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Giving Your Loved One Help at Home

Becoming older can be a very challenging time. For families who have members who are starting to age and life at home begins to become difficult they would be concerned on how to give them care they need. Some families … Continue reading

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How a Caregiver Can Help You

To care for others is a huge responsibility filled with challenges and rewards. Many of those individuals who have decided to be part of the healthcare industry are those who always wanted to help others. Being a caregiver is a … Continue reading

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Do we really need to change beddings?

In a recent study, one in ten persons doesn’t change his/her bed linen for more than once a month. It seems like some people do not enjoy the feeling of sleeping in freshly-washed sheets. Are you one of these people? … Continue reading

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What can I eat if I have diabetes?

Being diabetic may pose a lot of new adjustments in one’s life. A diabetic patient may have to change his/her lifestyle, including his/her diet. Do you know someone with diabetes? Have you ever wondered what he/she eats every day? Or … Continue reading

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Fast Facts on ALS

The Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014 aimed to spread understanding of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and millions around the globe, including famous celebrities and personalities, participated in the challenge. Below are some facts about this debilitating disease. What Happens in … Continue reading

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3 Interesting Facts about Nursing

We at West Coast Nursing Ventura, Inc. provide home health care in Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks CA with our expert practitioners including high-caliber nurses who are true to the mission of the profession. The history of such noble profession dates … Continue reading

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THE SEVERITY OF PAIN: MANAGEMENT AND CARE

Humans as we are, we feel pain. This is one way of responding to our stimuli, which makes pain inevitable especially to those who are battling serious or chronic diseases. But it is bearable if well managed. Buy over the … Continue reading

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Getting to Know Sarcopenia

Age related Sarcopenia is loss of muscle mass and function. This usually begins as early as the age of 30. Being physically inactive can cause around 3-5 percent muscle loss. We at West Coast Ventura Inc. home health care in … Continue reading

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The Importance of Physical Activity while Aging

According to The University of Maryland, people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease can delay or reverse brain shrinkage though light to moderate exercise. That is why we at West Coast Ventura Nursing Inc., home health care in Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks … Continue reading

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Top Four Reasons to Opt for an Exercise

Exercise is used to define the bodily activities which will help you to enhance or maintain your fitness and wellness. There are many reasons for an exercise to be done and this includes growing and developing the individual’s body, preventing … Continue reading

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