Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease can be stressful, especially as the disease progresses. It can be tough to manage their changing needs along with balancing your own personal, family, and professional commitments. Getting your loved one in-home care can ease some of the stress and allow them to live a higher quality … Continue reading Benefits of In-Home Care for Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease →

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Always Best Care Clinton Township, so we decided to answer some of the most frequently asked questions seniors have about breast cancer risk, examinations, and prevention. Read on to increase your breast cancer IQ and discover how our non medical home care service helps keep Michigan families in … Continue reading Building Breast Cancer Awareness: Top-4 FAQ for Seniors →

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in Clinton Township as well as the rest of the United States, representing about 15% of all diagnoses nationwide. Research by the National Cancer Institute indicates that 12.4% of American women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis late in life. In many cases, breast cancer is … Continue reading Fighting Breast Cancer with Senior Home Care: Top-3 Risk Factors You Can Control →

Many people assume that depression is an unshakable feeling of sadness. While this can be true to an extent for some people, in others, depression doesn’t have to necessarily include feeling sad. It may manifest in other ways that loved ones do not always associate with being signs of depression, and this can be especially … Continue reading Would You Recognize Signs of Depression in Older Adults? How You Can Help →

Dealing with cancer can be tough on the body and mind. It can be a struggle for seniors to continue functioning as independently as they once had, and in turn, this can contribute to depression. Partnering with an in-home care provider not only gives families some respite while knowing their loved one is in good … Continue reading How In-Home Care Can Provide Relief During Cancer Care or Depression →

A recent article in the Detroit Free Press reported that Michigan is now aging faster than the rest of the US. After crunching numbers from the US Census Bureau, Michigan Department of Transportation, and the University of Michigan’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, veteran demographer Kurt Metzger determined that Michigan seniors … Continue reading How Michigan Families Find the Best Assisted Living Facilities for their Aging Parents →

On average, older adults in Michigan spend 17 days in a hospital or healthcare setting each year. Given how frequently your loved one may need to visit the doctor, it’s important to develop some strategies to help manage stress and keep your loved one safe. To that end, the AARP recently published a start-to-finish guide … Continue reading Stress-Busting Doctor’s Visits with Senior Care in Michigan →

Family history is a precious gift. If stories, traditions, and information are not passed down from one generation to the next, eventually they will be lost and forgotten. It can be fun for families to get to know more about their past and what life was like years ago. It can also build a sense … Continue reading Pass It Down: Preserving Family History and Traditions →

Over the past few years, the world has changed a lot, especially when it comes to the major surge in technology. Generations of the past weren’t on social media or the Internet, and they didn’t play video games or have cell phones. This can make it harder for grandparents and grandchildren to connect because they … Continue reading Building Connections to Overcome Aging →

Today’s post discusses the implications of Michigan’s growing “elder orphan” population, and explains how home care assistance makes life better for seniors living alone without regular access to friends and family. ‘Elder Orphans’ Multiply in Clinton Township, Michigan An “elder orphan” is someone who enters seniorhood without a close support system in place to help … Continue reading Home Care Assistance Makes Life Better for Michigan’s ‘Elder Orphans’ →