by Nathan Melanson | Dec 28, 2021 | updates
Tis the season for reevaluating our physical and mental health, as well as our surroundings. For many of us, young and old, creating a New Year’s resolution is a thing of the past – but, for good reason, as we age, adopting a resolution that focuses on health and...
by Nathan Melanson | Nov 17, 2021 | updates
Every time you visit the doctor, the physician has probably asked you a series of questions related to your family health history: “Has anyone in your family had cancer, high blood pressure, or heart disease?” “How old were your grandparents when they died?” “Was this...
by Tina Kies | Oct 4, 2021 | updates
Have you ever wandered down the halls of a hospital, wondering just how everything gets done? You may see the occasional doctor headed to an emergency call, a few nurses behind a desk working on essential paperwork, and men and women in scrubs power-walking through...
by Tina Kies | Aug 30, 2021 | updates
As we age, our body naturally loses memory capacity. On average, humans can retain between 5-9 pieces of information at one time when we are not distracted. Over time, this number goes down, but neuro-healthy individuals can usually retrace their steps to remember...
by Nathan Melanson | Jul 12, 2021 | updates
For elderly individuals or those living with disabilities, caregivers play a vital role in their lives by offering both emotional and physical support. Through assistance with routine daily tasks, medication management, and transportation, caregivers offer a lifeline...
by Nathan Melanson | Jun 1, 2021 | updates
Typically speaking, conversations about the differences between an assisted living community versus a skilled nursing facility don’t make it to the dinner table or around the water cooler. That doesn’t make the topic uninteresting; it’s just generally not a...
