It’s the time of year when the color pink is popping up everywhere – for an important cause. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s an international campaign that promotes awareness, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer found in…
For many people, vitamins and mineral supplements are an important component of staying healthy and maintaining proper nutrition. But before you go and order a bunch of items off of the internet, take a look at our handy guide. We at Assisting Hands Home Care in Austin are concerned about…
Today we’re talking to our caregivers, although this topic can apply to just about anyone: weight gain, especially the sneaky type that happens when you don’t realize. The thing is, due to stress and a whole host of other reasons (which we’ll enumerate below), caregivers are especially prone to weight…
Our friends Amy and Damien Temperly from Aging is Cool have created a new way to connect and engage both in-person and virtually! Please check out “A Mighty Good Time!” What is “A Mighty Good Time?” We think it’s a mighty good resource, and we think you’ll agree: “A Mighty Good Time…
We caregivers at Assisting Hands in West Austin know the importance of a balanced and nutritious diet. A healthy gut is a happy gut and healthy body! Food science has shown that there is a deeper connection between gut health and overall health. This is because the digestive system breaks…
It’s the middle of summer, and while we here at Assisting Hands in West Austin are just as excited to be outside and have fun as everyone else, we want to encourage you all to remember the importance of protecting your skin from the damaging effect of the sun–especially older…
Sandra T is Assisting Hands of West Austin’s Caregiver of the Year! Sandra is patient, kind, and compassionate, and radiates the warm nature of a tried and true caregiver. During the Snowstorm known as “SNOVID” that hit Texas February 15, 2021, Sandra was working with her client Evelyn, a 99…
Note: this is a guest post by Rebecca Pope of The Medicare Plans Patient Resource Center about the Medicare in Texas. It is not a sponsored post nor an advertisement. What You Need To Know About Medicare In Texas Choosing the best health insurance for you and your family that…
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month in the United States, and in this article, the home care experts at Assisting Hands in West Austin are going to look a little deeper into this affliction and how living with Parkinson’s disease affects people. We hope this is helpful to you, and please…
According to The Parkinson’s Foundation, approximately 60,000 American’s are diagnosed with PD each year, which is why the entire month of April is dedicated to raising awareness of the disease and providing information to those who are unfamiliar with it, and its effects on people. As part of our ongoing…
