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What Is Geriatric Care? Definition & Benefits
When assisting your aging parent, partner, or another family member with their healthcare needs and living arrangement, you’ll often come across the term “geriatric care.” What is geriatric care, exactly, and is it necessary for your loved one’s well-being? Geriatric providers care for elderly individuals, most of whom are 65 or older. The specialty covers…
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Causes & Risk Factors of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (or MS) is a serious and potentially disabling condition affecting the central nervous system. Within the nervous system, a complex set of nerves essentially controls all bodily functions, including mobility and brain activity. When a person has MS, their immune attacks the myelin sheath (protective tissues surrounding the nerve cells). This makes it…
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Home Care vs. Nursing Home: Choosing the Best Care Option
As your loved ones get older, you might begin worrying about how they’ll get by from day to day. When it becomes evident that your parent, partner, or other aging family member needs support, you might feel inclined to take care of everything yourself. However, this isn’t the most practical solution in many cases, and…
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What Is In-Home Respite Care? Benefits & Difference
Looking after an aging parent, romantic partner, or another family member can be very taxing. Aside from being mentally and physically demanding, caregiving is often time-consuming. This makes it hard for caregivers to find time for themselves. The importance of taking breaks and caring for yourself can’t be understated. And yet, it can be tough…
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7 Signs That Your Senior Parents Need Help at Home
Physical and mental decline are normal parts of the aging process. However, there comes a time in everyone’s life when they’re no longer able to care for themselves. Since this usually happens gradually, it can be hard to figure exactly when an elderly individual needs a caregiver. At Alliance Homecare in New York, we’re dedicated…
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The Dangers of Social Isolation in Seniors
Humans are social creatures. We get used to having our loved ones around, and the need for companionship never really goes away. It’s not uncommon for aging adults to lose touch with friends and acquaintances as they enter their golden years. As such, the benefits of home care include socialization and much more that can…
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Safe Transfer Techniques for Caregivers
Caregivers of aging adults often have aching shoulders, strained muscles, or sore backs from helping them stand up, move from room to room, lower down into a wheelchair, or get into a vehicle. In some cases, these transfers can result in an injury. Lifting a patient’s body from one place to another is not an…
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Enhance Cognitive Health in Elderly : A Practical Guide
Memory loss is a normal part of aging. While it’s not always a direct cause for concern, it can be a sign of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. At Alliance Homecare, we understand it can be frustrating, upsetting, and sometimes embarrassing for the person experiencing it. Impaired memory and forgetfulness are common among aging adults, but…
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Top 9 Heart-Healthy Food for Seniors
The heart may be only about the size of a fist, but this mighty organ plays an essential role in whole-body health and vitality. Beating roughly 115,000 times each day and pumping nearly 2,000 gallons of blood, your heart works hard to take care of you. And it’s important to return the favor by taking…
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Medication Management Tips For Seniors
Almost 90% of adults 65 and older in the U.S. take one or more prescription medications. These prescriptions are often essential for preventing, mitigating, and treating various health conditions, but only if they’re taken correctly. Seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or normal memory loss due to aging may have trouble remembering when and how to…