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Month: January 2015

Is Winter Really Heart Attack Season?

January 26, 2015Assisting Hands Home Care, cardiac risks, cold weather heart attack, shoveling snow dangersAdmin

We often hear of a person being rushed to the hospital with a heart attack after shoveling snow. Is snow shoveling really dangerous for seniors? It turns out that the extra exertion and the heavy weight of the snow are both culprits, as might be expected. However, a study from Pennsylvania State University shows that cold air itself puts extra…

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Geriatric Care Managers Offer Tips for Keeping Aging Parents at Home

January 19, 2015aging parents, Assisting Hands Home Care, avoid nursing home, parents staying at homeAdmin

With the aging of the U.S. population, confronting the need for nursing home care is an increasingly common challenge for families. According to a 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation study, over 1.3 million Americans currently reside in nursing homes. A 2012 Ohio State University report found that a majority (52 percent) of women and a third (32 percent) of men will…

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Helping Aging Parents Who Want to Remain at Home

January 12, 2015aging parents, Assisting Hands Home Care, avoiding nursing homesAdmin

As a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report predicted a doubling of nursing home and other long-term care costs, the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) released the results of a survey of 335 aging experts that provides advice to families to help them keep aging parents in their own homes and prevent premature placement in a nursing…

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