Senior Health and Wellness

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Patient Advocacy

Patient advocacy is an area of lay specialization in health care concerned with advocacy for patients, survivors and caregivers. The patient advocate may be an individual or an organization, often, though not always,...

Adjusting to the New Normal with Daphne Davis

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements tells caregivers: know that you're doing your best. When you've gotten feedback from family or friends, take it...

Alternative & Wellness

Alternative medicine offers a broad-based, proactive approach to promote wellness and healing. It’s a wide-lens view of overall health rather than the narrow, reactive...
avoiding falls

Adult Day Services

Adult day care is a planned program of activities designed to promote well-being though social and health-related services. Adult day care centers operate during...

Doctors & Hospitals

Make sure you know the hospital in advance that will serve your parent in the case of emergency. Hospitals serve up many types of...

Mental Health

Today, mental illness is soaring among older adults. Cognitive impairment includes dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Currently close to 5 million adults over the age...

Fitness and Exercise

Numerous studies show that regular exercise helps slow the aging process, improve cardiovascular health, and reduce symptoms of numerous types of ailments like dementia,...

Fall Prevention: Being a Watch Dog with Tracy Marcom

During Fall Prevention month, Regional Business Development Manager Tracy Marcom at Cascade In-Home Care suggests acting as a watchdog for your senior loved one....

How to Make the Adjustment, with Daphne Davis

How do you help a senior family member adjust, whether it's a move to assisted living or adjust to home care? Daphne Davis at...

Reading Between the Lines with Daphne Davis

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how to be observant about life changes with our senior loved ones. There may be a...