When someone says the word Parkinson’s Disease, the image of Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly from Back to the Future or Alex. P. Keaton from Family Ties) may pop into your head. Committing himself to help increase awareness and research for a cure, Fox went public with his struggle with Parkinson’s disease in 1998. He was diagnosed with young onset…
Award-Winning Home Care Agency Serves Families in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties TINTON FALLS, NJ—March 22, 2021– To enhance care of families, in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counites, two of Assisting Hands® Home Care staff have earned Certified Dementia Practitioner® CDP® designations, which are considered a premier standard of Alzheimer’s and dementia care within the healthcare industry. Assisting Hands Home…
“We are what we eat,” is true. Our overall health is impacted by what we eat. Food is how we get the vitamins, minerals, proteins and healthy fats our bodies need to function correctly. A balanced diet is what helps us achieve that—now we are realistic enough to know that not everyone eats a perfectly balanced diet all the time….
Annual report shows more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Deaths attributable to Alzheimer’s and dementia spike during COVID-19 CHICAGO, March 2, 2021 — Findings from two national surveys appearing in the Alzheimer’s Association 2021 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveal that discrimination is a barrier to Alzheimer’s and dementia care. More than one-third of Black Americans (36%), and nearly…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This content has been provided to Assisting Hands Home Care by Mass Mutual New Jersey-NYC as part of an ongoing series about paying for care and was originally published on their blog and has been updated by Assisting Hands Home Care for 2021. We thought it contained valuable information and obtained permission to share it as a resource. By…
Vaccines are not just for kids. Adults have the power to protect themselves and their family against serious diseases, such as whooping cough, shingles and pneumonia through on-time vaccination. Diseases have been around since the dawn of civilization. For example, the 3,000-year-old mummy of Ancient Egypt’s Pharaoh Ramses V contained traces of smallpox. Fast forward a few millennia, to 1798…
**Editor’s Note: This is part of an informational series called Notes from the Nurse to increase awareness and understanding of health or clinical issues that could impact our clients and their families. Flu season is quickly approaching, and health care professionals are continuing to manage the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. This convergence of two very contagious respiratory diseases is worrisome,…
When you are done researching and gathering of information for the available home care agencies that serve your area the next step will be calling the agencies for detailed information about your loved one and their circumstances. Chances are, most questions asked will be around the safety and care of your loved one, but there is a lot of other…
Paul Napolitano has lived a very full active life, happily married to his wife of 66 years, serving his country and working with children throughout his career. That came to a halt when the beloved 97-year-old great-grandfather to five, educator and World War II veteran was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. Caring for him became a challenge for his…
TINTON FALLS, NJ–June 18, 2020–Assisting Hands® Home Care, a Tinton Falls-based business that provides professional in-home care services to patients in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, allowing them to remain safely and comfortably in their own homes, has welcomed Victoria Hurley-Schubert as its new director of community relations and communications. “Victoria’s unique combination of communications expertise and home care experience…
