Seniors Deserve Worldwide Net of Support
Did you know that elder abuse is so prevalent it’s been declared a global public health and human rights issue? According to a 2017 study, 15.7% of the world’s seniors age 60 and up suffer some type of abuse, neglect or exploitation annually. To call attention to the world’s at-risk seniors, the International Network for [...]
How Seniors Can Build Community Connections
By 2030, 70 million Americans will be 65 years of age or older, and these seniors will constitute 20% of the U.S. population. In 2000, the population of U.S. seniors was just half that number. As we approach the time when one in every five Americans will be a senior, it’s time to celebrate the [...]
Stroke Awareness: #RelentlessTogether
National Stroke Awareness Month, which was started in May 1989, calls attention to the prevalence of stroke in the United States. Would you be surprised to know that those of us who live in the Southeast face the highest risk of stroke in America? Anyone of any age can suffer a stroke but the risk [...]
How to Live with Parkinson’s Disease
Muhammad Ali, Robin Williams, Ozzy Osbourne and Michael J. Fox may be the famous faces that we associate with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) but there are 60,000 seniors, most of them far less famous, who receive a PD diagnosis each year. They join the one million Americans who already have this neurodegenerative condition, most of whom [...]
COVID-19 Complicates Life for Diabetics
Diabetes already affects 34.2 million Americans, 10% of the country’s population, and the arrival of COVID-19 is increasing the incidence of diabetes at an alarming rate. An additional 88 million people, or one in three, have been diagnosed with prediabetes. In observance of Diabetes Alert Day (March 23), Kadan Homecare wanted to take a moment [...]
We’re Celebrating Social Work Month!
March is Social Work Month, when America celebrates the 700,000 social workers that enable seniors to live the fullest life possible. This year’s theme, “Social Workers are Essential,” calls out the vital role social workers have played during the COVID-19 pandemic. No one understands this value better than Kadan Homecare’s clients and their families, who [...]
Kadan Homecare Earns 2021 Best of Home Care® – Leader in Excellence Award
Metro Atlanta Home Care Provider Ranked in Industry’s Top Ten Percent ATLANTA – February 23, 2021 -- Kadan Homecare, a highly respected provider of quality home care for Atlanta area families for more than 35 years, announced today that it received the distinguished Best of Home Care – Leader in Excellence Award from Home Care [...]
“Don’t Die of Doubt”: Heart Health Message Targets Seniors
If you’re a senior who only thinks of Cupid, flowers and chocolate in February, the American Heart Association (AHA) would like to change that. As we mark the 57th American Heart Month, we remember that heart disease remains the number one killer of Americans. After suffering his own heart attack, President Lyndon Johnson issued [...]
Looking at 2021 Through a Different Lens
As we reflect on last year and begin another trip around the sun, perhaps there are things we can take from 2020 to start anew in 2021. With what you experienced in 2020, will you approach 2021 differently? Have We Moved Beyond Resolutions? A long-standing tradition across the world, New Year’s resolutions have been a [...]