November is National Diabetes Month. The good news is that there are steps older adults can take to prevent type 2 diabetes, the most common form to develop in seniors. This article from the NIH National Institute on Aging takes a look at what diabetes is, the different types of diabetes, pre-diabetes, symptons, tests, managing diabetes and help with the…
Steve Lorberbaum: ... Good morning, and welcome to our first edition of What's My Plan? So the goal of us at Assisting Hands, is to provide not only great care to our families but also valuable and useful information to help people make the right decisions as they move down the path of caring for their loved ones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiN54z-nMjQ Steve…
A yoga session by an instructor specializing in restorative, Yin, Hatha Yoga, and Reiki. All right so we'll just come to a comfortable seat. You may already be there. And just allow the sits bones to begin to ground to the earth and allow the tail bone to belong. And then from this place of grounding, we'll lift the spine…
Loretta Veney discusses her mom, Alzheimer’s, and what the diagnosis meant for her and the family Patricia Dubroff: All right. Let's talk about Loretta Veney. Loretta, want to give us a quick rundown of your bio and your world? Loretta Veney: Sure. My name is Loretta Veney, and I live in Clinton, Maryland, so I'm a little bit around the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1vEzzNVj8 Hosted by Patricia Dubroff, the director of community relations for Assisting Hands Home Care. The elderly have a myriad of health issues from Alzheimer's to being frail and unable to care for themselves. Patricia Dubroff: For those of you who don't know me, I'm Patricia Dubroff. I'm the director of community relations for Assisting Hands Home Care, and we…
https://youtu.be/b8qV-P_lHe4 Steve Lorberbaum: Well, good morning everybody. Thank you for joining us for What's Your Plan. Today we're very happy and lucky to have a special guest, Susy Murphy. She's the owner of Debra Levy Eldercare Associates. They're really like wedding planners for growing older. And we're going to talk today about what care managers do and how you can…
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives and routines in so many ways, but one of the areas where it’s really caused changes is in the way we communicate with our doctors. If you’d never experienced or even heard of telemedicine before, chances are you’re familiar with it now. The pandemic forced medical practices to quickly figure out how to…
A lack of health literacy may make it more difficult for patients to receive palliative or hospice care when needed. This article, from Hospice News, takes a closer look at why improving health literacy can make all the difference when it comes to getting proper care. A lack of health literacy may pose a barrier to patients receiving hospice or…
October is also Health Literacy month. Health literacy is defined as how well a person can find and understand information about the Home care services they need. Yet, many Americans have only basic or below-basic health literacy skills. This article from The Washington Post, written by Eve Glicksman, shows how the COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the problem A Michigan library…
Awareness and early prevention are so important in the treatment of breast cancer. Here is a breakdown of the various signs, symptoms and treatments for breast cancer in older women from the National Cancer Institute. Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the breast. The breast is made up of lobes and…
