According to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, approximately 7.5 million individuals currently receive long-term care at home because of an acute illness, long-term health condition, permanent disability, or terminal illness. That compares to only 1.5 million in nursing homes and 1.1 million in assisted-living facilities who receive similar care for the same types of conditions. That means nearly three times more people are receiving care at home rather than in a residential facility.

Millions of baby boomers are treading water — holding down full-time jobs, taking care of kids, and watching over aging parents. But Dr. Penny Wolfe, neuropsychologist at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, says that assuming the role of caregiver should come with a warning label.

What Oxford House gives a former homeless person or prison inmate is an address and the chance to get started at a job, even if the resident is making minimum wage. The required amount for rent and household expenses is usually $100 per week. The housemates also help support each other in the struggle to stay sober, and are charged with the responsibility to evict a resident who is caught using alcohol or drugs again.

As a dedicated leader in eye care, we proudly offer expert Rimless Aesthetic Style Consultations. Each unique consultation includes face, eye and brow shape analysis, color harmonization and lifestyle assessments to find the perfect eyewear styles and lens selections for your customized look.

It is that time of year when people want to initiate some significant lifestyle modifications. Whether one is wanting to lose weight, start exercising, or even quit smoking, all individuals go through what behavior experts call “The Stages of Readiness to Change.”

It seems the hardest part of love is letting go. Letting go when you give your heart to another person only to have it rejected. Letting go of being betrayed. Letting go of a relationship that is only an empty “ship” that no longer “relates.” Letting go of regret when you walked away when you should have stayed. To love, you must let go. To live, you must let go. Being a pack rat of shattered memories and hurt stagnates you from receiving the very thing you desire – love.

Day Muscelli OD of Simon Eye Associates Pike Creek/Hockessin offers Eight Easy Ways to Keep Your Eyes Healthy and Safe.

The Go Red For Women Campaign has as its symbol a red dress. This national symbol is intended as a visual cue to help women understand the threat of heart disease. The hope is to emphasize the need to take care of people’s inner selves as well as their external selves. The program also seeks to raise awareness among physicians regarding the need to take steps to prevent cardiovascular disease in women.

A phobia is an “irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it.” Fear of being inside an MRI scanner causes many patients to avoid even considering having one, depriving themselves of the necessary information that such a test can provide. At MRI Consultants/Best Open MRI, we are aware of this problem, and, when it came time to invest in a new MRI scanner, we did so with the patient in mind.

Pregnant women with gum disease are seven times more likely to have a baby that is born too early and too small. This is due to a labor-inducing chemical that is found in oral bacteria called prostaglandin.