Loved One
Losing a loved one can be devastating for family caregivers. The emotions you experience after this loss can be complex, especially if you were providing caregiver support for a family member with...
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8 Tips for Caregivers Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s
Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s and in 2006, there were 26.6 millions sufferers worldwide. The disease is predicted to affect 1 in 85 people by 2050. That’s why we are...
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Alzheimer's Awareness Tips for Families
In honor of November’s National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness month, BrightStar Care put together a list of tips to help families that are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer...