Winter Often Takes a Toll on Exercise Levels Winter stretches longer than it seems and without realizing activity levels take a dip. When it’s too cold to be exercising outside, it’s important to remember there are still plenty of creative options to stay active indoors. This article will outline a few indoor exercise ideas to incorporate during the winter in order to stay active and healthy. Indoor, Low Resource Options Taking a stroll outside when the weather is nice is a low resource option. To replace this activity during the winter can be difficult so here are a few
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Monthly Archives December 2021
December’s Freedom Home Care Heroes!
The results are in, here are our Heroes for December! When looking at our staff at Freedom Home Care it is always hard to narrow it down to just two heroes of the month. This month we want to talk about Stephanie and Larry! Learn more below: Estefania “ Stephanie” Amador- CNA Stefanie knew she always had a calling for helping other people. It all began at a young age when her mom worked at a hospital as a CNA. She loved observing how her mom had a passion for helping others. Later on in life her older brother got
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How to Have a COVID Safe Holiday Season
Longing to Return to Normal Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic it is safe to say that the availability of safe and effective vaccines has decreased the instances of COVID-19. Many are eager to return to normal celebrations with family and friends. However, COVID is not yet eradicated and with the increase of variants it is important to still remember safety guidelines to ensure the spread of illness is not part of this holiday season. Remember Smaller is Safer and Ventilation is Key Gathering in a small group will decrease the risk of transmitting COVID to your family
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Flu Vaccination Week
What is Flu Vaccination Week and Why Does it Matter? This year’s National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is from December 5th to December 11th. It’s a week that is observed annually in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there is still time to get vaccinated against the flu. Vaccination is of heightened importance for people who are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications. This includes people with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease. In previous flu seasons 9 out of 10 adults hospitalized for flu had at least one underlying medical condition.
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Freedom Home Care November Heroes of the Month!
Elise Cusick, RN is honored to receive the nurse of the month nomination. Elise just recently received her RN degree. She has been a LPN for two years and is so excited that she just completed her RN degree. Elise says being a nurse is her superpower! Elise truly believes it was her calling in life. She remembers being a caregiver and always wanting to know more about her patient’s condition and always having the desire to help them on a more clinical level. She ended up being blessed enough to marry a nurse. Her husband is the reason she
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