Month: March 2025

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and hospitalizations among seniors.  The CDC reports that 1 in 4 older adults reports falling every year but less than half tell their doctor.  Falling once DOUBLES your risk of falling again. There are easy ways for seniors to reduce their risk of falling, and Assisting Hands can help! Keep your home safe...

For seniors, falls are the number one cause of injury and subsequent decline.  But they are not inevitable!  Proper care and proactive measures go a long way to preventing falls.  Research shows that regular strength and balance exercises can greatly reduce the risk of falls (scientific paper here). We put together the flyer below to demonstrate some simple exercises seniors...

Assisting Hands is thrilled to share that Sydney B. has reached her THREE YEAR anniversary with us!  Sydney started with us just a few months after we opened our office and has grown in knowledge and skills right alongside us.  She will graduate from nursing school in just a few weeks, and we are incredibly proud to have been a...

Pneumonia is a serious lung disease, especially for seniors with weakened immune systems.  Many seniors will end up hospitalized if they contract pneumonia, but home care is vital once they are discharged back home.  At Assisting Hands Broomfield, our goal is to prevent our clients from being readmitted to the hospital for any illness so we train our caregivers in...