You’ve made it through surgery. You’ve been discharged. Now comes the part nobody really prepares you for: hip replacement recovery at home.
Insights and Tips for Enhancing Care at Home
What You Need to Know About Medicare and In-Home Recovery Support
Some health situations come with a clear path. A prescription, a few days of rest, and you’re on the mend. But when recovery doesn’t follow a straight line, or when a health event shakes up daily life, suddenly, everything feels uncertain. If someone you care about is struggling after a hospitalization, surgery, or worsening chronic condition and you’re looking for in-home recovery support, you might be asking, What now? Can…
Answers to Top Questions About Coming Home After a Stroke
How a Stroke Affects the Brain and Everyday Life—And What You Can Do to Help
What’s the Biggest Challenge of Managing MS – and What Can You Do to Make It Better?
What’s the biggest challenge of managing MS at home? The unpredictable fatigue? Mobility struggles? Or simply keeping up with daily routines when energy runs low? Because MS affects each person differently, there’s no single approach that works for everyone. That’s where personalized in-home support makes a difference—adapting to individual needs to promote comfort, independence, and control. Practical Support for Daily Living Simple tasks like buttoning a shirt, preparing a meal,…
Overcoming Fatigue, Muscle Stiffness, and Mobility Limitations in MS
Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) means facing unpredictable challenges—one day, you may feel strong and mobile, and the next, even the simplest tasks feel daunting. Fatigue, muscle stiffness, and mobility limitations in MS can make daily life exhausting, but small changes can lead to big improvements. By using smart strategies and helpful tools, you can conserve energy, move more easily, and stay as independent as possible. Energy-Saving Techniques to Make…
Mom’s Coming Home from the Hospital: Can We Handle Her Home Care Alone?
Your 90-year-old mother, who has been living independently, recently experienced a fall that resulted in a cracked pelvis. After spending time in the hospital, she is finally coming home from the hospital today. As you quickly go over her release paperwork, you begin to feel a wave of anxiety wash over you. The list of responsibilities is long and daunting: picking up prescriptions, arranging transportation for physical therapy sessions, scheduling…
What Is Vestibular Rehabilitation and How Does It Help?
Living with balance and dizziness issues can be incredibly unsettling. Imagine feeling unsteady on your feet, as if the ground might slip away at any moment, or experiencing sudden, disorienting spins that leave you dizzy and nauseous. These symptoms can severely impact daily life, making simple tasks like walking or turning your head feel challenging and risky. Vestibular rehabilitation offers a lifeline, helping to restore balance, confidence, and independence.
How Home Care Helps With Transitions From Hospital to Home
Recovering from an operation takes time, especially for older adults. Not only do older bodies take longer to mend, but there are extra elements that need to be considered: decreased mobility and numerous directions to follow for medications, physical activities, follow-up appointments, and dietary restrictions, just to name a few.
Create Fun Activities for Seniors from Everyday Tasks
Millions of Americans are finding themselves in a role of providing senior home care for an older loved one, and even though being a family caregiver is exceedingly satisfying in many ways, the everyday duties involved with senior care can come to be monotonous for both the caregiver and the senior. Advanced Home Health Care, providers of the compassionate senior care and rehabilitation services Burlington, IA and surrounding area residents…