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Airline Travel Tips for the Elderly

By Pat Tarantino | June 1, 2018

Summer is on the way and now is a great time for families to begin planning a vacation for some fun in the sun. Airline travel can be a headache at any age, but the cramped confines and fast pace of modern air travel can be particularly challenging for older…

Challenges of Living Alone and How Home Care Helps

By Pat Tarantino | May 16, 2018

As we age, it’s quite common to have trouble keeping up with all the day-to-day tasks that allow us to live independently in a comfortable, safe environment, and this is doubly true when managing chronic or long-term medical challenges. In the following blog, we will look at some common concerns…

4 Ways to Promote Long-Term Eye Health

By Pat Tarantino | May 3, 2018

Preserve Your Vision by Limiting Exposure to Blue Wavelength Light As new technologies continue to saturate our daily lives and people spend more time than ever looking at screens, there is a growing concern in the medical field about how this increasing exposure to light is impacting our long-term eye…

Losing Hand Dexterity – Rethinking the Button

By Pat Tarantino | April 20, 2018

Are You Experiencing Difficulty Dressing? Losing dexterity in the hands can make fine motions like working buttons incredibly challenging or painful for some seniors.  Adaptive clothing manufacturers work around this challenge in a number of ways: Many adaptive shirts replace traditional buttons with magnet-backed buttons.  While looking like a traditional…

Becoming a Paid Family Caregiver Through CDPAP

By Pat Tarantino | April 12, 2018

As America’s senior population continues to grow, more adult children than ever are taking active roles in their parents’ ongoing care. Helping a loved one with day-to-day errands, transportation and medical tasks is extremely rewarding, but balancing caregiver and personal responsibilities can be a challenge for even the most dedicated…

Home Care and Home Health Care: What’s the Difference?

By Pat Tarantino | April 3, 2018

More than 7.6 million Americans currently receive some form of in-home care, allowing them to live more independently and safely in their homes, rather than making a sudden move to an assisted living facility or other residential center. While there are a variety of in-home care options available to families…