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Refreshing Summer Drinks for Seniors
Summer is finally heating up in New York City after a long, cool start. As always, staying close to an air conditioner and a cold glass of water will be your best bet when the heat and humidity kick in, but water alone doesn’t make for a very exciting menu.…
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Discover Free NYC Entertainment Through IDNYC
New York City is home to hundreds of museums, theaters and other exciting attractions that make for perfect day trips, and with the assistance of SelectCare’s team of home health caregivers, seniors are being empowered to get out and explore Manhattan. One of the best ways to see what New…
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Airline Travel Tips for the Elderly
Summer is on the way and now is a great time for families to begin planning a vacation for some fun in the sun. Airline travel can be a headache at any age, but the cramped confines and fast pace of modern air travel can be particularly challenging for older…
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Challenges of Living Alone and How Home Care Helps
As we age, it’s quite common to have trouble keeping up with all the day-to-day tasks that allow us to live independently in a comfortable, safe environment, and this is doubly true when managing chronic or long-term medical challenges. In the following blog, we will look at some common concerns…
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4 Ways to Promote Long-Term Eye Health
Preserve Your Vision by Limiting Exposure to Blue Wavelength Light As new technologies continue to saturate our daily lives and people spend more time than ever looking at screens, there is a growing concern in the medical field about how this increasing exposure to light is impacting our long-term eye…
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Losing Hand Dexterity – Rethinking the Button
Are You Experiencing Difficulty Dressing? Losing dexterity in the hands can make fine motions like working buttons incredibly challenging or painful for some seniors. Adaptive clothing manufacturers work around this challenge in a number of ways: Many adaptive shirts replace traditional buttons with magnet-backed buttons. While looking like a traditional…
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