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Benefits of Vitamin B

B vitamins play a vital role in maintaining good health and well-being. As the building blocks of a healthy body, B vitamins have a direct impact on your energy levels, brain function, and cell metabolism. Vitamin B complex may help prevent infection...

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5 Qualities of Caregivers

Are you looking for someone who can provide senior care for your elderly or disabled loved one? If so, you might be shopping around for a caregiver to ensure that you choose the right person. Here are five home health aide qualities that may indicate...

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Importance of Compassionate Caregiver

Compassionate care behavior requires understanding others’ values, establishing relationships with them, and responding to them in meaningful ways. The season of love and giving has commenced and people everywhere are looking for ways to join in th...

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Medication Reminders for Seniors

Most nurses can attest to the frustration felt when going through a medication reconciliation with an elderly patient. Oftentimes the elderly patient will come to the ER with a pill box and no idea of what medications it contains. They may simply be ...

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) happens when stomach acid flows into one’s esophagus. This irritating and occasionally dangerous gastrointestinal disorder can affect anyone, from newborns to older adults. You may hear the terms “heartburnâ...

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Elderly Falls

Falls are common but often overlooked, cause of injury. Around 1 in 3 adults over 65 and half of people over 80 will have at least one fall a year. Many falls do not cause injuries. But one out of five falls does cause a severe injury such as a broke...

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