Healthcare & Senior Home Care Blog For CT & RI Seniors & Families

- MAY 26, 2023
Seeing Our Senior Parents Through a New Lens: A Child’s Perspective
As our parents age, explore the various aspects of this evolving relationship and how we can navigate this transition with love and respect.
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- MAY 24, 2023
Is It Safe for My Elderly Parent to Live Alone? Key Signs It May Be Time for Home Care
As your senior parent ages, knowing when to consider a change in living arrangements can be challenging. In this blog post, we’ll explore some factors to consider when evaluating whether it’s safe for your senior parent to live alone.
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- FEBRUARY 3, 2023
8 Ways to Get Your Loved One Moving and Shaking
Getting older doesn’t mean you must slow down or stop moving altogether. In fact, staying active is key to maintaining both physical and mental health.
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- OCTOBER 6, 2022
A day in the life of a live-in caregiver
One of the most common questions we get asked at Assured Quality Homecare is: ‘What do live-in caregivers actually do on a day-to-day basis?’
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- JUNE 14, 2022
How to Know When It’s Time for End of Life Care
If a patient is eligible, they can receive specialized care, medications, medical equipment and supplies related to terminal illness months before “end of life”.
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- JUNE 2, 2022
Vital Tips For Summer Safety: Keeping Our Senior Community Safe This Summer.
Summer is fast approaching and with it comes family vacations, outdoor barbecues, long days at the pool, and a lot more time outside in the sun. It’s a time to celebrate being with friends and family, but it’s also important to remember that summer brings unique challenges and dangers to our loved ones, particularly our aging parents.
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- MAY 16, 2022
The Therapeutic Effects of Nature: Best Garden Centers and Nurseries in CT
While I’m not a fan of yardwork, I am a big fan of gardening. Whether you are adding a new garden in your yard, swapping out new plants for old, or just doing up some containers for your front walk, you’re going to need a trip to the local garden center or nursery.
Fortunately, Connecticut has dozens of these great, independently-owned plant extravaganzas that have gorgeous native plant species that you simply can’t find at the big home stores. So while your neighbors’ yards will all look generically the same, your yard will be the standout on the block.
Let’s take a look at one of the best from every county in Connecticut, moving west to east.
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- MARCH 15, 2022
Early Spring Activities to Make You Feel Alive Again
It’s been a long winter of snow storms, ice storms, and Covid conditions. But Spring is back and that means warmer weather, longer days, and lighter hearts.
This month, we’re focusing on activities that will lift all of our spirits and fill our hearts with good feelings.
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