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Making the Holidays Safe and Special for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s
November was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and much was talked about. BrightStar Care’s very own dementia care expert and Chief Clinical Quality Officer Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC, and care...
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20 Tips to Help Seniors Stick to Their Diets at the Holidays
Picture the typical holiday table and you’ll likely envision an abundant spread of stuffing, turkey, latkes, and pies. Now imagine navigating all that and trying to stick to a low-sodium, low-fat...
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Healthy Aging Isn’t Just a Resolution
One of the most common resolutions each new year is to get healthy. However, this resolution implies that an individual will work hard to make healthy changes this year, but then discontinue them...
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6 Holiday Safety Tips to Prepare for Your Parent’s Visit
The holidays are a special time of the year when all generations keep gather together under one roof. Make that time as enjoyable and stress-free as possible by making your home a safer space for...
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Help Your Loved One with Alzheimer's Make the Best of the Holidays
The Orlando home health care experts at BrightStar Care know that the holiday season can be stressful for anyone, but even more so for loved ones living with Alzheimer’s Disease and their...
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How Families with Alzheimer’s Celebrate the Holidays
For families with Alzheimer’s, celebrating the holidays can require a little extra effort. You want to involve your loved one living with dementia in holiday events, but you want to do it in a way...
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Fighting Senior Fraud
It has become increasingly common for senior citizens to fall victim to fraud. New schemes seem to come from nowhere with increasingly devious ways for criminals to attempt to steal your...
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The Difference Between Occupational & Physical Therapy
The difference between occupational and physical therapy is actually more substantial than most people realize. Orlando home health care has changed in the past decade and either therapy can now be...
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In-Home Care vs. a Nursing Home: Which is Better for Your Aging Loved One?
Aging is a unique process for each of us. While the wrinkles, aches and pains, forgetfulness and other health and cognitive issues eventually affect us all, no one can predict at what chronological...
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Services to Expect from In-Home Care
The need to provide in-home care for a loved one is, unfortunately, something that most people are rarely prepared for. Usually the result of an unforeseen accident, the sudden onset of an illness...