Give Thanks to All the Mothers in Your Life by Giving Them the Gift of Health Mothers Day kicks off National Women’s Health Week. The top health concern pertaining to women may surprise you. While we naturally associate women’s health with systems and organs unique to women, it may surprise you that dreaded diseases such…
May is Older Americans Month You must make sure you have a plan in place. In honor of National Older Americans Month, we have decided to dedicate this newsletter to the issue of long term care insurance. We often don’t like to face it, but we are all getting older. With age comes the possibility of…
April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month. It might surprise you that about 1 million people in the U.S. and 10 million people worlwide are currently living with Parkinson’s disease. While most are diagnosed after age 50, about 10% are diagnosed younger with early Onset (or Young Onset) Parkinson’s disease. This all means that someone you…
For many, February evokes the image as the month of the heart due to its association with Valentine’s Day. On that day, we focus on the emotional aspects of our hearts. However, it is also American Heart Month where we take stock of our physical heart health. David York Agency has written extensively on heart health relating…
Frankly, I am quite sympathetic to the seniors. They have enjoyed a lifetime of independence. They have every right in the world to keep that independence for as long as humanly possible. We must support senior independence in every way we can! It is so important to avoid the common pitfall of infantilizing them in…
November is National Family Caregivers Month. It is the time we set aside to salute them and appreciate all they do. Furthermore, it is time for caregivers to take stock of what they do and what they could do better to ensure a more fulfilling life for themselves. Caregivers for the elderly and disabled are…
Each year, the third week of October is set aside to celebrate National Healthcare Quality Week. David York Agency salutes the high quality healthcare workers across the country, especially the wonderful home health aides in our employ. All our policies are aimed at providing the highest quality and safest care for our clients. Additionally, we…
Many people confuse sudden cardiac arrest (SAC) with a heart attack, but it is not. I wrote an informative piece on our blog about this, SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST VS. HEART ATTACK: THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. Feel free to check it out. The main thing is to be: proactive regarding preventive measures, vigilant regarding any early warning signs, and …
A difficult and heart wrenching issue: Mental Illness. We often feel helpless when confronted with this reality. How do we even begin to tackle this? First, let’s start with understanding what this is. Then we can examine mental illness in the elderly. The Mayo Clinic defines mental illness as: “Mental illness, also called…
Elderly falls is serious business. Professionals dealing with the geriatric population are well aware of this. I have written newsletters about this in the past, but during this year’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week, I feel it is worthwhile to present the data and review the recommendations for falls prevention again. That is the subject of…