Foot Care for Diabetics
While it may be unheard of to some, there is a correlation between diabetes and potential foot problems, some most severe such as amputation. According to the American Diabetic Association, diabetes can create numbness in limbs by damaging nerves or limiting the blood...
Save Your Skin from Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is one of the most common types of cancer there is, especially for the beach culture we have in Southern California nearly all year around. The fact is, if you have had a history of sunburn, chances are you are at a higher risk of developing skin cancer....
Brain Injury Study Shows Promise for Damaged Neurons
When the cerebral cortex is damaged due to brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer’s, or other diseases, this portion of the brain is unable to produce new neurons to replace the lost brain cells. This portion of the brain is responsible for memory, perception, language,...
Living with Arthritis
The first step to living with arthritis is to understand what arthritis is and the cause to prevent further deterioration. Arthritis is a disorder of the joint. With over one hundred different types of arthritis, the cause varies on the type of arthritis you may...
At Home Hospice Care
For Terminally Ill individuals, the process of dying is completely different nowadays from how it once was in the past. Instead of being an “event” that happens suddenly, the death is becoming more and more of an extended process. This article titled Stages of Grief:...
The Truth About Alzheimer’s and Home Care
A patient with Alzheimer’s disease may experience changes in cognitive functions, behavior, and or mood. They may have trouble with understanding, delusion, and confusion which can cause frustration, aggression, and irritability. Feeling discontentment, apathy, and or...
Prepared to Deal with Caregiver Theft?
Caregiver theft can happen more often than you think. It happened to LivHome, one of the nation’s largest senior care providers, when one of their caregivers stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from one of the agency’s clients. The news made headlines and,...
Home Care in Monrovia
A-1 Home Care, the renowned Caregiver Agency in Los Angeles and Orange County promoting in-home health care for elderly adults, seniors, and the terminally ill, accommodates caregiving services for those needing assistance with hygiene, meal preparation, medication...
Treating Loved Ones with Dementia
The resistance you encounter when assisting your elderly loved one may be indicative of his or her paranoia, which is very common among seniors who are in the advanced stages of dementia. For example, your elderly father exclaims “Ouch!” every time you transfer him...