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Understanding Initial Assessments in Home Care: The BrightStar Care Approach. Susan Nimnuan discusses this first step in home care services after a potential client reaches out. Learn the purpose and what you should expect from this important step.

Unlocking the Power Of Senior Living Advisors. Dear BrightStar is a weekly feature where we answer your questions. This week, Susan discusses how best to leverage senior living advisors and why personalized guidance is better than online research.

The holidays, once a time of making great memories and participating in festive occasions, can become an emotional burden for seniors who have lost loved ones and friends. Learn way you can help.

Elderly often suffer from chronic and terminal illnesses which can be devastating for both family and patient.  Learn the main difference betwween palliative and hospice care -  two alternatives for these kinds of cases.

How to Talk to a Loved One with Breast Cancer

Grappling with a new diagnosis in an elderly loved one can be especially daunting, and sometimes family and friends find it difficult to talk about the cancer to their loved one. Learn how to talk with your elder when they are diagnosed with cancer.
 

Depression, and its symptoms, can look very different in older people.  If you care for an elderly loved one, here's what to know about how and why it presents differently.

Floridians know how hot summers can get in our great state. But did you know elderly can be a greater risk when the humidity is also high? Here are some insights about why, what to look out for and what to do if your loved one presents symptoms of over heating.

We all know our vision changes as we age, but it’s not always as simple as needing reading glasses. There are other vision changes that are symptomatic of getting older.

There are a lot of buzz words in the health care industry these days, and the concept of self-care is one of them. So, what does it mean and why is it so important for seniors? 

Finding the best solution for you and your loved one is certainly a process, but it can be manageable if you have the right process and ask the right questions.