November is National Family Caregivers Month and as you navigate the inevitable challenges many individuals are faced with as caregivers to parents, spouses, and other…
HealthStar Home Health is presenting a series on various medical conditions that individuals may have. In this series of blog articles, we will provide some…
Practicing healthy nutrition and eating habits should be a priority at any age, but as we get older our body and lifestyle changes significantly. A…
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 1 in 4 older American adults aged 65+ falls each year. But falling is not…
The terms Alzheimer’s and dementia are often used interchangeably, when in fact “dementia” is an umbrella term for symptoms that cause a disruption in brain…
Here’s something basic that we’ve been doing all our lives, but some of us might still not be “doing it right.” Basic hand washing is…
Meet Jessica Downs, super nurse and happy, high-heeled hugger. This bright and bubbly blonde gives HealthStar healing energy and a “no worries” attitude!
Checking her list Turn the computer on, then check in with “the boss,” Deb Allen in Twin Cities Skilled. Another check-in with “the other boss,”…
It’s that time of year again. I sit at my desk, surrounded by white noise and plagued by static cling. My humidifier is straining to…
It’s easy to mistake HealthStar as just a Metro-Area agency, with Corporate, Twin Cities Skilled, and Inver Grove Heights all being around the metro. But…