Focus on Healthy Vision!
We want to bring awareness to Healthy Vision with these cool sunglasses. In America, about 37 million adults have age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, or glaucoma. These are all factors which can cause visual impairment or blindness. It is important that we take care of our eyes as we age. Maintain a healthy weight, […]
International Self Care Day
Self-care is more than a beauty regimen or an external thing you do. International Self-Care Day is celebrated on July 24. It stresses the importance of self-care as the cornerstone of wellness. On this day, individuals throughout the world are encouraged to make self-care a part of their everyday routines and turn it into a […]
Happy Independence Day-Helping Seniors Maintain Their Independence
In preparation for the July 4th holiday, Adult Alternative Home Care put together flags and other goodies for our referral partners and several other social workers. The flags and tags served as leave-behinds that can direct anyone needing home care services to contact us. These giveaways not only showed our patriotism and readiness for the […]
Men’s Health Matters
Men’s Health Week June 14-20 Men’s Health Week is celebrated every year across the globe in June. It is an opportunity to highlight men’s health and what it means to be healthy. Through a series of promotions, events, and publicity during this international week, Men’s Health Week is designed to provoke thought and discussion about […]
Bingo at Liberty Square Senior Center!
Today the staff at Adult Alternative Home Care had the wonderful opportunity to spend some quality time with our local senior citizens! We joined the seniors of the Liberty Square Senior Center for an epic game of BINGO! Bingo is a game of chance, in which random numbers are called and a row of these […]
June is Dementia Care Professionals Month
Dementia can be one of the most challenging conditions for a family caregiver to work with. Those living with dementia are often confused and disoriented, and often struggle to remember the names and faces of their own children. The pain of watching a loved one slip away while still being very much alive can be unbearable […]
June Is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is observed in June as an opportunity to spread the word about and discuss Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Throughout the month, the Alzheimer’s Association encourages people around the globe to support the movement by wearing purple and training their brains to fight the disease. ALZHEIMER’S AND BRAIN AWARENESS MONTH […]
Health Fair
At our recent local YMCA health fair we had fun educating participants on general health and wellness. We played health jeopardy and winners took away fun prizes!! Our focus was on chronic disease management. We presented on Hypertension causes, prevention and management. Home Care is essential and can help in the management of chronic diseases. […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
It’s a time for us all to remember that taking care of our mental health is just as important as taking care of our physical health. What is Mental Health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress, relate […]
Understanding ALS – May is ALS Awareness Month
ALS Awareness Month, which occurs every May, is a time where numerous organizations and communities get together to spread awareness regarding the disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This is important so that more and more people recognize the disease and understand how those with ALS can be helped. Here is all that you need […]
