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Home Care Assistance Columbus
By Anonymous November 18, 2010
"Because of her training, the caregiver we have from Home Care Assistance gives my husband more than just help with his daily activities ... she gives him a better quality of life!" ...read more
1st Advanced Transportation
By nunya business September 24, 2010
This company is terrible and GROSS!! Their facilities are terrible with over flowing garbage and food wrappers everywhere! They don't change the sheets on the cots in between patients. Most of the time they are out of necessary medical equipment such as non re-breathers and such. Please consider using a different provider! ...read more
Home Care Assistance Columbus
By Bill Fullerton March 12, 2010
My mother who is 80 was invited to spend Christmas with my brother in San Diego. Getting there and back required changing planes in Houston and on the way back she only had 30 minutes to transfer to a different terminal. I had discussed in passing, my concern with Lori at Home Care Assistance and she, on her own, spoke with the Home Care Assistance Office in Houston. They offered to help my mom get to a hotel if she missed her flight. When she arrived safely and on time back in Columbus mom told me that someone from the Houston Office had actually come out to the airport and was able to meet her at the gate with a wheelchair and get her over to her flight to Columbus. This type of help is to me 5 Star service. I was simply amazed that they would help so much. Thanks. ...read more
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Sharper Minds
Many of us notice that we’re not as mentally sharp as we used to be. Here are a few recent research findings on how you can make lifestyle decisions that improve your acuity. The more you have tried to learn, the better you’ll be at mental sit-ups as you age. The challenge of tackling a new skill or new information is likely to be more beneficial than putting together the same jigsaw puzzle over and over again. Stress takes a toll on the brain by washing harmful chemicals over the hippocampus and other brain areas involved in memory. Living a balanced lifestyle and pursuing relaxing activities such as yoga, socializing, and crafting may delay memory impairment by reducing stress. Growing evidence suggests a caffeine habit may protect the brain. Two to four perk-me-ups a day may stave off normal cognitive decline and decrease Alzheimer’s by 30-60%. It’s unclear whether the benefits come from caffeine or antioxidants found in coffee and tea, but it’ worth imbibing. When we rest and dream, memories are sifted through, some discarded, others consolidated and saved. When we don’t sleep, proteins build up on synapses, possibly making it hard to think and learn new things. Chronically sleeping poorly is linked to cognitive decline. Scientists are starting to think that regular aerobic exercise may be the single most important thing you can do for the long-term health of your brain. While the heart and lungs respond loudly to a sprint on the treadmill, the brain is quietly getting fitter with each step, too. For mental fitness, aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity every other day. ...read more
By Home Care Assistance Columbus April 19, 2012
Brain Games Help Driving
It is so hard when the time comes to give up the keys to the car. Without convenient transportation, it's easy to find ourselves socially isolated, lonelier, and perhaps undernourished because it becomes cumbersome to buy groceries and unprocessed foods. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a new study suggests that the answer to staying sharp enough to keep the keys might be "brain training." In this study, older drivers who completed 10 sessions of brain training had about half as many motor-vehicle collisions in which they were at fault than those who had no training. The study led by scientists from the University of Alabama, Johns Hopkins University, Indiana University, Penn State and the University of South Florida suggests that the right kind of brain training can produce cognitive improvements that transfer to real-world skills. Amazingly enough, the effects of the computer-based brain training lasted at least six years. The scientists involved reviewed the study participants' driving records over a six-year period and found that those who had classes in reasoning and problem-solving skills had half as many at-fault car crashes as the control group. Those who took classes in memory training did no better than the control group. "Considering the importance of driving mobility and the cost of crashes, cognitive training has great potential to sustain independence and quality of life in older adults," said Jerri Edwards, associate professor of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida, and co-author of the paper. "But importantly, this study provides further evidence that the right kind of brain training program can generalize to improve real-world activities among older adults." The speed-of-processing training program used in the study is available to consumers as part of the DriveSharp and InSight brain-fitness programs. The care companions at Home Care Assistance Columbus help our clients with mental stimulation, including those that help with smarter, sharper driving. Drive Sharp! Home Care Assistance Columbus is central Ohio's quality choice for in-home senior care :: 614-481-8888 ...read more
By Home Care Assistance Columbus December 05, 2010
Prepare with Patience
A wonderful new book for family caregivers offers page after page of advice for those who are have begun the journey with older loved ones. At Home Care Assistance Columbus, we already have shared it with a number of our clients and their families. Read the excerpt we've chosen below to get a feel for how beautifully it's written. (from "My Mother, Your Mother," by Dennis McCullough, M.D.) "Holding out" is a common response to aging for many people. Holding out may have its roots in stubborn American individualism. We don't like to admit the need for help. Dependency rankles. At the same time, as legitimate and even admirable as holding out may feel, in many ways it encourages a sudden and rapid turn to its opposite. Aging parents (often viewed as "stubborn") may resist interventions until things fall apart, as they almost always do; then adult children have to move in and take over. Holding out seldom maintains independence. On the other hand, "jumping in" is the wrong strategy as well. Adult children may think it would be uncaring and irresponsible if they don't engage their parents' problems themselves. Slow down. Walk a day in their shoes. Instigating single-handed solutions may in fact destroy the mutual trust that is the best foundation for the work ahead. Be ready for the journey. Home Care Assistance Columbus is central Ohio's quality choice for in-home senior care :: 614-481-8888 ...read more
By Home Care Assistance Columbus November 18, 2010