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An Interview with the Founder of Barberry Ridge Home Health

Residents of Pittsburgh’s northern communities can now take advantage of one of the region’s newest home health care agencies. Its founder, Dustin Frawley, offers these thoughts about choosing home care.

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What Should You Know About Celiac Awareness Month

May is Celiac Awareness Month. As a family caregiver, this is the ideal opportunity for you to learn more about this often misunderstood disease, so you can better prepare yourself to care for a senior who may be living with Celiac.

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Is Your Caregiving Impacting the Rest of your Life?

Caregiver McCandless PA-Lots of caregivers believe in the beginning that caregiving won't change their life too much. It's just a little something that they're doing to help a loved one. But as your senior's needs change, caregiving can start to affect every single area of your life. 

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Will Owning a Dog Help Your Parents Stay Active Longer?

Elderly Care West View PA-Owning a dog can keep elderly men and women healthier. Dogs require daily exercise, love, and attention. The daily exercise is often beneficial as it forces seniors to go outside and walk around a yard or neighborhood. As a result, this can help seniors stay active longer.

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Is Your Parent's Time and Place Confusion Normal or a Sign of Alzheimer's? 

Home Care in Kilbuck Township PA: Everyone has had a moment when they were unsure of what time it was, got confused about the day, or even got turned around when trying to get somewhere. 

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Dangers of Dehydration in Seniors 

Senior Care Pittsburgh PA: Dehydration is when the body loses more fluids than it brings in. The results can be very damaging to a person’s health, particularly in elderly adults. Even when it is not hot outside, dehydration can happen in seniors.

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How Can You Reduce the Likelihood of Social Isolation for Your Senior?

Home Care in Pittsburgh PA: Social isolation can be extremely dangerous for aging adults. The earlier you spot trouble the sooner you can do something about it.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Learn more about Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

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Home Care Client Success: Jillian

We first met Jillian when she was a young woman in transition.  The loss of her service dog of 13 years named Daytona, a move to independent living in her own apartment and training her new service dog left a gap in care.  This prompted her to call Barberry Ridge Home Health for help. 

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Volunteerism and Community Support fits well with the Barberry Ridge Home Health Mission

Learn about Barberry Ridge Home Health's volunteer efforts with West View Meals on Wheels to improve community support.

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Home Care Eases the Uncertainty of Returning Home

Are you finding the return home of a loved one from a facility or hospital stressful?  Read about key instructions that help the return go smoothly.

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Barberry Ridge Home Health Helps Allegheny County Adults and Seniors Remain in Their Homes

With combined experience in health, elder and senior care of over fifty years, the Barberry Ridge Home Health team formed at the end of 2017 with an office in Ross Township to bring options and care to residents, seniors and the elderly facing the challenge of remaining at home.

If you or your loved one need assistance with activities of everyday living in addition to the services offered through companion care, Barberry Ridge Home Health Personal Care provides help with every day activities like bathing, dressing, and mobility. Services are meant to improve quality of life and make elderly life peaceful. 

  • Bathing
  • Grooming
  • Dressing
  • Assistance with movement throughout the living space
  • Toileting/Incontinence Care
  • Medication Reminders

Unsure about the right kind of care needed for you or your loved one?  Contact Barberry Ridge Home Health for an in-home assessment.  Our staff of nurses and caregivers would love to help.

“It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in doing.”
— Mother Theresa