Many seniors are in a dilemma to downsize or not considering the cost of living in the bay area. Health wise, seniors are not mobile as they used to be. In case of any medical emergency, they need to act fast and be close to a hospital or health care facility. Many emergencies happen duringContinue reading “To downsize or not and in need of home care in bay area”
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When do you need a caregiver for your homebound senior
We need a companion, home helper or caregiver for our 70plus mom and dad who live alone to avoid emergencies, to allow us to function and take care of our bodies too in the same way we care for our parents, to give more quality time to our aging parents and to provide the necessaryContinue reading “When do you need a caregiver for your homebound senior”
Veterans and their nurses partnering with caregivers for continuity of care
DURHAM, NC – A Medicare report revealed that one in five hospitalized patients age 65 or older suffering from heart failure, heart attacks or pneumonia returns to the hospital within a month to receive care. Most of the time the reason for the return is the patient’s multiple co-morbidities, complex medication regiments or frailty, whichContinue reading “Veterans and their nurses partnering with caregivers for continuity of care”
The ‘elder orphans’ of the Baby Boom generation by Carina Storrs
(CNN)Recently a 76-year-old man known as HB, whose health had been deteriorating, tried to take his own life and was admitted to North Shore University Hospital on Long Island. Doctors decided that HB would not be able to go back to living by himself because of his condition and complications while in the hospital. WithContinue reading “The ‘elder orphans’ of the Baby Boom generation by Carina Storrs”
Save our 6-bed care facilities for seniors in California Gov Brown
Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. c/o State Capitol, Room 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Urging veto of AB 1523 (Atkins) Dear Governor Brown: I respectfully urge you to return AB 1523 to the Assembly without your signature because it puts the survival of small assisted living facilities at the whim of insurance companies that mayContinue reading “Save our 6-bed care facilities for seniors in California Gov Brown”
Thank you to the integrated team approach at Stanford Hospital California
My co-worker’s dad who has cancer is being taken cared for by Stanford doctors. She loves the integrated team approach of the doctors. I thank many doctors who made it possible for families to go through the experience of caring for their sick love ones with extra help. We know that cancer patients need allContinue reading “Thank you to the integrated team approach at Stanford Hospital California”
Caregivers make it possible for seniors to live quality life
Caregivers provide comfort your caring companion assist you in daily living (bathing,transferring,toiletting,and more) cooks gourmet food for you performs light housekeeping listening air reads books with you plays games and exercises with you walks with you in the most vulnerable moments of your life cries with you and will always be there 24/7 as partContinue reading “Caregivers make it possible for seniors to live quality life”
Coconut oil, ground ginger, ground cayenne pepper, ground turmeric, grapeseed oil as anti-arthritis balm for pain relief
Pain relief in a cream I was searching for an anti-arthritis pain relief in a cream, balm or oil at a drugstore last night and I could not find one with ginger. My mom loves the effect of ginger balm when she massage her aching body at age 78. DIY anti-arthritis balm So, here isContinue reading “Coconut oil, ground ginger, ground cayenne pepper, ground turmeric, grapeseed oil as anti-arthritis balm for pain relief”
Senior Caregiving Guide, a summary
Since 2000, in care homes and in my own experience with other bay area seniors who sought help from Motherhealth caregivers and my own parents, my dad who died of lung cancer at 62 and my mom who still works at 77 yrs old, the following are senior care giving guide: 1. Emotional support, listeningContinue reading “Senior Caregiving Guide, a summary”
Senior Care Tips and Tricks for homebound bayarea seniors 4088541883
Learn some caregiving tips, get a draft copy of the ebook on Senior Guide by Motherhealth Inc, non-profit for senior care. Contact Connie Dello Buono, speaker, author and founder at 408-854-1883 motherhealth@gmail.com Learn from topics such as stroke and fall prevention, senior care at http://www.clubalthea.com There are more than 200 topics on health issues forContinue reading “Senior Care Tips and Tricks for homebound bayarea seniors 4088541883”
Should your 70yr old mom needs to go to a nursing home or stay home with a caregiver?
About two-thirds of our 40plus generations are taking care of their mom and dad and most of them are doing it from another state while their parents are home alone. About 1 out of 4 needs long term care although we have more healthy population now that we are health conscious and with new researchContinue reading “Should your 70yr old mom needs to go to a nursing home or stay home with a caregiver?”