Monitoring Seniors in need is sometimes a complex task with many variable and tasks to cover to make sure that all issues are supervised property and noted correctly. “Thirty years ago, late-night infomercials targeted seniors with advertisements featuring actors in distress, emphasizing a medical alert device as the savior. The simplicity of a one-push rescue
Minimum wage has been a hot topic the last few years. New York may be raising theirs and as a result would put lot of home care providers in financial distress. “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to gradually raise New York’s minimum wage could push some home healthcare agencies into bankruptcy, the providers say. The increase,
As the government continues to cut back funds for Medicare more service providers and people in need will be paying the true price. “A proposed $180 million drop in Medicare reimbursement may not be a surprise to home healthcare agencies—but that doesn’t necessarily make it any easier to digest, industry leaders say. The Affordable Care Act mandated the
As everything we do at work become more technologically drive home care seems to be evolving and caregivers can now be more productive do to technology. “There’s been a lot of talk recently about the role of technology in caregiving. From wearable devices that allow providers and family caregivers to monitor patient health, to patient
New research seems to point out that there may be a possibility to pass chronic pain conditions down to your children. “Amanda L. Stone of Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., and Anna C. Wilson of Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland, Ore., present a conceptual model of transmission of chronic pain, including potential mechanisms
A few key factors that seem to be similar all across the world may help you prevent having a stroke. “Ten risk factors that can be modified are responsible for nine of 10 strokes worldwide, but the ranking of those factors vary regionally, says a study led by researchers of the Population Health Research Institute
We often assume that a lot of illnesses that run in our family tree will be somehow passed down to younger generations. A new study questions that theory. “Family history of disease may be as much the result of shared lifestyle and surroundings as inherited genes, research has shown. Factors that are common to the family
New meds may help patients fight aggressive bladder cancer may be here. “A new drug that harnesses the immune system to attack tumors is highly effective against advanced bladder cancer, according to the results of an international clinical trial to be presented June 5 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology
A study shows that patients with Arthritis attemp suicide at high rates then people without it. “One in every 26 men with arthritis have attempted suicide compared to one in 50 men without arthritis. Women with arthritis also had a higher prevalence of lifetime suicide attempts than women without arthritis (5.3% vs 3.2%), according to
New drugs can help with certain issues but at the same time can have some negative effects to others. “Case reports on 13 cancer patients suggest that a small number of cancer patients taking the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab and nivolumab may be at some higher-than-normal risk of developing autoimmune joint and tissue diseases, including inflammatory