A Hoyer Lift in Home Health Care

Share this article:As a home health care provider, quite a few of our clients need help transferring.  One of the most common transfer mechanisms is the Hoyer Lift.  The Hoyer lift is so frequently used in home health care for transferring that we feel it is important...

Being Able to Accept Home Health Care…

Share this article:There is a sense of freedom that comes with being independent.  Most of us take this sense of freedom for granted.  As we get older or if we suffer from a debilitating disease or injury, we can lose some of our abilities to function independently. ...

Home Care Quick Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Share this article:As a home health care provider, we have quite a few clients that are diabetics. As is common knowledge, diabetics require meals that meet diabetic nutritional requirements. As part of their daily tasks, our Home Health Aides (HHA) and Personal Care...

Home Care: Helping Patients Manage Their Medications

Share this article:Leading research tells us that the 5th leading cause of death for Americans over the age of 65 is medication errors.  The question is, “why are there so many medication errors?”  There isn’t one single answer.  There are many factors that lead to...

Make Your Home More Accessible for the Elderly

Share this article:You or your parents have a house that is a home.  The house may be your dream house.  You may have built the house yourself.  You may have renovated an existing house, which has unspoken charm.  In any case, you have a house that you have made into...