BrightStar Care Blog

October 11th, 2018 FEATURED Fairfax Senior Solutions Educational Programs

Senior Solutions Educational Programs in Fairfax VABrightStar Care® is committed to offering quality health education opportunities to the Virginia communities they serve BrightStar Care of Fairfax presents Senior Solutions, a series of...

October 15th, 2018 Celebrating our 2018 Regional Caregivers of the Year

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...

October 1st, 2018 Home Healthcare JOBS - Hiring Open House 10/10 in Fairfax

September 24th, 2018 BrightStar Care Supported the Alzheimer's Association Walk

2018 Walk to End Alzheimer's The BrightStar Care of Fairfax team supported the Alzheimer’s Association Walk in Reston VA on Sunday, September 23.  Our home health care team provided water for all participants and we also had our...

September 4th, 2018 Successful Care Transitions for Patients with Anxiety, Depression and/or Chronic Pain

Successful Care Transitions for Patients with Anxiety, Depression and/or Chronic PainSponsored by: BrightStar Care® of Fairfax, National Home Health Care, and VitasPANELISTS Denis M. Mohess, MD | Director of Inova Geriatric In-Patients Unit...

April 5th, 2018 Celebrating our 2018 Regional Nurses of the Year

What makes nurses so special? We believe it is a special combination of head and heart. They have the knowledge and clinical expertise to provide the very best care as well as genuine compassion and empathy during their patients' most...

November 12th, 2017 Benefits of Gardening with Your Loved One in the South

In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, BrightStar Care took a look at the most popular family caregiver activities across the country. Based on national search data from Google, gardening with seniors is popular in the South region.No...

April 4th, 2017 4 strategies when Fairfax individuals with dementia refuse medication

By Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC Chief Clinical Quality Officer, BrightStar Care People with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia may take multiple medications. And because the risk of missing a dose or confusing pills is so high...

March 27th, 2017 Healthy Baking and Cooking Tips for Seniors

Helping your loved one follow a special diet for heart disease or diabetes may not mean they have to give up their favorite family recipes. Who knew you could use applesauce instead of oil in mom’s famous blueberry muffins? Try these simple...

February 28th, 2017 What Is Sepsis and How Can BrightStar Care Help?

Sepsis (Septicemia) is one of the most common reasons individuals are readmitted to the hospital after a procedure or treatment for another condition, but many people do not know what it is. In addition to health concerns, this can also cause...