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Emergency Care Starts With A Plan
Emergencies can strike without warning—natural disasters, power outages, health crises, or even a pandemic. For older adults, these situations are especially critical. Aging can bring...
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Staying Strong As We Age
Strength training and resistance training are crucial for older adults to maintain and improve muscle mass, strength, and overall physical function, helping to combat sarcopenia and improve quality...
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A Guide to Eye Health For Seniors
Our eyesight is pretty important, but eye care is often neglected. In fact, the US Department of Health and Human Services states that only 52.5% of Americans aged 18+ report having an eye exam...
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Senior Springtime in Southwest Florida
There’s just something about spring time in Southwest Florida. We enjoy live oaks that start to bloom, and occasional rain that helps the rare Butterwort flower show their vibrant yellow...
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When Winter Blasts SWFL
A recent winter blast that left inches of snow and plummeting temperatures in Southwest Florida is an uncommon occurrence that can leave our elderly population quite vulnerable to the cold. ...
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Loneliness Links To Longevity
According to a research study conducted by the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (NPHA), feelings of isolation among older adults aged 50 to 80 years old has declined from 56...
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When Seniors Stop Taking Medication
Aging is characterized by the emergence of health issues that likely require a physician’s oversight and prescribed medication to manage the condition and help elders live the best life they...
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Introducing: The BrightStar Care of Naples/Ft. Myers YouTube Channel
Our YouTube Channel offers video content on a variety of topics and offers resources for those who care for an elderly loved one.About BrightStar Care of Naples/Ft. Myers: A Higher Standard of Care...
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Grieving and Older Adults
Grieving is an emotional response to the loss of something or someone that has played a very big part of one’s life. The loss of a spouse for example, represents not only loss from death but...
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Let’s Get Social
If there is one thing we learned during the COVID shutdown of 2020, it’s that social interaction is vital to our wellbeing as humans. Early visuals of elderly neighbors sitting at the...