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Sandwich Generation Survival Tips

by Rita Ude on February 07, 2012 0 Comments

Are you a member of the sandwich generation? If you are raising children while caring for your elderly parents, you definitely are. Read the suggestions on how to protect yourself and your family.

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Loneliness Harms Health: Love and Companionship Result in a Healthier and Longer Life

by Doug Dickstein on February 06, 2012 0 Comments

February is the month of love, but dark chocolate isn’t the only sweet gift that is good for the heart – building strong relationships plays a vital role in living a longer and healthier life, too.

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Caregiving as a Teaching Tool for Children

by Doug Dickstein on February 03, 2012 0 Comments

Whether the person you care for lives in your home or not, the fact that you are a caregiver can help to teach the concepts of compassion, duty, loyalty and love. Here are some tips for using caregiving as a teaching tool.

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Caregiver of the Month - Mario C.

by Doug Dickstein on February 01, 2012 0 Comments

A medical assistant from Los Angeles, Mario just celebrated his one-year anniversary with Right at Home and this is the 2nd time he's been named caregiver of the month.

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House Calls Are Making a Comeback

by Rita Ude on January 31, 2012 7 Comments

A new federal program called the Independence at Home Demonstration will test the effectiveness of providing healthcare to thousands of chronically ill Medicare patients in their own homes, allowing them to remain there instead of potentially entering long-term care facilities.

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Alzheimer's: Finding the Postive

by Doug Dickstein on January 30, 2012 0 Comments

Alzheimer's steals so much from its victims and their families. Caregivers for Alzheimer's patients often face a unique level of depression due to the continuously changing behaviors and capabilities of their loved one. Finding anything positive in the process is not easy, but if you look hard enough you can find a few bright spots along the way. Our six-year journey as Alzheimer's caregivers has yielded some valuable life lessons:

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Seniors Offer Wise Ways to Achieve Best Lives

by Doug Dickstein on January 26, 2012 0 Comments

Everyone has their own yardstick for evaluating their lives. Inches and feet are replaced with life goals and achievements. Whatever your yardstick looks like, the odds are that you will use it during the year-end holidays. Good luck on your annual check-up.

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Activities For Improving Your Health

by Doug Dickstein on January 24, 2012 0 Comments

Just because you’re retired doesn’t mean you should ignore your health. And one of the easiest ways to improve your overall well-being is to do a little physical activity or moderate exercise. Sounds like a punishment, right? It doesn’t have to be! There are many activities that can be pleasant to both our health and our happiness.

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Slowing the Ravages of Age

by Rita Ude on January 24, 2012 0 Comments

Scientists are discovering anti-aging breakthroughs in the cells of certain animals to help determine how to slow aging in humans.

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Sea Snails Play Key Role in Strategy to Improve Memory Damaged by Aging

by Doug Dickstein on January 20, 2012 0 Comments

Neuroscientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are encouraged from test using sea snails that their innovative learning strategy to help improve the brain’s memory may someday help people who suffer impairments from aging, stroke, traumatic brain injury or congenital cognitive impairments.

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