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Top Tips to Keep Your Marriage Strong When Also Caring for Elderly Parents

In marriage we consent to stick with each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health – but what doesn’t come up during our vows to each other is the way to handle t ...Continue Reading
Feb 12, 2019
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Two New Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Medications You Need to Know About

Groundbreaking research is zeroing in ever nearer to the eradication of Alzheimer’s disease, this time through two new Alzheimer’s medications already developed and approved by the FDA. This enables a ...Continue Reading
Jan 21, 2019
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Avoid Senior Loneliness by Asking These Three Questions

With well over 325 million people residing in the United States alone, it is not easy to think that loneliness is so prevalent. Nevertheless over fifty percent of all the elderly live alone, and more ...Continue Reading
Jan 14, 2019
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The Benefits of Aging: Why Getting Older Is Wonderful!

A swift search on Google for the term “aging” brings up topics such as “coping with aging,” “what you can do about aging,” as well as “the cure to aging.” The pessimistic connotations to aging and sen ...Continue Reading
Jan 7, 2019
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Family Caregiving Issues: Are You a Helicopter Caregiver?

We’ve all heard of helicopter parents, especially when a child goes off to college. In fact, we may be guilty of hovering a touch too closely ourselves. Finding that appropriate harmony between caring ...Continue Reading
Dec 26, 2018
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Why You Should Make “Play” Part of Your Senior Care Routine

Remember that feeling as a young child when the school bell rang, signifying the conclusion of math and the beginning of the best part of the day: recess? There clearly was a tremendous sense of freed ...Continue Reading
Dec 17, 2018
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Holiday Home Care: Warning Signs Senior Loved Ones Need Help at Home

From the minute the door swings open and your elderly loved one wraps you in a warm hug, through the festive holiday meal and every timeless family tradition, opportunities abound for not merely quali ...Continue Reading
Dec 7, 2018
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St. Joseph, MI Senior Care Helps Beat the Holiday Blues with These Tips

Ah, the holidays: they are oftentimes the most wonderful period of the year, or perhaps the most difficult. For some seniors who have lost loved ones, are battling chronic health problems, or are suff ...Continue Reading
Nov 18, 2018
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In-Home Caregivers in Paw Paw, MI Help Reduce Fall Risks in Seniors

Falls among the elderly are all too common and may have serious outcomes. Taking preventative measures is key, including assessing the house for fall risks like throw rugs or other tripping hazards, i ...Continue Reading
Nov 12, 2018
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Kalamazoo Senior Care Helps You Enjoy the Holidays and Avoid the Emergency Room

While we might imagine a Norman Rockwell-worthy Thanksgiving gathering, with the entire family savoring high quality time with one another and Grandma’s customary feast, the reality for a number of fa ...Continue Reading
Nov 6, 2018
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The Benefit Employees Don’t Realize They Need: Senior Care Leave

Businesses have long recognized the need for new parents to take some time from their career to concentrate on the many requirements of an infant, but what has been recognized much less is the essenti ...Continue Reading
Oct 25, 2018
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An Elephant Never Forgets… And Could Teach Us More On Alzheimer’s and Dementia

The old saying is true: elephants actually do have phenomenal memories, even in their later years. For example, they can remember and go back to highly specific locations many years after visiting the ...Continue Reading
Oct 17, 2018
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How Senior Parents Can Age at Home Safely and Maintain Independence

It’s a conflict that emerges for many families: senior parents adamantly like to age in place in their own homes, while their family members are worried about their basic safety. And there’s a point t ...Continue Reading
Oct 10, 2018
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St. Joseph, MI Home Health Care: Helping Family Caregivers Navigate Painful Family Dynamics

As a family caregiver, it can be difficult not to let family dynamics get in the way. For those who have been nurtured by loving parents who took care of all their needs, offering the same level of ca ...Continue Reading
Sep 21, 2018
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St. Joseph, MI Senior Care: Tips for Speaking to Someone Facing a Health Crisis

Have you ever walked into the office or a get-together with friends or family and had a person say to you with great concern, “You really look tired today!” Even though you may have been feeling fairl ...Continue Reading
Sep 14, 2018
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St. Joseph Home Health Care: Understanding the Risks of Guns and Dementia

With an intense level of dialogue rivaling the Hatfields and McCoys, coming to a resolution regarding the issue of gun control seems nearly insurmountable. Yet regardless of which side of the fence yo ...Continue Reading
Sep 8, 2018
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Understanding the Hidden Risks of Sleeping Pills for Seniors

What could possibly be better than waking up well rested after an excellent night’s sleep, completely energized and able to face the day? For a lot of older adults – as much as a third of them – obtai ...Continue Reading
Aug 21, 2018
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Have Scientists Missed the Mark in the Search for the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Thomas Edison’s infamous words ring true today in the race to locate both the main cause and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Every day ...Continue Reading
Aug 16, 2018
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Don’t Overlook This Common Senior Issue: Mental Illness

In one’s older years, it is common to be dealing with sleeping problems, fatigue or loss of appetite. And sometimes, they’re written off as just that. Yet for nearly 8 million older adults over ...Continue Reading
Aug 10, 2018
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Portage Home Care Tips: How to Plan for the Future as a Solo Senior

Solo seniors, or solo agers. These new terms are being passed around to describe baby boomers who do not have children. This strong and independent group faces a number of unique concerns in aging, na ...Continue Reading
Jul 19, 2018
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St. Joseph Office:
4032 M-139, Suite 132
St. Joseph, MI 49085

Tel: (269) 849-9252
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Fax: (866) 227-0306

Paw Paw Office:
45045 W Red Arrow Hwy
Paw Paw, MI 49079

Tel: (269) 763-5350
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