If you or an elderly loved one takes more than one or two prescription medications on a regular basis, you know how difficult it can be to keep the schedules straight. When you get to the end of a bottle…
Introduction As the old saying goes, the two things that you can’t avoid are death and taxes. Taxes may be minimized or postponed by creative tax planning, but as Hebrews 9:27 tells us, death is something that we will all…
In March 2011, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a startling report. Their conclusion was: Almost all nursing facilities employed one or more individuals with at least one criminal conviction.…
A study involving more than 1.8 million adults in Alberta, Canada, has uncovered an unexpectedly high incidence of untreated kidney failure among the elderly, suggesting the need for more clinical attention to the implications of chronic kidney disorders among extremely…
Geriatric Care Managers In San Marcos Can Coach Families to Great Caregiving Being a caregiver for aging parents is a little like becoming a parent for the first time: You become responsible for a large number of different tasks, all…
Where are you watching the inauguration? I haven’t decided yet whether I’m going to watch from my couch or my armchair, but I’m pretty well decided on from home. It seems like no matter where I tune in to the…
The “sandwich generation” is the generation of people currently faced with caring for both their children and their elderly parents. As baby boomers quickly become more needful of elder care in Leucadia and throughout the country in order to live…
(ARA) – An earthquake strikes a community and looting and violence follow. A tax protestor crashes a plane into a downtown building. Headlines alert you to arrests of terrorism suspects in communities you thought of as stable and safe. Reports…
Alzheimer’s Care Advice from In home Assistance for Elderly near San Marcos Probably no family is ever fully prepared for Alzheimer’s disease to go from being a news headline to being an integral part of daily life. Professionals in the…
According to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, many older men are undergoing PSA screening tests for prostate cancer that may be unnecessary and that may lead to unnecessary or ineffective treatment. The conclusion in the…