Broad Street Insights
Broad Street Insights is a helpful blog on modern concierge home care, carefully curated by our expert team.
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Chronic Conditions and Aging at Home
Specialists in gerontology and the emerging field of anti-aging medicine are quick to point out that while the risk of disease and disability undoubtedly can increase with advancing years, poor health is not an inevitable consequence of aging.
Specialized Home Care
Specialized home care can make the difference between someone watching your loved one to someone actively supporting unique health needs.
Why You May Need to Hire an Extra Caregiver
Today there are many elderly care options including assisted living and independent living communities as well as a multitude of services geared towards aging-in-place for seniors. With more options, comes more confusion as to what you actually get for your money.
Rock Steady Boxing for Parkinson’s
Approaches to treating Parkinson’s Disease are rapidly changing. There’s more awareness and support for the disease than ever before. Recent celebrities like Alan Alda and Neil Diamond have publicly spoken about their own diagnoses, offering an honest and long needed dialogue about the disease and what it’s like to live with it.
Alan Alda on Parkinson’s Disease
Actor Alan Alda, best known for the tv program M*A*S*H was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 3 years ago. But that hasn’t kept him down or flooded him with fear, according to Alda, who speaks openly about his condition.
Club Sandwiched Podcast with Broad Street
As podcast host Andrea Weber relates; “Remember when I said that taking away your parent’s driver’s license was a big one? How about cleaning out their house? That’s a big one.” Well, this episode just might win the award for one of the bigger moments in the Sandwich Generation – hiring a caregiver for your parent. In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Sam Cross, founder and owner of Broad Street Home Care.
Flu Season Vaccine
While flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons, people 65 years and older bear the greatest burden of severe flu disease. Vaccination is especially important for people 65 years and older because they are at high risk for complications from flu.
What is Concierge Medicine?
Now that health insurance is up for grabs, concierge medicine is a nice option for people who want a solid relationship with their doctor and the security of knowing someone understands them on a more personal level.
Assisted Living or Home Care? How to Help an Elderly Loved One Make the Right Choice
As baby boomers age and require more help with daily life, many will face the choice between staying in their homes with some sort of support, or moving to an assisted living facility. Making that decision is deeply personal, and should take into account personality, location of family, and finances.
Summer Travel Tips
Need extra help? Broad Street provides Travel Companions; Personal Assistants who help plan itineraries, support departure and return travel and provide active companionship during the trip for a more enjoyable and engaging experience.
Questions to ask before you fill that prescription for an Opioid
Opioid use is currently a huge topic in America. An estimated 2.1 million people in the United States suffer from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers and the amount of deaths related to opioid use account for half a million since 2000.
Fall Prevention
1 in 3 Americans aged 65+ fall every year. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries for older Americans. However, falling is not an inevitable part of aging. Through practical lifestyle and environmental adjustments, the number of falls among seniors can be reduced substantially.
A Better Aging Brain Through Un-Focused Time
There’s a part of your brain, referred to as the Default Mode Network, that while at rest helps you retrieve memories, link to better creative thinking and can help you feel more connected. The good news is that the best way to tap into this part of your brain is to rest, relax and effectively “do nothing”.
Legal and Financial Planning for Alzheimer’s Disease
When possible, advance planning should take place soon after a diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease while the person can participate in discussions. People with early-stage disease are often capable of understanding many aspects and consequences of legal decision making.
Patient Safety: Preventable Harm
Patient safety or as it’s otherwise termed, “preventable harm” in health care is a public health crisis and is growing as a leading cause of death in the United States.
Planning for the Last Chapter of your Life
It’s one thing to plan for your retirement; it’s another to plan for the last years of your life. Check out this great assessment tool for individuals, family members and caregivers.
Royal Health
Though it cannot be denied that Queen Elizabeth II lives a safe and sheltered life, her habits have also contributed greatly to her healthy age.
Staying Active in the Winter
Being active in the winter is a great way to “get through it”.
Holiday Well-Being
The Holidays are a great opportunity to look for signs of well-being (or not) in your elders. Behavioral changes and shifts in level of vitality can be helpful “first clues” to the progression of age-related challenges.
