BrightStar Care Blog

Each year, it is our honor to celebrate the best of the best Caregivers, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), and Home Health Aides (HHAs), throughout the BrightStar Care organization through our Caregiver of the Year program. Our Regional...

Health Fair for All Boise BoomersCalling all baby boomers, seniors: 'Lifestyle Expo' is coming to Expo in Idaho!Boise — Coming to Expo Idaho on Saturday, Oct. 20: the Annual Golden Years Lifestyle Expo. The event is free and open to...

BrightStar Care Named 2018 Enterprise Champion For Quality Award For 6th Year!Leading Home Care Franchise with Office in Boise, ID Receives Honor from The Joint CommissionBrightStar Care, a national private duty home care and medical staffing...

September is Pain Awareness Month!Learn New Communication Tools Towards Identifying Potential Chronic Pain.Good communication with your health care provider is vital to getting the help you need to live well in spite of your pain. The ACPA tools...

Walk for a Cure!Join BrightStar Care of Boise for The 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s Take the first step to a world without Alzheimer's and join us Saturday, October 6th for a 2 mile walk at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian...

Boise Seniors Have Greater Risk of Reacting to Smoky Conditions “When there’s really bad forest fire smoke, you can’t even see the Foothills,” says pulmonologist Dr. Kate Sutherland of the Saint Alphonsus...

Social Workers Facilitate Discharge and Support for Patient and Family After Hospitalization, Presented by BrightStar Care of BoiseWhen a patient is ready for discharge after a hospitalization, they are referred to a hospital social...

Local Programs Help Boise Seniors with Food-Insecurites Estimates are that 52% of more than 110,000 Boise seniors rely on Social Security for half of their income. These seniors are at risk of food insecurity.   According to the Idaho Food...

How to Determine if a Person with Alzheimer’s is Safe to Be Alone at Home At a certain point if the life of a loved one who has Alzheimer’s, you will have to carefully evaluate whether they are safe to be home alone. Determine the...

What Does Your Donation Do To Support Boise Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease?  The Alzheimer’s Association is a global organization, working to advance care, support and research across the world. From face-to face support...