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Senior Home Care
18 Steps to Fall Proofing Your Home
More than 75% of falls take place inside or in close proximity to the home, but your home doesn’t have to be an obstacle course of potential falls. Some simple and quick changes will easily help reduce your risk of falling. Review the steps below to get started today. The front door Check your front steps. If you have steps…
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Keeping Caregivers And Seniors Healthy During Cold And Flu Season
As seniors age, susceptibility to illness and likelihood of serious consequences increase. Something as simple as a cold could quickly escalate to a much more severe sickness that could result in hospitalization for vulnerable older adults. This means that as a caregiver, cold and flu season brings the need to worry about your parents’ health as much as your own.Following…
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Helping Your Loved One Cope with Springtime Allergies
Nearly 55 percent of the population of the United States suffers from some kind of allergy. For a large percentage of these people, those allergies are seasonal. Seasonal allergies are reactions caused by plant matter such as pollen, mold, or grass. Often referred to as hay fever, these allergies show symptoms called rhinitis. These symptoms can include congestion, sneezing, watery…
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Prevent Osteoporosis Through Your Diet
Since researchers first described osteoporosis in the early 1940s, much has been learned about bone loss and how to prevent it. Osteoporosis is a disease that results from bone loss, or the loss of bone density and tissue. It is normal to lose some bone density as you age, but some people are at risk of losing a greater amount…
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Recent Study Links Anxiety Meds To Alzheimer’s
There are many consequences to the medications we use, many of which can be deadly if not taken properly. That is why it is always important to have frequent doctor’s appointments with your primary care physician. However, when you or your aging parent is getting older and can’t handle medications any long, it is important to have a home health…
Read MoreHelping your Client Manage RA with Home Health Care
Rheumatoid Arthritis, sometimes called RA, is a degenerative form of arthritis that can affect someone with RA’s entire health and outlook. It is not an easy condition to diagnose and can look like other illnesses. The symptoms are not consistent for RA and can fade and flare in some people, multiple rounds of testing may need to be done. While…
Read MoreTips for Caring with Seniors Who Have Diabetes
Caring for seniors with diabetes can be a challenge with the complex disease. There are many lifestyle choices that will improve the quality of life, but making sure that happens isn’t always easy without the proper care and monitoring. Here are some tips on helping to lower the risk for complications in senior patients. Get to and stay at a…
Read MoreDiabetes and Home Care Nurses
According to the American Diabetes Association, 25% of people who have diabetes are over the age of 60. While 60 years old is certainly not elderly, the aging process may affect how someone checks for diabetic symptoms. Symptoms of younger people newly diagnosed with diabetes and those who are older who are recently diagnosed will present with different symptoms. This…
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PATIENTS/CAREGIVERS
We’re here every step of the way, from helping you determine whether someone you love might need home health care services to working with you to determine which programs are right for you.
PROVIDERS
Sphinx Home Health Care is always here to support you and your patients. More hospitals, doctors, and nursing facilities in Wisconsin refer patients to us than any other service. Find out why.
TESTIMONIALS
"My family and I want to thank Sphinx Home Care for the wonderful job they are doing taking care of my father. I get comments on how good he looks." Read more testimonials about our at-home care.
THE CARE YOU DESERVE
We match each patient with in-home caregivers who are highly skilled at providing any needed therapies and who are compatible with the patient’s personality and the nature of their routine.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR HOME CARE?
To qualify for home care health services you must be “homebound” as defined by Medicare, meaning you have trouble without help from a cane, wheelchair, walker, crutches, or another person.
ACCREDITATION & AWARDS
An old saying states that something must be measured so that it can be improved. Sphinx Home Health Care has achieved so much in the past few years that we are proud to present our growth.
