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What Seniors Need To Know About Radon

January is National Radon Action Month. If the danger of radon isn’t on your mind, you’re not alone. A study by the CDC shows that most people underestimate the risk radon poses them, if they don’t dismiss it completely. Radon is odorless and colorless, so it’s easy to overlook – until it’s too late. Seniors…

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Ten Ways To Thank A Family Caregiver This Holiday Season

In November, National Family Caregivers Month, we are encouraged to remember and honor the family caregivers in our lives. Nearly one third of American adults is a caregiver to a relative, whether full-time or part-time, long-distance or down the hall, physically or emotionally. The unpaid care that these family members give, often in addition to…

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Meet Christine Lee of Casa Companion Homecare Solutions

Today we’d like to introduce you to Christine Lee. Christine, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far. There were many things that led me down the path of entrepreneurship and home care. I realize now that senior care has been a…

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Five San Diego Resources For Military Caregivers

There are an estimated 650,000 family (aka unpaid) caregivers in San Diego County, and if the national averages hold true here, about 90,000 of those are caring for former or current military personnel. San Diego is a long-time military city, offering many resources for veterans and their caregivers. Here are some useful resources available in…

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15 Google Tools You’ll Love!: Caregiver Cheat Sheet Bonus

The Internet can show, find or connect you to anything you need or want, as long as you can ask the right question of the right source. Most of us use Google to find the right site or tool – but did you know that you don’t always have to search that way? You can…

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Top 7 Ways To Master Google Search: Caregiver Cheat Sheet

Google is the gateway to all the internet has to offer, for about 75% of all searchers, but it can only find what you tell it to find. If you don’t ask Google the right question, you aren’t going to get the answer you need. If you often find yourself wondering why you can’t find…

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Caregivers 101: Thyroid Awareness Month

American Thyroid Association January is Thyroid Awareness Month. The thyroid is part of the endocrine system, and can be described as the engine that provides the energy your body needs, controlling the speed at which your body operates. The pituitary gland is the gas pedal that tells the thyroid to produce the hormones that fuel…

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Caregiver Cheat Sheet: Virtual Assistants, Smart Speakers And You

Have you seen the TV commercials for the gadget that lets you just shout into the air “Send flowers to Jane” and somehow flowers get ordered? Or the little girl who somehow ordered herself a giant dollhouse and four pounds of cookies from Amazon? For decades, science fiction has prepared us for a machine that…

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Caregiver Cheat Sheet: Internet Access For Seniors

The Internet connects us to so many things today that we can’t live without: family, friends, finances, and even fun. It’s very hard to live an analog life anymore, because so many services and institutions are only (or mostly) accessible digitally. Seniors are what sociologists call digital immigrants, which means they were born and grew…

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Caregivers 101: January Is Glaucoma Awareness Month

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an opportunity to increase consciousness of this cluster of diseases that steals sight with few to no symptoms. More than 3 million Americans currently suffer from glaucoma, and the National Eye Institute predicts a 58% increase in glaucoma patients by 2030. Prevention is the number weapon in the fight…

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