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Cataract Awareness Month

June is Cataract Awareness Month A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye that can impair vision. [...]

The Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth

Recently I had some major dental work done. It’s like repairing the plumbing in your house – it’s expensive to [...]

CultureMap’s 2014 Charity Challenge

Do us a favor… The Alzheimer’s Women’s Association for Resources and Education (A.W.A.R.E.), one of our favorite charitable organizations, is [...]

Liberty Heights Tree Decorating

When the 2013 icepocolypse hit, the Home Health Companions staff crafted and gathered ornaments for the Liberty Heights Gracious Retirement [...]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

As declared by President Reagan, November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. At the time there were only 2 million [...]

Choices

In the wake of healthcare reform, health providers are bundling services to link the ‘continuum of care’: the insurance companies [...]

Then and Now

As we wait for www.healthcare.gov to become fully operational, we hear our representatives in Washington D.C. exchange vitriolic speeches about [...]

Caregivers Professionals Recognition Week

The Texas House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution No. 4 during this the 83rd Legislature, Second Called Session 2013 [...]

Putting a Face to Alzheimer’s Disease

Maria Shriver was back at the news desk this week shedding a light on Alzheimer’s Disease and it’s lack of [...]

6th Annual BvB Powder Puff Game

Blondes vs. Brunettes (BvB) is a powder-puff football game hosted for a day of fun, fellowship, philanthropy and enjoyment as [...]

Paying It Forward

In our daily lives, we invest in good surroundings, good cars, good food, good clothes, and so on. Good health [...]

New Medicare Bill

Recently, Representatives Greg Walden (R-OR) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) along with 21 representatives introduced legislation that would facilitate easier and [...]

Start Active and Stay Active to Guard Against Dementia

An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. Maybe not the devil’s, but it can give you a greater chance at [...]

Aging in Control

Aging is a strange process. You start off as the center of the universe as a child, then progress to [...]

Financial Abuse

Americans between the ages of 70 and 90 are still the wealthiest age bracket in the U.S. Unfortunately, they are [...]

Summer is Here: Protect Yourself Against the Heat

Older adults need to protect themselves from the heat. Keep cool by staying in the air-conditioned indoors as much as [...]

Champagne Benefits Memory Loss

A new study is in the works to determine if 1 to 3 glasses of champagne a week can help [...]

It’s All About Time

Elder citizens gather for mealtimes, outings and bingo – not at the precise time, but sometime earlier than the start [...]

Travel During the Holidays

It’s the holiday season. Time to visit with friends and family near and far. Vacations can be fun, but they [...]

Home Care Aide Week

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has designated November 11-17, 2012 as Home Care Aide Week. We [...]

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