Photo by sabinevanerp on Pixabay April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month, which means in Hernando and elsewhere around the country, it will be time to contribute to ongoing research aimed at eradicating this dread disease. Even if you can’t make a…
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash The week of March 20th thru the 26th in 2022 will be a week-long time for raising awareness about poisoning and how it can impact people. In Oxford and elsewhere, the focus for the week will…
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels National Sleep Awareness Week is from March 13-March 19 in 2022, and during that week in Water Valley and elsewhere around the U.S., it will be a time for reminding people you know about the importance…
Here’s a scary statistic. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last year, one in five Medicare patients will return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. It’s not surprising when you think about…
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash It is estimated that one out of every 10 male Americans will develop dementia if they live past the age of 55, and that figure jumps to 1 in 6 for women. In…
Photo by pasja1000 on Pixabay In Oxford and elsewhere around the country, it’s always a worthy objective to help our seniors enjoy the best possible quality of life, and that means allowing them to have a full and independent existence, to whatever…
Photo by Mathias P.R. Reding on Unsplash You may not have heard of this annual observance, but on January 23rd this coming year, citizens of Water Valley and elsewhere in the country will observe Measure Your Feet Day. While this day may not…
Home Caregivers near Carlsbad are Encouraged by Pizza Restaurant’s Service Here in southern California, we haven’t been endangered too badly by the frigid temperatures freezing the rest of the country. But seniors in areas farther north have been confined to…
Have you ever wondered what licensing, certification, or qualification a person must hold in order to work as a professional geriatric care manager in San Diego County? Everyone is familiar with the many years of education required to become a…
Geriatric Social Workers Help Protect the Elderly Most people know that social workers assist with family interventions and oversee issues like foster care and child protection. You may not realize, however, that they also assist with care for the elderly.…