Lifestyle Choices for Better Brain Health
Join Dr. William Simpson, staff clinician at the Roper St. Francis Research and Innovation Center, to learn about how certain lifestyle factors such as proper nutrition, healthy sleep habits, socialization, mental well-being, and physical activity can improve overall brain health and cognitive functioning. This is especially significant given that better brain health has been linked […]
Your Charitable Gift to Alzheimer’s Association Will Get Doubled!
Because of the generosity of the Saltzman family, your donation— if given before June 30 can be matched — up to a total of $1 million. Their incredible pledge will go toward advancing Alzheimer’s disease research through the Global Innovation Fund. This is in honor of their parents, Jack and Marjorie Saltzman, who lost their […]
Why We Walk to End Alzheimer’s
The Home Care Plus team recently participated in the Charleston Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This wonderful event helps raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, research and support. Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, is a debilitating disease that destroys a person’s memory and cognitive abilities over time. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it […]
FAQs: Concerned About Your Aging Love One?
Below are the answers to some common questions you many have about in-home care and helping your loved one remain at home as long as possible. What are some signs my aging parents might need extra help? You come home for a weekend visit with your elderly parents and are shocked by what you see. […]
New Blood Test May Be Able to Accurately Predict Dementia/Alzheimer’s
The blood test looks at levels of circulating fats in the blood to determine, with 90% accuracy, the likelihood that someone will develop some form of dementia in the near term. Blood tests are easier to process, less invasive, and generally less expensive than the PET scans or MRIs commonly used to screen for the […]
