It’s challenging to create healthy meals when advice on proper diets seems to change from one moment to the next. We’d been informed that saturated fats that are found in foods such as red meat, butter and fried food were bad for our health, but later research advised there wasn’t enough proof that individuals who […]
Pick a senior, any senior, and you’re likely to hear the same sentiments: the vast majority of older adults agree that they’d prefer to spend their elder years at home over moving to a nursing home facility. However, there are a number of misconceptions about who will pay for home health care. Medicare? Medicaid? Insurance? […]
On average, a senior takes approximately 15-18 different prescriptions every day, so it is not hard to understand why so many seniors miss doses or take incorrect doses of their medications. But there are health risks that happen because of these medication errors. That is where the medication organizer comes into play: such an easy […]
Aducanumab. It is the latest in a long line of drugs making news in the fight against Alzheimer's disease. But never before has a drug looked quite so promising as an effective treatment. In the initial medical tests, researchers witnessed a substantial reduction in amyloid plaque in the patients’ brains, and even greater, “This is […]
It’s official: we’ve approached the season of sweets! From sugar frosted cookies to apple pies to candy canes and chocolate mint cocoa, it’s very hard to overlook the array of amazing goodies that surround us, and the lovely memories they call to mind, especially near the holidays. But what result does this rise in sugar […]
If finger pricks, sugar ranges, and blood insulin shots are never far from the forefront of your thoughts, have faith, diabetes patients: the FDA has recently approved the first artificial pancreas - a hybrid closed-loop system that comes with an insulin pump along with a continuous glucose monitor. This astonishing creation will not just instantaneously […]
Not a topic to be discussed commonly in the communities of Anchorage, AK, and with plenty of stigmas attached, mental illness, in one form or another, affects at least tens of millions of Americans today. Honoring National Mental Health Month, Midnight Sun Home Care would like to aid families wrestling with mental illness to help […]
Those who’ve ever spent time with young children realize what a treasure trove of creativity results from a basket filled with assorted odds and ends. Popsicle sticks, buttons, clothes pins, and paper clips can be transformed from their typical ordinary uses into princesses, mythical beasts, race cars, or a family of teddy bears - the […]
With many older adults reducing their exercise levels, they may feel they do not have to be concerned about dehydration. But in truth, up to 31% of seniors are diagnosed with dehydration, due in part to the body's normal aging. And the benefits of helping older adults stay hydrated are immense: fewer falls, better orthopedic […]
As you may already know, aging and cataracts pair together like fish and chips. 90% of those age 65 and older develop cataracts, and by the age of 75, as many as 50% have experienced vision loss as a result of them. And currently, the only remedy to restore cleared vision has been surgery. Enter […]
