-- During November, Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County and Western Maine honor the many nurses, home health aides, ther...

It’s the start of another year. Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for this year? Make 2018 your year to make life easier!

Holiday get-togethers offer an opportunity to observe whether a family member may be in need of help in their home. Here are the warning sig

“I get by with a little help from my friends.” Or so the words from the Beatles song say. However, we may face a time in our lives when we n

“He passed away peacefully at home.” How often do we see these words in an obituary? When we do, how often do we think that we would want th

One of the most common desires of people with serious advanced illness is to be allowed to stay at home and avoid aggressive treatments. Che

As we all age, we want to continue enjoying our activities and living independently. However, our ability to do this into our later years...

When we think about self-care, we often think of caring for our physical body. But the nurses at the Visiting Nurse Home Care and Hospice...

“I painted a broken heart because it felt like that was all there was inside of me.” These are the words of Kaela, age 8, after the loss ...

Tim and Kathy* have been together since they were teenagers. Throughout their 60-plus year marriage, they have held their vows close to h...

November is National Home Care and Hospice Month, a time to recognize the essential role of our industry’s dedicated nurses, therapists, ...

If the recent large turnout to a screening of Dr. Atul Gawande’s “Being Mortal” PBS Frontline documentary is any indication, people are begi

As our time winds down, we all seek comfort in simple pleasures -- companionship, everyday routines, the taste of good food, the warmth o...

We need to be clear – home care matters more than ever. A quick look at demographics and constant changes in the health care delivery sys...

At the age of 76, Martha lives alone and prides herself on her independence. She’s reasonably healthy and routinely dismisses her childre...

Language forms the basis of how we communicate with each other. Words express how we feel about others, ourselves and what we’re experien...

When you visit or share meals with the older adults in your family, malnutrition might be the furthest thing from your mind. Over-indulgi...

February is American Heart Month and an opportunity for a check-up on your knowledge about heart healthy aging. Did you know that certai...

It may sound like a scene from a soap opera – family members gathered around the hospital bed of an unconscious loved one, arguing about w...