February is American Heart Month. Salus is participating by providing you with tips to help you understand, cope with and enjoy a higher quality of life after a diagnosis of heart disease. Today’s tip is about heart attack recovery. What’s the best path toward recovery, and how can you work to improve your quality of Read More

June 8, 2022 San Diego County, CA – Salus Homecare, a trusted and accredited provider of in-home care, home health, palliative and hospice care, today announces an expansion in San Diego County, adding home health care to their line of services. This change resulted from discussions with health care professionals across San Diego and a Read More

A stroke is a significant and life changing event. Knowing this make it difficult to believe that some strokes go completely unnoticed. While silent strokes can come and go seemingly quickly and are often difficult to spot, they can also cause cumulative and sometimes significant damage. Not only do they increase your risk of having Read More

As a loved one moves through their final stage in life, your support matters perhaps more than it ever has. However, it is sometimes difficult to understand how to best help your loved one and cope with your own emotions and experience. Sometimes it feels easier to simply ignore the reality you are currently facing Read More

In our global community, families often live miles away from their loved ones. Visits are sometimes infrequent. Time for writing letters or making phone calls is more limited than we would like. For many of us, technology provides a viable solution to this problem. Texts, emails, short video chats and social media offer a way Read More

Herpes zoster, or shingles, is a painful condition that people of all ages can develop. It attacks the nerves and surrounding tissues in the body. It is caused by the chickenpox reactivating within the body. Anyone who has recovered from the chickenpox at some point in their life or has had the chickenpox vaccination can Read More

In the earliest stages of stroke recovery, many seniors find it difficult to ambulate. Taking even a few steps might seem physically impossible and mentally exhausting, making many seniors believe that the best choice is to simply stay in bed. Walking as Part of a Stroke Recovery Program While there is a lot to be Read More

More than five million people in America suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. There is no way to prevent the disease and medical experts don’t have a definitive answer as to why it affects each person suffering from the disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association that five million will more than double to 16 million people by Read More

Eating a balanced diet is important for all of us, but there are times in life when healthy eating isn’t the easiest thing to stay on top of.  For an individual with Alzheimer’s,  sometimes, changes in appetite can quickly turn into long lasting negative habits, and when important nutrients are lacking in the diet, the Read More

In recent times, researchers have had success with reversing memory loss in a small number of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. They have achieved this with a comprehensive treatment program that includes a combination of lifestyle changes, brain stimulation, and medication. Positive Results Improvements in memory have so far been maintained for two years. Some Read More

When the temperatures start to warm up, it’s more important than ever to make sure that the seniors in your life are getting the hydration they need. The average adult body is more than 50% water. This means that proper hydration is crucial to the body’s well-being. Water is vital in helping to transport nutrients Read More

MEDCottages Now An Option For The Elderly Many people struggle to find the right place for their elderly loved one. They do not have a lot of space in their house, but they do not want to put their loved one in a nursing home. The good news is that there are MEDCottages, which are Read More

A groundbreaking study shows that a person’s mental attitude toward aging may play a significant role in how they perform on hearing and memory tests as they get older. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Toronto, is the first to analyze the relationship between a person’s views on aging, perceptions of their Read More