Howard County Blogs & Events

February is American Heart Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging Americans to know their blood pressure, and if it’s high, they want you to make control your goal. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a leading...

Are you or is someone you know one of the more than 50 million Americans providing care for a loved one? If so, then you might also fall into the "sandwich generation," those family caregivers who are "sandwiched" between taking care of an aging...

Click to download "Speak Up: Reduce Your Risk of Falling" now While falls can happen all year 'round, this is a time of the year when seniors can be even more susceptible to an accident. At BrightStar Care®, we take a unique approach to...

When the temperature drops, older adults run a higher risk of health problems and injuries related to the weather and it’s important that they, and those who care for them, take certain precautions at this time of year. Here’s a good look at...

Social Workers and RN Case Managers are invited to Participate in a Continuing Education Program 2 CEU Credit Seminar:  Elder Law and Estate Planning BasicsOverview:  Seminar will provide Social Workers and Case Managers the tools to reassure and...

Sponsored By: BrightStar Care® and Harmony Hall Assisted LivingProgram and Topics:4:00pm-4:30am: Registration, Dinner and Tours4:30pm-6:30pm: Presentation Sexuality, Intimacy, and Aging - Ethical ConsiderationsIn this seminar, participants will...

Contact Us to Learn About All of Your Home Care Options (410) 910-9425 No matter what you've been told or what you may think, no one is born knowing how to be a mother. When your baby is born, you’re going to be thrilled and filled with...

  8:30am-9:00am: Registration and Breakfast9:00am-11:00am: BCAT Approach: Understanding the new “Gold Standard” for Cognitive AssessmentCourse OutlineBackground on cognition and assessmentUnderlying neuro-physiologyThe BCAT Test...

Sponsors: BrightStar Care®, Lighthouse Senior Living and Gilchrist Hospice Care Program and Topics: 8:30am-9:00am:Registration and Breakfast9:00am-10:00am:Therapeutic Music for End of LifeSpeaker: Lacy Kidwell, MA, MT-BC- Mucsic Therapsit...