Make an educated choice: Home agency or private caregiver
By Jeannette Sheehan
Are you at home and not able to do it all anymore?
There are options for you to get assistance and remain at...
What is Alzheimer’s Disease, and what causes it?
By Micha Shalev
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurologic disease of the brain. It leads to the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of...
Who will take care of our frail elders?
By Judith Boyko
Every day, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65. That’s one day closer to retirement and one day further along in the aging process....
10 important financial tips for caregivers
By R. R. Fletcher, Contributing Writer
REGION - Americans spend roughly $190 billion per year on their care recipients for out-of-pocket expenses. Closer to home, according to AARP, over...
Meaningful, quality visits with dementia sufferers
By Micha Shalev
If you’re headed out to care for or spend some time with a friend or family member who’s is the middle stages...
Your kidneys and you: How to stay healthy
By Judith Boyko
Many of us don’t pay much attention to our kidneys — until we have to. Our kidneys, according to The American Kidney...
Help for caregivers
By Catherine Walsh, Marketing Communications,
Intercity Home Care
Each January arrives with a feeling of fresh possibility and renewed optimism. We feel grateful for the things...
Dementia and shower (‘bath) time
By Micha Shalev
One of the challenges in caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another kind of dementia can be bath (or shower) time....
A cause of memory impairment rarely suspected
By Micha Shalev
When life’s challenges include memory loss or dementia, your perceptions, relationships and priorities inevitably shift. Changes to our sleep patterns naturally occur...
The unforgettable story about someone who forgot
By Marianne Delorey
Many years ago, I was helping to take care of a group of elders who had suffered some memory loss. I came...
