Keep Healthy Diets for Thanksgiving

As Elderly and Senior individuals grow older, good nutrition plays a more crucial role than it may have had in the past.  Because diminishing health and chronic illness affect different areas of the body, eating foods that can improve bodily function is essential.  Certain foods can improve eye health, bone strength, digestion, blood pressure, and overall energy levels, while overindulging in some foods or eating the wrong types of food can do the exact opposite. 

It’s a good idea to meet with a registered dietician who can assess your loved one’s health conditions and create a personalized daily meal plan for your loved one.  The dietician can show you what to get at the grocery store and even how to cook certain meals. Thanksgiving is coming up, which is even more reason to be aware and conscious of what you’re eating.

At A-1 Home Care, we understand how difficult it may be for your loved one to stay healthy when they’re living independently at home.  Many seniors and elderly individuals lack motivation to cook for themselves and others are incapable of cooking or shopping for themselves because of chronic illness. 

A-1 Home Care is a non-medical homecare agency that provides caregivers for a variety of in-home care services on a 24 Hour Live-In Care or Hourly Care basis.  We provide living assistance with essential tasks such as healthy meal preparation – including grocery shopping, cooking, and serving your loved one breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  If your loved one doesn’t eat too much at meal time, our caregivers can work with your loved one to incorporate healthy snacking throughout the day. 

Some of our in-home care services include Arthritis Care, Companion Services, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care, Diabetic Care, Incontinence Care, and Heart Attack Care. 

We serve the LA communities of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Santa Monica, Burbank, Pasadena, Monrovia, Downey, Sherman Oaks, Calabasas, and others in Los Angeles County.

To interview and hire a compassionate caregiver in your area, call us today at 310 657 8780 for a free in-home assessment.

24 Hour Caregivers in Hollywood

Daily exercise can have tremendous health benefits, even if it’s only for 30 minutes each day.  For Elderly and Senior individuals, exercise becomes even more important to maintain strength, boost energy, maintain balance and flexibility, maintain weight, and even more benefits.  If your Elderly or Senior loved one doesn’t exercise because they’re self conscious about exercising in public, home exercise is always an option and just as effective.  This article titled At Home Exercise Can Have Big Health Boost talks about a study administered by researchers at the University of Illinois that studied the effectiveness of an at home exercise DVD with 307 adults 65 and older.  Study leader Edward McCauley said “the study has important implications for an increasing Elderly population who are at risk for subsequent declines in function and increased disability.  We now know that this type of program can help to prevent that decline, and possibly reverse it.”

A-1 Home Care is a non-medical homecare agency that provides 24 hour caregivers in Hollywood who can help your Elderly or Senior loved one find the drive to participate in daily exercise.  We provide caregivers, nurse aides, companions, and home helpers for a variety of in-home care services ranging from basic Companion Services to more specialized Elder Care services such as After Surgery Care, Parkinson’s Care, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care, Arthritis Care, Diabetic Care, Cancer Care, Hospice Care, Incontinence Care, and Post Stroke Care.

We serve the communities of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood, Studio City, Culver City, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, Palos Verdes, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, and others in Los Angeles County.

Visit us at Hollywood In Home Care or CALL us today at 310-657-8780 for a FREE in-home assessment. 

A-1 Home Care is a Licensed Bonded and Insured non-medical homecare agency that has been a care provider in Los Angeles County since 1991 with an A+ Rating from the BBB and Shield Accreditation. 

Care at Home for Seniors and Elderly in Hollywood

Does your Elderly or Senior loved one seem irritable or unusually tired during the daytime?  If so, they may be suffering from Insomnia without even realizing it.  It’s important for you to find out how your loved one is sleeping during the night and understand sleep patterns in aging adults.  According to this article titled Insomnia in Older Adults, older adults need less sleep than younger adults and have more rapid sleep cycles, meaning they may have more fragmented sleep, waking up in the middle of the night or requiring a nap during the day.  They require an average of seven and a half hours of sleep per night.  The article continues to talk about causes of sleep problems as well as solutions to help your loved one sleep better.

A-1 Home Care is a non-medical homecare agency that provides in-home care services ranging from basic Companion Services to care for more advanced conditions such as Arthritis Care, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care, Parkinson’s Care, Diabetic Care, Cancer Care, Incontinence Care, Post Stroke Care, and Hospice Care.

Our caregivers, nurse aides, or home helpers can help to ensure your loved one gets a good night’s sleep by encouraging them to sleep by a certain time and waking them up if they sleep in for too long.  Our caregivers also strive to help enrich your loved one’s quality of life by providing ideas for daily activities that are mentally and physically stimulating. Good nutrition and daily exercise are key to helping your loved one sleep at night.

We provide care at home for Seniors and Elderly in Hollywood, Studio City, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Burbank, Culver City, San Marino, Santa Monica, Burbank, Pasadena, and others in Los Angeles County.

To interview and hire a compassionate caregiver today, CALL us at 310-657-8780 for a FREE in-home assesment.

For more information, visit us at Hollywood In Home Care.

A-1 Home Care is a Licensed Bonded and Insured non-medical homecare agency that has an A+ Rating from the Better Business Bureau, Shield Accreditation, and thousands of positive testimonials from satisfied clients. 

Depression & Companionship for Elderly & Seniors

Have you noticed a change in your Elderly loved one’s physical appearance or personality that has no obvious explanation?  It’s possible that your loved one has depression.  Often, the symptoms of depression, such as irritability or social withdrawal, are thought to be a normal part of coping with other medical illnesses such as chronic pain, Parkinson’s Disease, Diabetes, or Cancer.  If your loved one seems unhappy, take them to see a doctor for a diagnosis.  If your Elderly loved one is depressed, it can increase the effects of current illness and increase the risk of cardiac diseases.  According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness, depression affects more than 6.5 million of 35 million Americans age 65 and older.

When your loved one is singled, divorced, widowed, or lives alone, the chances of becoming depressed rise because your loved one becomes socially isolated and may not have a supportive social network.  A-1 Home Care provides compassionate and qualified caregivers, nurse aides, and companions for Companion Services because we believe that if your loved one has someone to accompany them, talk to, and participate in activities with, they can focus on the positive aspects of life instead of negative.

Finding the right caregiver for your loved one may be difficult and if you’re new to home care, you may not know where to begin.  Read this article titled Care at Home to help you find the right agency and perfect caregiver for your loved one.

A- 1 Home Care is a Licensed Bonded and Insured non-medical homecare agency that has been in business since 1991 with an A+ Rating from the Better Business Bureau and Shield Accreditation.  We specialize in Elder Care services such as Post Stroke Care, Alzheimer’s Care, Parkinson’s Care, Diabetic Care, and Cancer Care in the communities of Hollywood, Brentwood, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, Pasadena, Glendora, and others in Los Angeles County.

To interview and hire a compassionate and experienced caregiver in your area, CALL us at 310-657-8780 today.

Fore more information, visit us at Hollywood In Home Care.