Home Care Offers Much Needed Aid After a Heart Procedure
During National Heart Month, there are two important ways to show your heart some love: learn how to maintain heart health, and understand how to best recuperate if you do experience a heart procedure. Care for Your Heart These simple steps will help maintain heart fitness by keeping cholesterol and blood pressure levels in check – two […]
Improving Senior Male Health
If your dad, grandpa, or other father figure seems to have a preference for doing anything at all over going to the doctor, he’s in good company. The Cleveland Clinic recently surveyed men about this very topic and uncovered that only about half of them get regular examinations, and almost three-quarters of those interviewed prefer […]
Treatment Options for Seniors with Mesothelioma
Seniors diagnosed with mesothelioma have a variety of options when it comes to treatment. The type of care your loved one receives will be determined after a doctor or specialist evaluates him or her. Since each older adult’s diagnosis is unique, treatment will vary on an individual basis. While there is no specific treatment that cures mesothelioma, an early diagnosis […]
Keeping Seniors Safe from Elder Abuse with a Few Easy Steps
It breaks our hearts to hear stories in the news of vulnerable seniors who’ve suffered mistreatment and abuse, and perhaps it seems like it’s something that will happen to “somebody else” – certainly never to our own senior loved ones. However, as many as five million seniors within the U.S. are the subject of some […]
The Flu Facts You Need to Know to Keep Seniors Safe
Far from just sniffles and a cough, the flu can strike seniors hard. With a compromised immune system, individuals over age 65 are particularly at risk of complications from the flu, which could be serious. As we enter into flu season, Anthem Home Care provides you with flu facts which aim to help you and […]
Medication Review: Important Questions to Ask Pharmacists
People call it “running” errands for a reason – we have the tendency to need to get through them as soon as possible! Nonetheless when it comes to picking up prescriptions, slowing down and taking additional time to talk to the pharmacist, rather than buzzing through the drive-through, is important – particularly for senior loved […]