For families that care for an ill child at home the work is 24/7, and the stress of daily care can take a toll on everyone. But much research on home care in children supports that these children often do so much better at home. They continue to maintain their role within the family. Surround yourself with those that love you, and you love and anything is possible. Here is a thought:

H — Happiness lives there;
O — Overwhelming love and safety;
M — Me and my family, strong together;
E — Everyone I care…

During the holiday season something to be thankful for is the health of loved ones. Recently the caregiver of a gentleman I was working with invited me to have a cup of her home made yogurt. To my surprise I didn’t know it was even possible to make yogurt from scratch and yes it was much better than the store bought version.

The caregiver simply wanted to express her gratitude to all the people who assisted her husband’s transition back home after a prolonged hospital stay. Although her husband was returning to a…

Remember when you were a kid and things were just not going your way? Were you contemplating the best solution by just leaving your problems behind?

No matter what the age, children of all ages wish at some point that their health problems or chronic disease would just go away. Is the best solution to run away? No,but sometimes it is those moments of clarity where all is in chaos when change can happen. For example, a child with asthma proceeds to tell me that he, “will not take my inhaler…

No caregiver should face Alzheimer’s disease alone. I’ve witnessed the emotional and physical strain that caregivers endure when helping those with the disease the National Institute of Aging estimates affects between 2.4 million and 5.1 million Americans.

I have also seen caregivers connect to a supportive community that enables them to provide better care for their loved ones and themselves. If you are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, here are some steps you can take to receive the support you need:

Connect with a support group

• A local Alzheimer’s support group is a…

Every day our visiting nurses enrich the lives of the elderly by helping them manage their health needs in the home. The benefits of their visits extend to caregivers, family and friends as well.

Can you imagine a world where the elderly weren’t an important part of our lives? It’s difficult for me to envision a world like this.

When I travel to my home visits, it is a pleasure to see older adults exercising outdoors, socializing with one another at the local bakery or taking their grandchildren for a stroll in the…

We all have plans for our kids. No matter how amazing those plans may be though, all plans are meant to change. Especially when kids begin articulating their own plans. As our children grow and their needs change, our long-term plans must accommodate those needs.

A lot of people have asked me what plans I have for my Autistic, teenage son. I have many plans. Some have had to change a great deal, while others have been revised based on my son’s own plans. He is lucky to be in a school that offers supervised vocational  job placement, and he is trying out different…

Caregiving for a parent is never easy, especially when that parent does not live near you. This is a problem facing many people across the country, but unfortunately, it’s a problem for which there aren’t always easy solutions.

Every situation is different. But, for some caregivers, there is the added stress of worrying about the brother or sister who is caring for the parent. I have one girlfriend who is so concerned about how her sister is handling their mother’s affairs, it sometimes keeps her awake at night. She told me that although she is concerned about her mother’s health, she has come to…

The reports are staggering: One-third of all children in the United States are overweight. The numbers have been climbing steadily since the late 1980s. Are your kids overweight, more sedentary than you were as a child? How is this affecting them emotionally and physically? Much of the existing research is on adults and obesity and the resulting long-term effects (heart disease, mobility impairments, multiple organ problems). We are seeing these same illnesses in overweight children. What can be done to reverse this trend?

Little is written or discussed about the effects this trend has…

Are you having difficulty getting in and out of your bath tub?
Do you live in a rental that prohibits the installation of grab bars?
Would you like to decrease the risk of falling in your bathroom?

If you answered yes to any of the questions above,  then you may want to consider using a tub grab bar. Installation is simple because the device clamps along the tub wall and no drilling is necessary.

Tub grab bars will also benefit those with bathroom walls which are not sturdy enough for the installation of traditional grab bars.…

I have always admired caregivers for the sacrifices they make for their loved ones. In recent weeks my admiration for them has only deepened as my wife and I welcomed in our first child. We have been learning the art of burping, changing diapers, surviving those sleepless nights and of course providing the love our daughter needs.

I realized that our family’s time of transition is truly a on the job learning experience. It was not a surprise that the caregivers I’ve met in the past few years came to mind…