Emotional Health

16 Feb 2023
Home Health Care and Hospice
Home health care and hospice are similar in many ways and can work together in providing care for mutual patients, and guiding families. Paradise Home Health Care has worked with many families that have hospice care or will get referred to hospice later, as their care needs change. We will discuss some ways that home ...
19 Mar 2019
Distorted Thinking Stunts Resilience
Distorted Thinking Distorted thinking is also known as cognitive distortions. Recognizing a biased or misrepresented way of reasoning allows you to change it. When our mind distorts a situation it can make it harder to overcome or find a solution. Irrational thoughts affect our emotions. All of us experience distorted thinking sometimes. When it is ...
06 Dec 2018
Resolutions 2019
Resolutions for New Year Resolutions 2019, yes a new opportunity at a fresh start is just weeks away. Who doesn’t plan to start a new diet and exercise more in the coming year? Gym memberships spike in January and then fall off as people revert back to usual habits and patterns. Perhaps a new resolution is to ...
30 Jul 2018
Parent’s Damaging Behavior
Parent’s Damaging Behavior – Understanding & Coping Parent’s damaging behavior may be a new phenomenon, more acute than when they were younger or just their personality complicated by older age and/or illness. For family members, especially the primary caregiver spouse, daughter or son it can be overwhelming, unpleasant and very destructive to all involved. If ...
25 Nov 2015
Pets and Seniors – A Love Story
 Pets can be a great source of joy, love and connectedness, especially for Seniors who live alone. Research overwhelmingly shows that having a pets is very good for seniors. So much so that many Independent and Assisted Living communities allow pets. Animal visits to Nursing Homes or other facilities are looked forward to. Whether a ...
30 Mar 2015
Taking Control of Your Physical Activity
A huge danger for folks 65 and older is falling. We know via research that one third of seniors will fall and that for about a third of them, it will be a life altering experience. Falls can cause bone fractures which involve surgery, hospital stay and rehabilitation centers. The fall may be just the ...
18 Jul 2014
Being Really Old, Old is Great Because…
Old is More than a Number Every stage of life or ‘age’ has its own properties or challenges. From infancy through old age, decades seem to have certain characteristics which mark them and make them special, for both the challenges and the rewards. Of course life throws us curves and some heartbreak, how well we ...