Safety Solutions for Seniors
Other than earthquakes, wildfire also happens often in Southern California. While you or your loved ones may not live beside where the wildfire might be happening, the smoke from the fire can easily lower the air quality of surrounding areas and affect the...
Home Care Services for Guardians Seeking Long-Term Care
Seeking a long-term care option to assist an elderly living with late stage Alzheimer’s? Which type of care is appropriate for the senior? Nursing facilities and other residential care have qualified care takers, but it can be impersonal and extremely expensive. In...
The Gift of Life From An Organ Donor
February 14th is widely known as Valentine’s day. But did you know it is also National Donor Day? According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, one organ donor can save up to 8 lives, and can also enhance the lives of many others through tissue...
Father Absence & Increase in Social Problems
The relationship between the father and the child is extremely important because it shapes how they think, how they view the world, and their character as a person. In the absence of a strong father figure, there is often a higher risk of social problems as...
Senior safety tips
When seniors have an injury, the consequences might be more serious because of their weakened body. For a younger person, a fall can be brushed off. However, for a senior, a simple trip and fall can lead to bone fractures, head trauma, and other injuries. As a...
The Inevitable Question
What will happen when Mom or Dad can no longer take care of themselves? The inevitable is going to happen. One day, you will come face-to-face with the decision to take care of your parents. The question is not “if” you will take care of them; it will be “how.”...
The Throes of Hiring a Caregiver by Word-of-Mouth
The most influential type of advertising is through word-of-mouth, but is it always the most trustworthy? As well-intentioned as your friend or family member may be, their recommendation may not be based on all the facts. To the extent that they know a caregiver’s...
Senior Online Dating Alert
In view of the rising prevalence of elder abuse, A-1 Home Care addresses one of the top methods that predators use to get to the heart of the elderly: senior dating websites. Online dating forums are a popular way for scammers to take advantage of the elderly because...
Is It Alzheimer’s or Just Anger?
You’ve heard the term, “bitter old man.” No one wants to become that bitter old hag or nag when they grow older, but unresolved conflicts and estranged relationships have a way of creeping back into your life in more ways than one. After a big fall-out, people tend...