Monthly Archive: August 2016

Home healthcare or Home care: what's the difference? Image of caregiver helping patient walk at home. Article explores the difference between home healthcare and home care.

Teaching In-Home Caregivers to Provide More Expert Care Seems to Pay Off, Study Found

Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report.

Aimee Sharp

How to Ensure You’re Aging with Vitality, Grace and Confidence

How to Ensure You're Aging with Vitality, Grace and Confidence by the Star-Telegram

Aimee Sharp

On The Go: Finding Solutions for Incontinence

A three-hour boat ride to a remote cabin wasn't even a consideration before Mary Jane Johnson-Olson found options for urinary incontinence.

Aimee Sharp
Ostomy Products

Little Boy Surprises Parents By Wearing Dad’s Ostomy Bag to Be ‘Just Like Daddy’

What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.

Aimee Sharp
back to school

Back to School Nutrition; Healthy Eating Tips for Young Kids

Most students walk back into school in just a few weeks. It's that time of year when parents are busy preparing their kids to go back to school. Nutritionists say what kids put on their plates is just as important for their growth and development as what is in their backpacks.

Aimee Sharp
cómo cambia la bolsa de ostomía

Laura Cox Muestra Cómo Cambiar Tu Bolsa de Ostomía

Laura Cox es la experta en Estilo de Vida con Ostomía de Shield HealthCare. En este video se muestra cómo cambia la bolsa de ostomía.

Sarah McIlvaine
Zika virus and microcephaly

Caring For My Paralyzed Son: A New Perspective on Life

Four years ago, I won the first place prize to become a caregiver. Little did I know that I would win this prize, but after being nominated for...

Gina Flores

Webinar Video and Slides: Pressure Injury – Choosing the Right Treatment

Webinar Video and Slides: Pressure Injury - Choosing the Right Treatment

John Maynard
viviendo con el autismo

How to Travel with a Child on Tube Feeding

Traveling with a child on tube feeding? Going anywhere, let alone to the store with your child can be a challenge, but traveling to...

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
Music Therapy for children with Special Needs

Music Therapy for Alzheimer’s Patients

Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It is estimated that 5.4 million Americans are affected by Alzheimer’s every year.

Julian Perez
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