BrightStar Care Blog

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...

Thoughtless Remarks That Get Seniors Fighting Mad-- from Senior-Friendly BrightStar Care/North Suburban Watch your language around Baby Boomers and older seniors. They don't cotton to a lot of remarks that younger people make around them...

Courtesy of BrightStar Care North SuburbanNORTHSHORE NEWS, EVENTS AND RESOURCES FOR SAVVY SENIORSDirect from the newly created newsy studios of BrightStar North Suburban on Skokie Blvd. in Northbrook, we bring you news and views you can use. Here,...

Driving Isn't Safe Anymore. Here's How to Wrest Keys Away Before They're Hurt or Arrested -- BrightStar Care/North-SuburbanBless them, you love them, but you know it's time to face the truth: it's no longer safe for them OR ANYONE on the streets...

It Can be Embarrassing to Discuss, So Read About Sex and Dementia Courtesy of BrightStar Care/North Suburban We apologize beforehand to those people who might find this article a bit too frank, but frankly at BrightStar Care/North Suburban...

Fido and Fluffy Have Healing Powers for Seniors and Others. Here's the Proven Research from BrightStar Care North SuburbanHere is one of a thousand inspiring stories about how much pets give to people... "When I come home after a long and...

Experts Agree that Seniors Should Avoid These Routine Exams and Unneeded Meds -- Reports BrightStar Care/Evanston It's common: you're facing minor surgery and your doctor orders routine preoperative tests. Do you get take the exams? Everyone...

Seniors at Home are Getting a Helping Cyborg Hand, Reports BrightStar Care/North Suburban Scientists and researchers are working with robots and teaching them to recognize and understand human behavior. One goal is to design them to be of greater...

We are thrilled to announce that we’ve received the Best of Home Care Employer of Choice Award from Home Care Pulse. Only the nation’s top-ranking home care providers earn this distinction based on caregiver satisfaction scores gathered by Home...

What You Get, If You Qualify! Here are Home Services BrightStar Care Evanston Can Provide Covered by Medicare Maybe this photo raises the praise a bit high, but it will be surprising and welcome news to many that Medicare will cover in-home...