Care for Seniors in San Diego County: May is Blood Pressure Awareness Month

May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month. About 74.5 million people in the United States have high blood pressure, which is also called hypertension. Hypertension increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death in the United States. Blood pressure is written as…

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News for Recipients of Home Care in San Diego County: Study shows that Avastin helps fight macular degeneration

Avastin helps fight macular degeneration: study – Sun May 8, 7:37 am ET  WASHINGTON (AFP) – The anti-cancer drug Avastin is as effective in fighting macular degeneration as Lucentis, which, however is 40 times more expensive than the cancer fighting medicine, according to results of clinical trials published in the…

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Safer To Stay At Home with In-Home Caregiving in San Diego County When Possible – Alabama hospital infections linked to filter problem

We often make the point that when possible, it’s actually safer and more comfortable to be at home, with in-home personal attendants if necessary, than in the hospital.  There are many reasons why that is best for many people, especially frail or elderly people. We have suggested that families should…

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Massachusetts Poll: Mass. State Healthcare Law Is NOT Working – With or Without In-Home Care

April 6, 2011  BOSTON—Nearly half of Massachusetts voters are saying the state’s landmark health care law isn’t working. That’s according to a new poll by Suffolk University and WHDH-TV which found 49 percent of respondents said they didn’t feel the 2006 law was helping. Thirty-eight percent said it was working.…

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