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BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of BrightStar Care®, Founder and CEO Shelly Sun recognized all eight regional honorees as national winners. These outstanding caregivers and nurses exemplify our Core Values and have made an incredible ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
The Importance of Music for Older Adults Music provides psychological benefits. This goes beyond lifting the mood, although research indicates that older people who listen to music tend to have better social interaction and a happier outlook ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
As we get older, our social situation changes. The kids grow up and move away, we lose friends and sometimes spouses, we retire, and often, we lose the ability to do things that used to connect us to the world around us. It’s easy for older ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
We are proud to announce our regional winners for Nurse and Caregiver of the Year. These nurses and caregivers make a difference by living our core values and demonstrating an inspiring level of compassion and dedication to their clients and ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
“I enjoy working with veterans because they have a wonderful view of the world and of life itself,” says caregiver Montana F. “You get to meet amazing people and enjoy each other’s company, while helping them with their ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
The holidays are right around the corner! When does the holiday season kick into gear for you? Some people are entirely focused on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hannukah, but for others, Halloween is the main event. There are plenty of ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
As you may have guessed from the pink merchandise flooding the stores, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What you may not realize is that breast cancer is the second most common cancer for women in the United States, right behind skin ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
Long-term care is going through a process of “rebalancing” in the United States — shifting from institutional care to more home-based services, according to John Bowblis, professor of economics at Miami University in Ohio ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
A stroke can be a life-changing experience for the survivor and their family. Strokes vary in type and severity, but many people have been where you are now—facing difficulties with mobility, vision, speech, swallowing, cognition, and daily ..read more
BrightStar Care | Home Care & Senior Living Blog
1y ago
Deteriorating eyesight is a common concern for older adults. However, no vision problem should be ignored. Changes in how you see could point to an underlying issue that needs to be addressed. Even if the changes are harmless, chances are an eye ..read more