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Occupational therapy and sleep, the missing ADL

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

The sleepover hangover is a telltale sign of summer in our home. Teenagers up and out way too late with friends, hopefully staying out of trouble and then crashing until 2 p.m. the next day. Little ones who are just plain exhausted after multiple evenings with cousins. And parents just trying to keep it all…

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What You Need to Know About Parkinson’s and In-Home Care

Comfort Home Care

Impact on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) The progressive nature of Parkinson’s Disease can significantly impair an individual’s ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, and toileting are crucial for maintaining health and independence.

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In-Home Care vs. Assisted Living: Making the Right Choice for Your Loved One

Comfort Home Care

In-Home Care for Seniors In-home care provides professional support services for individuals or couples who need help recovering from an illness, managing a chronic illness, have special needs or a disability, or who simply need help with the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).

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How Senior Home Care Benefits Mental Health

Comfort Home Care

At Comfort Home Care, we’re proud to offer the very best home health aide services in Rockville and neighboring communities We offer assistance with the activities of daily living (ADL) as well as help with memory care. In this blog, we’ll discuss several ways quality home care services directly benefit senior mental health.

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Finding Quality Rockville Home Health Aide Solutions: Initial Steps to Take

Comfort Home Care

In our two-part blog series, we will discuss the most important areas you will want to consider when choosing a home health care option. Talking to Your Doctor. First and foremost, a conversation with your primary care doctor about the various home health aide options is an important start.

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Finding Quality Home Health Aide Solutions: Locating Agencies

Comfort Home Care

In part one of our two-part blog series, we discussed the initial steps on how to identify the ideal home health aide in the Rockville area. There are a variety of in-home health services available today Ensuring you’re getting the proper care from a reputable agency is very important. Finding Quality Agencies.

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No place like community: Discharge planning beyond the PHE

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Home assessments should move well beyond home type, kitchen set-up, hallway width, bedroom and ADL analysis and shift into our patients’ “real world” in whatever sense neighborhoods and community are important to them. Taking our clinical practice beyond, “Are you safe for home?” to “Are you safe for return to your fully integrated community?”

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