by Irish Referral Agency | Feb 28, 2023 | News
Recent studies have revealed that certain proteins in your blood can be predictors of diseases years down the road. The blood test called SOBA (Soluble Oligomer Binding Assay) can detect toxic oligomers in blood of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Type 2 Diabetes...
by Irish Referral Agency | Feb 20, 2023 | News
The phrase “Dying of a broken heart” sounds like a storybook line. But could it be real? Perhaps one of the most public examples of this occurred in 2016 when Debbie Reynolds followed her daughter, Carrie Fisher in death within two days. In fact, there are few...
by Irish Referral Agency | Feb 10, 2023 | News
Depression occurs in about one out of five seniors and, among the homebound, that figure may be as high as 46 percent according to The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). But, despite its frequency, depression is not a normal part of aging. Depression can...
by Irish Referral Agency | Jan 30, 2023 | News
More than three-quarters of U.S. adults age 50+ want to stay in their current homes, but less than 10% of U.S. homes are “aging-ready”. Hence, home safety is increasingly important. Living at home as you age requires careful planning. Falls, burns, and poisonings...
by Irish Referral Agency | Jan 20, 2023 | News
Getting your senior to accept help from a home care professional is not always an easy step. After being completely independent for decades, the idea of having a non-family member so deeply involved in his or her daily activities can be challenging. Fortunately,...
by Irish Referral Agency | Jan 10, 2023 | News
“It always seems too soon, until it’s too late.” Life begins and life ends. In between, we make all sorts of plans. Plans for weddings, long vacations, building a new house, selecting a college. Lots of thought goes into these plans and we take planning seriously....
by Irish Referral Agency | Dec 30, 2022 | News
Unlike a robbery or break-in where you know immediately that you have a loss, identity theft can remain hidden for days or weeks before you know you have been stolen from. Identity thieves search for ways to use your personal information to charge purchases, get your...
by Irish Referral Agency | Dec 20, 2022 | News
“Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” This famous line from an old TV commercial is part of the American lexicon. It is often used as part of a joke, perhaps because the TV commercial was so hokey. But, falling is not a laughing matter. As we get older, muscles...
by Irish Referral Agency | Dec 10, 2022 | News
As we made plans to include this article in our blog series, we had the overwhelming feeling that “everybody knows this”. And, as we spoke to the adult children of a few clients we discovered to our dismay that a surprising number of people have not given thought to...
by Irish Referral Agency | Nov 30, 2022 | News
When the pineapple was introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus in 1493 it was a huge success. It was a horticultural curiosity and with its sweet taste and unique appearance became a much-coveted epicurean treasure. But pineapples were very hard to acquire. ...
