Why CareLink?

CareLink Nursing Services raised $650.00 for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s that was held in Toledo on October 20th, 2013. CareLink Nursing Services 6060 Renaissance Pl Ste J, Toledo OH 43623 419-843-6049

Make sure your home is warm enough. Set the thermostat to at least 68 to 70 degrees. Even mildly cool homes with temperatures from 60 to 65 degrees can lead to hypothermia in older people. To stay warm at home, wear long underwear under your clothes, along with socks and slippers. Use a blanket or

Avoid contact with people who have colds. Wash your hands frequently. Do not smoke. Treat your cold symptoms with nasal rinses and Nettie pots. Create a healthy environment by controlling the dust, mold, and other allergens in your home.  Use a cool mist humidifier during the cold and dry winter months. CareLink Nursing Services 6060

Spring is a great time of year to think about taking stock of the overall safety of your loved one’s home. Take stock of the medicine cabinet. Check all items for expiration dates. Are the medications stored in their own containers? Discard any unused medications. Replace the batteries in all smoke alarms and carbon monoxide

Proud of our home health team of nurses and home health aides, CareLink is a local company that serves the Toledo area. Our experience in home health care allows your loved one to stay in the home longer, regain independence and health after a hospital stay, and maintain personal care with dignity and respect.

Go visit, even if it’s only a half an hour. Distance an issue? Call, or Skype. Take a box of sugar-free sweets and …a Valentine’s card. Take or send potted flowers, which last longer than cut flowers. Plan a lunch or dinner together. Build and present a small album of old photos, complete with brief

What are the preventive foods that guard against cancer? Breast Cancer: Reduction of high calorie foods, increased intake of fruits and vegetables and regular physical activity is preventive. Lung Cancer: Avoid tobacco and stay free from environmental pollutants. Increase intake of vegetables, fruits and beta carotene. Stomach Cancer: Diets high in fruits and vegetables particularly

Help with the grocery shopping. Whether you have to go and get some of the groceries yourself or accompany them to the supermarket. Check their home for drafts. Draft prevention is an important factor in preventing colds and muscular pains, but it also helps to keep the electricity and gas bills down. Encourage them to

Caregivers have less free time to tend to housecleaning. Let CareLink help. We are pleased to announce CareLink Cleaning Services. Call us today at 419-843-6049.

Many seniors that live alone find making crafts an enjoyable way to pass the time. Crafting helps to keep the mind sharp and stimulated. Working with crafts that involve using the hands, for example molding polymer clay,  helps to exercise the senior’s fingers and hands. Working on crafts reduces depression in some senior citizens.

According to a study conducted by Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center, “the growth in Ohio’s population of older people has significantly outpaced the state’s Medicaid budget supporting them.” Researchers found that “the number of people over 60 who need long-term care is expected to double in 25 years, to 400,000.” In the study, analysts called

Currently people over 65 years number 483 million in the world and by 2030 the number will reach 974 million. By the year 2025 approximately 18% of the world population will be seniors. There are 72 men for every 100 women in the age group ‘above 65 years’ and there are 45 men per 100