In our previous blog post, we outlined the positive factors of utilizing a professional home care agency to provide the highest quality and safest level of senior care services. But we often receive inquiries on precisely what sorts of home care services are available in Fort Madison IA and the surrounding area to help older adults remain safe and thriving. If you have determined it’s time to search for in-home…
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Why You Should Focus on Quality of Care when Comparing Home Care Options
When an older adult needs help at home, there are a number of available home care options, and figuring out where to turn can be overwhelming. For instance, should you engage the services of a professional home care agency, a privately hired caregiver, or utilize a caregiving registry? And how can you assess which home care choice is most helpful for your loved one’s unique needs? There are advantages and…
The Link Between Senior Nutrition and Cognitive Impairment
In our last blog post, we shared some age-related issues that can keep older adults from eating well, but what about when unhealthy eating habits lead to cognitive impairment? Malnutrition in seniors is more common than you may realize. According to the National Resource on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Aging, as many as 35 to 50% of the older residents of long-term care facilities are suffering from malnutrition, and as…
Common Barriers to Senior Nutrition and Tips to Overcome Them
Most of us can’t wait to sit down to enjoy a delicious meal – the comforting smells, the tastes, the satisfying feeling of a full stomach. For many seniors, though, a variety of health issues can prevent their enjoyment of food or even their ability to shop for nutritious foods, often leading to malnutrition. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers several solutions to some of the most common senior…
Fairly Splitting Family Caregiving Costs Without Splitting Up the Family
Do you remember how hard it could be when you were young to learn the lesson of sharing with your sisters and brothers? Even though the incredible importance of thinking of other people’s feelings, as well as being fair, was impressed upon us while very young, it may still be a hurdle to reduce sibling squabbles with regards to challenging decisions we cope with in adulthood – such as how…
More Than Denial: Anosognosia and Alzheimer’s Disease
“I do NOT have Alzheimer’s disease! There isn’t anything wrong with me!” If perhaps you’ve heard a family member with dementia frustratingly communicate this or maybe a matching sentiment, you may have believed the person was merely in denial and unwilling to accept a difficult diagnosis. The stark reality is, however, that frequently those with dementia and other conditions are experiencing anosognosia – an unawareness of their impairment. It can…
Iowa Senior Care Tips | Can Giving Up the Keys Be Bad for Senior Health?
It’s one of the most complicated decisions we face in later years, and a very delicate issue for adult children to broach with their senior parents: surrendering the car keys. Driving a vehicle, while creating an intrinsic sense of freedom and independence, may become very risky due to a variety of conditions pertaining to growing older. And letting go of that freedom for safety’s sake can feel defeating. Additionally, we…
Advanced Home Care Receives Best of S.E. Iowa Honors in 2017 & 2018
In 2017, Advanced Home Care was nominated as one of the favorite home health care providers in the Best of Southeast Iowa contest for Burlington and Keokuk. Upon conclusion of the final voting phase, we are happy to announce we were voted #1 for home health care Keokuk IA, and one of the favorites in Burlington! We are equally excited to announce that in 2018, we have once again been voted…
Be In The Know: What Are The Advantages of Home Health Care?
Often times people struggle to know the true home health care advantages as opposed to having to relocate to a nursing home or assisted living facility. When it is time for people to weigh their options of what direction to go, they want to go with the option that is best suitable for their situation and the one that has the most advantages. The main concern clients have is they…
Medicare Claim Denied? How Seniors Can Get the Coverage They Need
Medicare coverage of medicines for seniors is often crucial, especially because on average, older adults take a shocking 15-18 prescription medications. And with an average price of over $11,000 yearly for the most common prescription drugs prescribed for the elderly, it usually is debilitating when a Medicare claim is suddenly denied. And yet, that’s happening more and more frequently as Medicare plans are progressively establishing coverage limits on older persons…