by Family Private Care | Jun 6, 2014 | Healthy Living, Uncategorized
If your loved one has limited mobility with a walker, wheelchair or cane, you may be hesitant to bring them outdoors. In fact, it’s not uncommon for elders to not want to go outside because they are embarrassed of their limitations. But now that the bright, sunny...
by Family Private Care | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
During the winter months, you may worry about how cold temperatures and slippery surfaces could affect your elderly loved one. In the summer, hot temperatures, sunburn and dehydration become the focus. If your loved one needs some assistance with caring for themselves...
by Family Private Care | Apr 25, 2014 | Healthy Living, Uncategorized
As we get older, our health becomes one of the most important things we have. People are likely to change their diet, take vitamins and supplements and start medication regimens to help them feel better. But could the key to health be something as simple as happiness?...
by Family Private Care | Apr 7, 2014 | Alzheimers, Caregiving, Uncategorized
As your loved one starts to age, taking them to the doctor gets harder and more stressful. And, no matter how wonderful their doctor is, you know that they have other patients to visit with. That’s why you want to make the most of each visit so that both you and your...
by Family Private Care | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Southern Pines, N.C. – February 28, 2014 – Elder Home Care experts advise that the emergence of new strategies enabling consumers to convert their life insurance policies into long-term care insurance benefit plans could offer millions of Americans a viable strategy...
by Family Private Care | Oct 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
No one wants to be slowed down by the flu virus, which is why protecting you and your family is the best step you can take to minimize the contraction of the flu, or at least reduce the length and severity of the symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control are...