Health Care Reform and Accountable Care Organizations – What does that really mean?

There is no question health care spending is a critical issue.   Approximately 17 % of our gross domestic product is related to expenditures in health care, an amount that’s seen a steady rise. Health care reform was proposed as a solution to the rising costs,...

Recognizing the Need for Outside Help in Caregiving

Caregivers often don’t recognize when they are in over their heads until they reach a breaking point.  Short-term the caregiver can handle it. Long-term, help is often needed. A typical pattern with an overloaded caregiver may unfold as follows: 1 to 18 months –...

Managing Pain at the End of Life

“I found that when I didn’t have pain, I could forget I had cancer” – Cancer patient Chronic or excessive pain does not need to be part of aging, healing, or dying, a fact that Timothy Corbin, M.D. expressed to a crowd of nurses and social workers who...

At Home Care Solution Earns Alzheimer’s Certification

At Home Care Solution is proud to announce that we have been awarded Certification through the Alzheimer’s Association. “Our mission is to provide the very best care from the most professional caregivers, and this certification demonstrates our continued...

The Truth about Sex and Older Americans

More Seniors Seek “Friends with Benefits.” Dr. Daniel Sewell, clinical professor and Medical Director at the Senior Behavioral Health at UCSD, first took an interest in researching sex in older adults when a nursing facility called him for advice. “A man and woman...