If you or a loved one is a veteran or surviving spouse in need of in-home care or assistance with daily activities, Aid and Attendance could provide vital financial support. Offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), this benefit can help cover the cost of caregivers, assisted living, or nursing home care. In this post, we’ll break down… Continue Reading What Is Aid and Attendance and How Do You Apply?
The benefits of having a routine can help reduce stress, which can lead to better mental health, more time to relax and less anxiety. Routines create structure and can promote mental, physical and emotional health. The absence of a routine can often lead to stress and feelings of unmanageability. A routine can help establish the most important things, limit your… Continue Reading The Benefits of Having a Routine
Assisting Hands Yorba Linda is holding a Christmas food drive from now until Dec. 8th. By doing so, we extend our gratitude and service to the local veteran and senior communities in Placentia. Specifically, we are donating food to the Placentia Veterans Village and the Placentia Senior Center. Please drop off goods for the Christmas Food Drive to our office,… Continue Reading Christmas Food Drive
In our previous blog, we discussed the difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia symptoms. This time, let’s focus on what you or your loved one can now do to deal with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. While there is currently no official cure for Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia, there are some practical and preventative measures that people can take to maintain or improve… Continue Reading Tips to Improve Alzheimer’s and Dementia Symptoms
The Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia Confusion between Alzheimer’s and dementia is common. While dementia is more of a general term, Alzheimer’s is a specific brain disease. Alzheimer’s can be identified by symptoms of dementia that gradually get worse over time. Alzheimer’s disease first affects the part of the brain associated with learning, so early symptoms often include transformations in… Continue Reading The Difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Social isolation and loneliness among seniors are detrimental to their health, reveals research. Social isolation and loneliness has been linked to numerous poor health outcomes in seniors such as depression, increased rate of a stroke or heart attack, dementia, and premature death. And, as the population of older adults in the US continues to grow, isolation among seniors is turning… Continue Reading 4 Effective Ways to Help Seniors Avoid Social Isolation
The Difference between Home Care and Home Health Home care offers non-medical help, while home health care provides medical or clinical assistance often provided by licensed nurses. While the terms “home care” and “home health care” may sound similar, the services provided are quite different. Both types of care can be provided in the comfort of one’s home. Home Health… Continue Reading Home Care Offers Non-Medical Help while Home Health Provides Medical
Summertime is here and for most people it’s a great time to be outside, and staying active and safe in the summer should be a lifestyle of health. All individuals, regardless of age, should be encouraged to reduce sedentary behavior and remain as active as possible, including enjoying the outdoors. However, the extra sunlight, high temperatures and humidity can become… Continue Reading Staying active and SAFE in the summer
How Strawberries Can Lower Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risks Let’s take a deeper dive into how strawberries can lower Alzheimer’s and Dementia risks. Researchers found in a six year study that participants did not develop Alzheimer or dementia with the frequency of strawberry consumption. Strawberries have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that can improve neuronal function and cognition. Vitamin C, anthocyanidins such… Continue Reading How Strawberries Can Lower Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risks
We should all be striving towards daily habits that boost the immune system. Strengthening our immune systems daily even though flu and cold season may be behind us for now. Our immune system comprises of our whole body constantly working together internally and externally to organically combat diseases and keep our body in top health. When our immune system starts… Continue Reading Daily Habits that Boost the Immune System