How Music Therapy Helps the Elderly
Regardless of your age, we have all experienced music’s ability to create excitement and happiness, evoke memories of the past, and provide comfort and joy. It also impacts health, especially in the elderly.
The Hard Conversation
Family relationships of every flavor often hesitate to address the topic of how we want to spend our last days together.
Help for the Sandwich Generation
Balancing Family Life with Children and Aged Parents It’s probably not the sort of sandwich we had in mind. As we gratefully see generations of our family living longer, many families feel crushed by the duties of caring for parents [...]
How to Get Help at Home
CoxHealth at Home’s Lifeline and GoSafe services provide peace of mind and security – whether at home, traveling, or simply taking a walk outside.
Touch Is the Language of Compassion
Because dementia robs people of language, non-verbal communication becomes even more important. Touch is a powerful way to connect with someone who is losing other avenues to communicate.
Regaining Control: Easing the Burden of Care
Confronting a Challenge Head On Caring for a disabled family member is a challenge people face more and more as lives grow longer and disabilities are dealt with more effectively. More than 40 million Americans are caring for a disabled [...]
The Meaning of Hospice: The Opposite of Giving Up
This Has Nothing To Do with Throwing in the Towel A difficult aspect of hospice care is recognizing when to begin. Perhaps the biggest obstacle is realizing that hospice care has nothing to do with “throwing in the towel.” Simply [...]
Our Need for Comfort and Mobility Endures
Because mobility is so important to quality of life, CoxHealth at Home makes orthopedics a priority with expert care, support, and compassion.
