Cypress HomeCare Solutions Blog & News

Michelle Cornelius, Director of Memory Care Programs at Cypress HomeCare Solutions, served as a dementia expert in this Caring.com article called “How to move a parent with dementia to assisted living.” Read the entire article here. Are you wondering if in-home personal care is the right move for your loved one? Cypress HomeCare Solutions serves […]

Do you believe that losing weight will improve your self-esteem? Here’s the catch-22: you need some level of self-esteem to stick with a diet and exercise program to begin with. If you’ve been beating yourself up for “letting yourself go” over the years, or for not looking like you did at age 25, it’s time […]

  We’d like to recognize and thank Dr. Daniel Adelberg for generously sharing his knowledge with us through this column.  Dr. Adelberg’s motivation to preserve and restore vision is personal.  This dedication was inspired by two family members who are blind from hereditary retinal degeneration.  He has over 30 years of experience since graduating from […]

January is National Glaucoma Awareness month. Over 3 million Americans suffer from glaucoma, and many don’t know they have it until symptoms become severe.  Prevent Glaucoma with Regular Eye Exams  Glaucoma is a condition in which damage to the optic nerve causes vision loss. Because this vision loss tends to creep in through peripheral vision, many […]

The opioid addiction crisis in this country has been described as an epidemic. It affects people of all ages. What’s important to understand about addiction is it has very little to do with poor decisions, bad behavior, or weakness of character. Many substances and behaviors become addictive, and pain pills often become that way precisely […]

November 2017’s National Poll on Healthy Aging asked family caregivers to answer some questions about caring for a loved one with dementia. These infographics tell part of the story:     We know, both from our personal and professional experiences, that providing care for someone with dementia is challenging. It should not be challenging to […]

Thanks in part to our average life expectancy, women comprise the majority of family caregivers. Whether you are caring for a spouse, a parent, an adult child, or another loved one, it’s often the case that your own health needs take second fiddle to your loved one’s more urgent care requirements. And, if we’re honest, […]

Veteran’s Day coincides with Family Caregiver Month. Let’s acknowledge servicemembers in our community who need care, alongside the caregivers who look out for them. Veterans who need care represent people of all ages. Some suffer injuries or illnesses from their time in the service, while others need care due to the effects of age-related injuries […]

While there are many options and services that cater to caregivers, only the best will have a support program. In a report about caregiving for people with dementia released this fall by the AARP’s Public Policy Institute, they list 10 qualities that only the best programs will have: 1. Principles are aligned with person- and […]