Alzheimer’s Alert: What You Need to Know
You have probably read articles about Alzheimer’s Disease and wondered what symptoms you should be watching out for in your family. At Luxe Homecare we receive a lot of questions from clients families and from individuals we meet at other events. I met Lucie at a local community center. She is part of the Sandwich […]
Seniors Can Beat the Heat with Simple Precautions
As a premier caregiving agency, Luxe Homecare educates our home caregivers on a variety of topics, including how to help our clients avoid heat-related illnesses. This is especially true for our senior clients who may have a chronic disease, are poorly hydrated, or are taking medications that include diuretics. What Causes Heat-Related Illness? As […]
Need Help? You Don’t Have to Pack Up and Move to Get It.
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A Fibromyalgia Treatment You Can’t Get at the Pharmacy
You’ve had friends tell you that it’s debilitating and that they experience a searing pain all over their body. You sometimes wonder if it is all in their head because there doesn’t seem to be a logical reason why they are fatigued, achy, find it painful to be touched or are often unable to focus. […]
Should I Call a Homecare Agency or Registry and Why?
That’s what Melinda wanted to know. Her mom was having difficulty walking, which made doing normal tasks around the house such as bathing, dressing or even making a light meal a strain on her. Melinda wanted to hire a caregiver to be there for her mom a few hours a day. Friends suggested agencies and […]
When Mom’s or Dad’s Hearing Begins to Fail
The age-old joke of an older person bending their ear, saying, “eh,” “eh,” because they can’t hear what is being said may be a bit exaggerated, but it does showcase how hearing loss can worsen with age. However, loss of hearing is not confined to one age group — it can happen to young and […]
Senior Homecare for Malibu
People move to Malibu for the natural beauty, but until now, it has been hard to find good senior homecare for Malibu.That’s due to the fact that caregivers must travel from other areas. But Luxe Homecare is located in Pacific Palisades, adjacent to Malibu, ready to provide senior homecare for Malibu at any time. Our caregivers can […]
How to Hire Home Care Services for Your Loved One?
How to hire home care services is a question I know is at the top of many of your minds. How do you choose someone and how can you be sure their home care services are the right fit for your spouse, parent or child? As Administrator of Luxe Home Care, I have met with […]
What is Long-Term Care?
Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, typically called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), which include: Eating Bathing Dressing Toileting Continence Transferring (moving in and out […]
