Aiming High: 1 Million Fewer Heart Attacks and Strokes
In 2011, the Department of Health and Human Serviceslaunched the Million HeartsTM initiative with the aim of preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cardiovascular disease kills one in three Americans, and the main risk factors for the disease—smoking, being overweight, high blood pressure and cholesterol—are within a […]
Why Choose Home Care Plus?
Maybe it happened unexpectedly—a fall led to a hospital stay and suddenly your mom requires constant help once she is discharged—or perhaps you and your parents have discussed it all along and hiring a professional in home care provider was the natural next step to maintaining their independence and keeping them safe in their home […]
Celebrating Older Americans Month: Safe Today. Healthy Tomorrow.
Home Care Plus is celebrating Older Americans Month this May! This year’s theme, “Safe Today. Healthy Tomorrow.” is focused on educating older adults on how they can stay safe from unintended injuries. Older Americans Month, sponsored each May by the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), is placing emphasis on injury prevention, including fire, motor vehicle, and […]
Practice Sun Safety to Prevent Skin Cancer
With long, sunny summer days ahead of us, most people are daydreaming about the pool, the beach and barbeques, with little thought going to sun safety. May is Skin Cancer/Melanoma Detection and Prevention Month, and it couldn’t come at a better time—rates of skin cancers have increased over 300 percent since 1994! The statistics surrounding skin cancer are scary: […]
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Walk Your Way to Better Health
What better way to enjoy the warmer temperatures and longer days that come with spring than going for a walk? Walking has numerous health benefits and is a low impact exercise that you can do almost anywhere. According to the American Heart Association, moderate physical exercise such as walking offers the following health perks:< Reduce the […]
Spring Isn’t the Only Thing in the Air–Watch Out for Pollen!
Spring isn’t the only thing in the air this time of year—for some 35 million Americans, the pollen from trees, flowers, grasses and other plants promises misery in the form of seasonal allergies. How do you know if you have allergies? Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, and a runny nose are the most common symptoms of seasonal […]
Allergy Season is Here, but Spring Cleaning Can Help
Many allergy sufferers are feeling the pain with record pollen counts causing a multitude of symptoms, including sneezing, postnasal drip, itchy, watery eyes, and sometimes in extreme cases asthma. A little spring cleaning can go a long way to easing symptoms, especially if you keep on top of your cleaning year-round. For tips on how […]
April Newsletter: Are You a Caregiver?
Our April newsletter is full of great information on caregiving, long term care planning, a delicious spring recipe for the grill, things to do around town this month and much more! Click here to read our April newsletter.
Train Yourself to Look on the Bright(er) Side
Caring for a sick or disabled loved one can make even the most positive of people feel blue. It is a mentally, emotionally and often physically demanding job–and many family caregivers have full or part time jobs on top of their caregiving responsibilities! It is possible to train yourself to be more optimistic. Agingcare.com’s article […]
