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What’s Next? Planning for Care After a Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer caused almost exclusively by prolonged exposure to asbestos. A diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is usually unexpected, and can be devastating to the patient and his or her family. Responding quickly and definitively to that diagnosis is imperative to attaining the best possible outcome. Unlike more common cancers such as prostate, breast and lung, mesothelioma remains a mystery to much of the medical profession, including some oncologists who rarely see or treat it. Answers to questions can be hard to find. There are 200,000 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed each year in the...

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Take Steps to Transfer Your Senior Loved One Safely and Prevent Back Injury

It’s a sobering fact: more than 50 percent of all caregivers suffer from injuries during transfers and lifts of senior loved ones. With so many family members providing care for the elderly at home, it’s essential that they educate themselves on proper lifting and transferring techniques. Home & Hearth Caregivers, the top-rated providers of in-home care in La Grange, IL, offers the following step-by-step information to help keep both caregivers and their senior loved ones from injury: If the senior is in a bed that is low, stand with one foot on a footstool, which will help relieve pressure on...

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Preventing Back Injuries and Harm to Seniors with Proper Lifting Techniques

Those providing care for an older loved one at home are likely to find themselves in situations each and every day where it’s necessary to lift, move or transfer the senior – and, if not managed appropriately, this can result in a back injury to the caregiver. Injuries happen most often as a result of caregivers who: Are not practicing proper lifting and transferring techniques Are unable to realize when they’ve reached their physical limits Are unequipped or unprepared for the physical strain of lifting and transferring Would rather “handle it alone” than ask for assistance Because injuries to the...

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Senior Adaptive Equipment Payment Sources You May Not Know About

Could your elderly loved one benefit from more stability in the bathtub or shower? Does she or he need a walker or rollator to move around? Then it's very likely that you'll eventually be in the market for in-home adaptive equipment. It's also likely that you're curious about how to pay for these assistive devices, and if any of them may be covered under insurance or Medicare. Like home care services, there are several different options when it comes to paying for home care supplies and equipment. The following are a few of the solutions available to assist you or...

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Helpful Guidelines for Purchasing the Best Adaptive Devices

Throughout aging, assistive home care products can make daily life around the house simpler and less dangerous. There are many assistive items for home care available these days that can make seniors' lives less hazardous and more secure. At Home & Hearth Caregivers, we aim to present you with some insider resources for buying and using a few of the most widely used pieces of home care equipment for senior care in Illinois. Commodes A commode can take the place of both a raised toilet seat and a toilet safety framework and has the further advantage of being mobile, so...

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Take a Hike: Don’t Skip Senior Outdoor Activities This Summer!

All through our lives, we record time by the change of seasons, and with each season comes a plethora of outdoor activities that spark our senses. In the springtime, we might smell flowering plants or rain in the air. Summer is filled with sunshine that warms our skin and makes us squint our eyes. In the fall, we can hear leaves crunching beneath our feet and enjoy the cooler air that brings relief from summer’s heat. And in the winter, we may enjoy taking a brisk step outside to watch snowflakes fall, only to enjoy retreating back inside when our...

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At Home & Hearth Caregivers, we are proud to offer compassionate, family-like in-home care, respite care, and Alzheimer’s and dementia care services to seniors and families throughout Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry Counties, including the following cities and towns:

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