Posts from 2024 April 22, 2024 Practical Points to Understand More About Parkinson’s Disease Toward the end of each blog I write for Home Helpers MetroWest, I offer a FREE Consultation so I can assess a senior’s needs and match the perfect caregiver to provide the in-home care services that are required to make life easier for everyone involved. When a senior has a ... Read More March 20, 2024 Colorectal Cancer Prevention in Massachusetts Some subjects are not the easiest to approach, but they are important enough that I must. Considering March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death in Massachusetts that is preventable, this sensitive subject matter ... Read More February 20, 2024 Be Heart-Smart When Shoveling Snow We recently experienced a fresh snowfall where many of our area communities measured a foot or more of accumulation. The Northeast typically receives numerous snow events throughout the winter months, which is why several local news channels issued words of caution about the ... Read More January 23, 2024 10 Ways to Make Bathrooms Safer for Seniors I read an article published by the Boston Globe last spring that shared some staggering statistics about aging adults and seniors and the number of serious injuries and deaths that resulted from falls in the home. “In 2021, roughly 29,100 people died from falls in their ... Read More
