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Seniors and Social Media

Patients use Facebook, Twitter, to get health information

by Julie Ann Anderson on December 19, 2011

More and more patients are turning to social networks such Twitter and Facebook for health information, according to a survey by the National Research Corporation. In the survey of nearly 23,000 people in the United States, 41% said they use social media as a source of health care information. For nearly all of them – [...]

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AT&T develops “smart slippers” for fall prevention

by Julie Ann Anderson on August 26, 2011

 Does this interest you? Are you just curious? Check out the video below…  http://mobihealthnews.com/5675/att-develops-smart-slippers-for-fall-prevention/  If an older person has fallen and they are in no condition to push a button, these slippers will do it for them.  According to the Star Ledger report, AT&T’s scientists have been developing prototype connected health products for the past [...]

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Attention to Seniors In Need

by Julie Ann Anderson on July 25, 2011

      Hey click on the link above to checkout a very clever way a Home Instead Owner got his point of drawing Attention to seniors in need! You will love it! Please watch & let us know what you think of this. So creative & fun way to get attention towards seniors in [...]

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An App A Day….

by Julie Ann Anderson on May 27, 2011

Monitor your health, and  the health of your family~ with your SmartPhone!     Today you can find an app for just about anything & everything you want for your smart phone. The I-phone now has an app by  FitNow Inc. what allows you to keep track easily of the calories you consume and burn each [...]

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  Women attending an annual conference for women business professionals in Omaha listed Lori Hogan among their most-admired female leaders in the community.   More than 1,800 women attended the ICAN 2011 Women’s Leadership Conference on April 7th at the Qwest Center Omaha. (ICAN stands for Institute for Career Advancement Needs.) Lori was one of [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day! Lessons learned by Mom…

by Julie Ann Anderson on May 6, 2011

Mother… Our beloved mom’s who cared for us, cooked for us, feed us, wiped our tears & loved us like one else. She sang you to sleep, taught you how to tie your shoes, made chicken soup when you were sick and cheered you on at the game. Our very first friend in life. There [...]

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Home Instead CAREGivers make a difference!

by Julie Ann Anderson on April 11, 2011

  The Starfish Story  Adapted from the Starfish Thrower by Lowern Eisley   Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.  He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.   One day, as he was walking along [...]

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        by Linda A. Jacobsen, Mary Kent, Marlene Lee, and Mark Mather (February 2011) In 2011, the oldest baby boomers—Americans born between 1946 and 1964—will start to turn 65. Today, 40 million people in the United States are ages 65 and older, but this number is projected to more than double to [...]

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We all know that “growing old is not for sissies.” The aches and pains, the medical issues, failing eyesight and hearing, fading memory – all these symptoms can make the aging process unpleasant. When we think of the hurdles facing the daily lives of senior citizens, one that is often overlooked is that of loneliness. [...]

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