While you research for a home care company that suits your needs, you’re going to encounter many superlatives and grandiose claims. Some will state that they are “the world’s most trusted source of in-home, elderly companionship and home care,” others will state that they simply “are the best.”

Bear in mind that these are self proclaimed statements and that, as a consumer, you should take them with a grain of salt.

The only way to get a true bearing on how good a home care company’s claims are is to talk to their existing clients as well as past clients and/or their families.

We at Barton Home Care welcome all prospective clients to find out just how those that we care for feel about the care we provide.

That’s the best way to cut through the hype and to help you make an informed decision. A very important decision no less.

To learn more about home health care in the Denver Metro Area, you may contact Tom Barton direct at 303.660.5120.

Whether living in Topeka, Kansas, or Denver, Colorado, reverse mortgages are a financial tool that can help seniors afford home care. Many seniors have discovered that a reverse mortgage can help them fulfull their desire to remain independent at home. As with any financial tool, a reverse mortgage may not be for everyone — but it does warrant further investigation.

For more information, you may contact Karen Barton at 720.641.3482 or visit karenbartononline.com. Karen Barton is affiliated with Barton Home Care.

Alzheimer’s disease, a degenerative brain malady, is the most common form of dementia. Normal aging causes memory decline in varying degrees in people who are otherwise healthy. Alzheimer’s kills brain neurons and appears to target a different spot in the brain’s memory center than regular aging does. Research shows that some seniors’ brains can actually work around the damage aging causes and build new pathways when old ones disintegrate.

Scientists like Dr. Denise Park, the director of the University of Illinois’ Center for Healthy Minds, see an emerging need to determine how to slow down cognitive aging since the population is living longer. One proven way to fight against time’s destruction is basic physical exercise, like walking. The brain and body both profit from exercise. According to RIchard Suzman of the National Institute of Aging, research suggests that interventions like controlling diabetes and hypertension may have positive ramifications on improving aging mental abilities. Cognitive training, ranging from brain-training games to crossword puzzles, may also have positive implications, but this has not yet been proven.

People with higher educations and challenging occupations have a cognitive reserve buildup. This seems to delay Alzheimer-related memory loss. Once the condition takes hold, however, better-educated people decline more rapidly than their counterparts. This study was recently published in the journal “Neurology.” Researchers at Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that every year of education a person had achieved delayed the accelerated memory decline that precedes dememtia by about two and one-half months. The bad news is that once memory loss begins with these individuals, the rate of decline is faster for each year of education that they have. Based on these findings, an individual with 16 years of schooling might experience memory decline 50 percent faster than someone with only four years of eduation.

For more information, click on Alzheimer’s Care for the Denver Metro area

Gerri Tyber
Operations Manager, Barton Home Care