COVID-19 isn’t waning, it’s picking up steam. Only 48 % of Georgians have received at least one vaccination shot. Statewide, 1,287,677 cases have been confirmed. In Atlanta, hospital officials say climbing numbers of COVID-19 cases are stressing their emergency rooms to the brink and they are quickly running out of ICU beds for the sickest [...]
While the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. isn’t resulting in the high number of infections and deaths as it did last year, it is far from over. You might be surprised to find out that more than 60 percent of Georgians are not fully vaccinated. In fact, only 37% are fully vaccinated. The remainder of [...]
A brain. We’ve all got one and now is the time to protect yours. That’s the message from the Alzheimer’s Association of Georgia, the organization that leads our state’s observance of Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month this month. If you see people wearing purple, eating purple (more about that later) or bedecked with a purple [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]