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Health Care Proxies and Advance Directives: What You Need To Know

Apr 22, 2016 | Caregivers, Tips

Health care proxies and advance directives are two legal tools that you have at your disposal to help determine what happens to you and how much or how little is done for you when you are no longer able to make medical treatment decisions yourself. In Massachusetts,...

The Dangers of Scatter Rugs

Jan 29, 2016 | Caregivers, Tips

Hospital emergency room personnel routinely treat adults over 65 years of age for injuries sustained after a fall-related event in their home that older individuals commonly describe as a slip, stumble, trip, loss of footing or near fall involving a carpet, runner or...

Metropolitan Home Health Services, Inc. partners with local Elder Services this Holiday Season

Jan 6, 2016 | Caregivers, News

This holiday season, Metropolitan Home Health Services, Inc. supported several Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) that directly benefited seniors in the Greater Boston area. Metropolitan Home Health Services, Inc. contributed in part with Minuteman Senior Services,...

Elderly and pets: Essential to their lives

Dec 18, 2015 | Caregivers, Tips

Whether you’re a dog or a cat lover – or not even a pet person at all – studies have shown that owning an animal offers benefits for people of all ages. For the elderly the positive power of pet ownership is even stronger. Whether a senior lives alone or in a...

Downsizing the home: Where to move & what to keep

Oct 23, 2015 | Caregivers, Tips

Sooner or later, many seniors need to make a major change in their living arrangements, and that often includes downsizing their home – getting rid of the things they don’t need or use any more – and perhaps even moving into some kind of care facility. Where to move...

Gambling and Elders: The Risk

Sep 18, 2015 | Caregivers, Tips

Gambling is a serious issue and the fastest growing risk group for gambling-related problems are the elderly. A recent national study revealed that casino and bingo gambling surpassed going to the movies, dining, shopping, and golf as the preferred social activity of...