When people with complex needs that extend beyond a hospital stay of a few days to a week, both long term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) or inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRFs) provide intense, specialized care to help make significant progress on their journey to recovery and help them get back on their feet again. Learn more.

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Caring for a loved one is not always easy, but it is an important role in America’s healthcare system. We’re sharing incredible journeys of other real caregivers. This is Judith’s story.

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Intensive care can affect a person’s body, thoughts, feelings, mind and interactions with friends or family. As a loved one transitions out of intensive care, they may not have the same abilities physically, mentally or emotionally as they did before. This is referred to as post-intensive care syndrome, or PICS, and this is everything you need to know to help care for them.

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Jim suffered a stroke while on vacation in New Mexico with wife, Patty. He had an uphill battle to regain his abilities, but with his determination and dedicated care team, he was able to walk out the hospital and return home. Read more to learn about his miraculous recovery.

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Nothing ever prepares you for taking care of a loved one diagnosed with a serious health condition or a debilitating injury. But it’s important to remember that you are not alone. So while it can become a very emotional and, at times, overwhelming experience, you can arm yourself with the resources that will make navigating the often confusing world of healthcare easier. Read Full Post

One of the most common things we hear as the leading provider of senior care is “I need help taking care of my loved one.” And often, the person asking is the adult child or spouse of an older adult, and they are looking for in-home care such as companion care, transportation, or light housekeeping. Read Full Post

When any family first hears about hospice and terminal illness, it’s always a difficult time. In these challenging moments, it’s important to know that hospice is a supportive and helpful option that places the focus on the quality of the life remaining rather than on dying. Read Full Post

You may think heart failure occurs when your heart has stopped working, but that isn’t the case. Heart failure occurs when your heart is unable to adequately pump the oxygen and nutrients your body needs. The result is a blood and fluid backup in a chamber of your heart or in your lungs, or excess fluid in your arms, legs, ankles, feet and other organs, which is also called edema. Read Full Post

When your loved one is suffering from a type of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease, you know how it affects his or her ability to think, remember and reason. Read Full Post

Whoever coined the phrase “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” certainly never suffered a stroke. Along with being the number two cause of death worldwide, strokes are also a leading cause of disability, according to the American Stroke Association. Read Full Post