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By Freedom Home Care / October 5, 2017
Best Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer’s
As Alzheimer’s disease disrupts memory, impairs their behavior and reasoning, those in senior care near Chicago may stop doing some...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / September 20, 2017
Mediterranean Diet For Memory
What’s good for the heart is good for the brain. According to the chief of the division of preventive medicine...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / September 19, 2017
New Symptom Might Be Early Detection of Dementia
Researchers may have found a new way to detect dementia even before it affects the memory. A study was recently conducted...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / September 18, 2017
Why Protein in Seniors is Important
Whether your mom or dad is receiving senior services in Chicago from Freedom Home Care or you’re providing their care...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / September 15, 2017
How to Help Parents Who are Frustrated with Technology
There are all kinds of ways technology can help and improve our lives and our parents—from smartphones and tablets with...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / September 11, 2017
What You Need to Know About Communicating and Working With Alzheimer's Patients
Living with the effects of Alzheimer’s on a daily basis can be challenging for both patients and their caretakers. And...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / September 10, 2017
Spending Time With Grandchildren Can Keep You Healthy
Not only is being a grandparent good for your health but spending time with the grandkids has been shown to...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / August 29, 2017
Questions You Should Ask Before Hiring a Home Health Care Agency
Deciding on a quality home health care agency is important not only for the safety and well-being of your senior...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / August 21, 2017
National Senior Citizen's Day
In honor of seniors everywhere and the all the ways they bring wisdom, joy and love to our everyday lives,...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / August 18, 2017
A Social Life Leads to Longevity
As a senior, your social health is just as important as your physical health. Experts say that seniors should seek...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / August 16, 2017
Health Benefits of Laughter for Seniors
They say that laughter is the best medicine. Laughter has been scientifically proven to offer a number of restorative effects...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / August 10, 2017
Senior Activity: Nature Walk
Being outdoors is therapeutic for human beings at any age. It’s also been shown to be a major positive contributor...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / July 27, 2017
Activities For Alzheimer's Patients
In order to help loved ones with dementia continue to lead a good, quality life and achieve purpose and pleasure,...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / July 21, 2017
How to Help a Parent That is Refusing Elder Care
One of the most heartbreaking things that adult children deal with is an aging parent that refuses in-home care. Not...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / July 17, 2017
Why Staying Social is Important for Seniors
They say with age comes wisdom, but what they don't tell you is that there will also be a whole new set...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / July 13, 2017
Myths About Dementia
It’s all too common for us as human beings to try to come up with ways to make sense of things we don’t...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / July 11, 2017
Join Us for the Walk to End Alzheimer's
Get your gym shoes, friends and family ready! We have a date for our North Shore 2017 Walk to End...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / July 6, 2017
Summer Safety Tips for the Elderly
Many parts of the country are experiencing bouts of record heat this summer – and some of the drier, more...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / June 29, 2017
Ways to Save Money During Retirement
After working a nine-to-five job for so long, it’s no surprise that many Americans are looking forward to the day...
Read More By Freedom Home Care / June 27, 2017
Improve Brain Fitness
Over our lifetime, the human brain has the capacity to grow. This is no different when we get older. Neuroplasticity...
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