Falls can be a common, yet obviously dangerous occurrence for the elderly. That’s why at Champion Brevard Home Health Care, we emphasize protecting seniors from falling and maintaining a safe environment when we are caring for them. Medical professionals define a fall as any outside force that causes a person to land on the ground accidentally or [...]
Even if you are not elderly, taking the time to eat slowly is a positive habit. When someone finishes a meal within just a few minutes, chances are he/she is eating too quickly! Indigestion is just one negative effect from eating too quickly. Read on for some additional signs that you or someone you know is eating [...]
Is your senior loved one demonstrating symptoms of dementia? Read below for some basic information on dementia, which is not a specific disease, but rather an overall term that describes a range of symptoms related to memory and cognitive decline. The decline is serious enough to interfere with daily life activities. Alzheimer's is one type of dementia, [...]
You may realize that Champion Home Health Care offers a full range of senior home health care services to provide your loved ones with highly-qualified, caring private duty caregivers. But did you know that in addition to providing those services and multiple more, we offer our skilled staff to help with veterans who need our home health [...]
From the desk of Kim Champion: Speed Up Recovery After Surgery If you are planning to have surgery, now is the time to pre-plan your recovery phase. "After-care” is a very important. While you are with the doctor, you have the added protection of the hospital environment or the doctor’s out-patient facility. The scary part is when [...]
From the desk of Kim Champion: Do you migrate to Florida for the winter season? The weather is great, but what happens if you become ill? The fact is that many “snow birds” do not have a Florida physician. When a problem develops with your health, it snowballs into other dilemmas. Other than calling 911 for the [...]
Champion Home Health Care provides Brevard County residents with skilled Home Care, by managing a private Duty Nurse Registry of trained caregivers. Imagine: Not feeling overwhelmed about your loved ones care. Knowing your loved one is being looked after by compassionate and well qualified caregivers. Having the help you need to keep your loved one safe, happy, [...]
written by Sandee LaMotte and Stephanie Smith Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) - Sandy Halperin closes his eyes. His expression is pensive, his mouth slightly upturned. Memories, like glints of light, dance inside his mind -- a kind of neural film strip. It is 1962. He is in a small neighborhood pharmacy in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father, the pharmacist, [...]
Written by Emma Dickison When I was 17, the matriarch of my family, my grandmother, suffered her fifth stroke. Afterward, her mind was still sharp, but physically she was never the same. She needed care 24 hours a day. In the summers and on holidays, we would drive to Kentucky from our home in Florida to spend time with [...]
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