Family First Home Health Care

05/21/2025

Caring for aging parents can be one of the most rewarding yet challenging experiences of your life. It’s not just about meeting their physical needs; it’s also about understanding their emotional, social, and health-related requirements. Many families focus on visible signs of care, but critical...

03/14/2023

07/28/2017

Why it is Important for Mom to Look and Feel Like Jane Fonda — Family First Home Health Care http://ow.ly/cfOf30dZeAn

Encourage your aging parent (even Dad!) to maintain their physical
appearance. You will quickly notice changes in both their physical health...

07/28/2017

Blood screening tests to detect levels of an Alzheimer's disease marker in the blood may help to predict disease risk and even work to prevent it.

07/27/2017

Do you agree?

Mom first began not recognizing me in summer 2010. Sometimes, when I came back to the house after a run or a trip to town, she would greet me like I was a visitor rather than her daughter. I saw th…

07/27/2017

The traditional view that protein buildup in the brain causes Alzheimer's disease is being challenged, and new evidence brings hope of novel drug targets.

07/27/2017

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Stress is unavoidable in modern life, but it doesn’t have to get you down. Here are ways to deal with stress, reduce its harm and even use your daily stress to make you stronger.

07/27/2017

What have you found to be the most important quality in a professional caregiver? Did your opinion change?

Hiring a professional caregiver for your mom, dad, or grandparent is a major decision, one that’s not always easy to make. After all, you’re asking...

07/27/2017

Images showing the presence — or absence — of amyloid could change the treatment for dementia.

07/26/2017

NYTimes: How to Boost Resilience in Midlife http://ow.ly/QGET30dW3Uo

There are active steps you can take during and after a crisis to speed your emotional recovery.

07/25/2017

NYTimes: The Subtle Signs of a Thyroid Disorder http://ow.ly/Td2630dUexI

Routine blood tests may fail to detect insufficient thyroid hormone, leaving patients without an accurate explanation for their symptoms.

07/23/2017

Researchers recently discovered a new set of guidelines for diagnosing Lewy body dementia. Learn more about the disease and how it differs from Alzheimer's.