March 2014

Interim HealthCare Blogs

Can Sleeping Well Reduce Your Risk For Alzheimer's Disease?

Posted: 3/22/2014 12:00 AM by Interim HealthCare

Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Study looked at 70 adults in their mid-70s. Researchers asked participants to answer a series of questions designed to measure their sleep patterns prior to having their brains imaged to determine the amount beta amyloid plaque. According to Doctors, beta amyloid plaque is one of the signs that a patient may have Alzheimer’...

The Benefits of Music Therapy in Elder Care

Posted: 3/8/2014 12:00 AM by Interim HealthCare

Our bodies have a physiological response to music, that is why qualified therapists can use it to help patients relax or to stimulate those in a coma. Music Therapy can increase breathing rates, increase heart rates, help with coordination and movement and much more.