by Myles McNamara | Aug 29, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
The SCV Senior Center invites you to Caregiver Resource Day: Knowledge is Power Caring for a loved one in need is rewarding however the demands of caregiving increases over time and becomes very overwhelming. Caregiver burnout is very common and can take a toll on...
by Myles McNamara | Jul 24, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Seniors and Kitchen Safety: Tips for the “Heart of the Home” For aging adults, it’s quite easy for the room that’s considered a primary gathering place—the kitchen—to instead become a nightmare. Not only are seniors over the age of 65 more likely to be injured in a...
by Myles McNamara | Jun 26, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Hospital to Home: The Importance of Transitional Care After a long or even a short hospital stay, anyone appreciates the value of sleeping in one’s own bed. No one to wake you during the night, no more pokes, prods or beeps and buzzes. Just you – snuggled up under...
by Myles McNamara | May 25, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Bruising as You Age With passing years, easy bruising becomes increasingly more common with seniors with the mildest bump or blow. Exactly what causes this? Over time our capillaries age and become more fragile and prone to rupture. Our skin also becomes thinner,...
by Myles McNamara | Apr 24, 2018 | With Your Family in Mind
Hospital to Home: The Importance of Transitional Care for Seniors After a long or even a short hospital stay, anyone appreciates the value of sleeping in one’s own bed. No one to wake you during the night, no more pokes, prods or beeps and buzzes. Just you – snuggled...
