Home Care Services Archives - Sutton In-Home Senior Care

The Importance of Oral Health in Seniors

January 17, 2017 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

Oral health is the key to one’s overall health. However, it appears that not may have realized it, and some even tend to ignore the importance of oral health. In elder people, oral health related issues could cause serious risks to their well-being. In fact, you should pay attention to the oral health of an elder person in the same way you do for their nutritional intake and other physical capabilities. Seniors face a large number of oral health problems….

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Technological Intervention in Senior Care

January 12, 2017 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

A recent report indicates that people above the age of 65 constitutes 14 percent of the entire population of the world. Although their number increases every year, their quality of life remains more or less the same. There are many possibilities before us to utilize the advancements in technology in favor of seniors. In of the episodes of the much popular TV show ‘Humans,’ we come across an aged academic named George Millican. He has no family, and therefore, is…

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Providing In Home Care For Incontinent Elders

July 31, 2015 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

Most seniors are comfortable with getting help around the house every now and then. Many things are easier when they can use a helping hand, whether with cleaning, yard care, moving furniture around the room, bathing the dog, etc. Other things they sometimes need help with include remembering appointment, shopping, and keeping house. But there are times when elders living at home may be too embarrassed to ask for help. Situations of incontinence may come up, when they may feel…

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How Can Families Ensure Better Care For Their Seniors Today

July 14, 2015 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

The advancements in medicine have reduced the mortality rate among people. There are effective medicines today to treat any serious illnesses. However, no medicines have been invented yet to stop aging. Every human being born on this earth gets old in the course of time. Although they can live an independent life as long as they are young and healthy, they become dependent on others when they get older. Senior people have a lot of choices to live their retired…

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Why Do Elders Seem To Be Happier In Home Care Than In Nursing Home?

June 16, 2015 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

When our grandparents get older, most of us struggle to ensure a better care option for them. It is quite natural that we cannot have enough time to spend with them because we all have got our own works to do and we are forced to stay away from home for the work. In the past, many used to send their elder parents to nursing homes. In a nursing home, the elder person receives personal assistance and medical observation. Although…

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How Home Care Can Be Advantageous

June 11, 2015 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

Home care services can be highly beneficial to the right people. The latter includes seniors living in their own homes because of an infection or illness. It is easier to control the environment for such elders while they are at home, as well as to determine the causes for the illness. Chances are also minimized of anyone else being infected, in case the condition is contagious. If someone in the family goes down with a case of flu for instance,…

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Why You Should Hire A Home Care Service For Your Sick Parents

March 31, 2015 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

Home care services are preferred by most people to residential care homes for clear reasons. No patient would love the idea of relocating to an entirely new place like an adult care home, leaving their close ones just because they are bound to the bed due to their illness. Availing homecare services answers that perfectly. Homecare services are slightly more expensive than the residential care homes. But, reports indicate that patients make amazing improvements, both physically and mentally, when they…

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What All Things A Home Care Nurse Is Required To Do

March 16, 2015 Brooke Sutton, President, RN

The job of a home care nurse comes with a lot of responsibilities and duties. You must be a registered nurse with some experience in the field, if you want to sign up with one of the reputed home care services providers in the market. And, through them, you will be assigned to a patient, for whom you have to provide medical and personal care. Duties and responsibilities of a home care nurse The home care services provider will assist…

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