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Tips on cooking for one or two
Brianna Wolfe, Registered Dietitian Plan your meals and make a shopping list Cut your favorite recipes in half. If making a full recipe, freeze half. These and other tips along with information about...
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Leeza Gibbons shares personal story about the value of a Lifeline for her father
Do you have a loved one at risk for falling? Having trouble convincing someone of the need for a personal emergency response device? This is a great story and may help others understand why the device...
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Get help. Hear a reassuring voice. Know help is on the way.
Lifeline Buttons Get help. Hear a reassuring voice. Know help is on the way: Three things we all want during a health crisis or emergency, and these are the three things offered by our Aspirus...
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Sharing this article on Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment #PCORI
Passing along this article from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) regarding new funding for Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment. PCORI is funding research studies relating to: -...
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Do you sometimes worry about falling down?
Do you sometimes worry about falling down? Have you fallen in the past year? Do you have problems with walking or balance? Know someone who does? If you answered “yes” to one or more of these...
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Governor proclaims Fall Prevention Month
Click here for a free home safety checklist....
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Lessons we can learn from our grandparents
History, humor and listening: a few of many things grandchildren learn from their grandparents. In an article for care.com, Gillian Kruse shares important things one generation passes on to future...
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Six tips for remembering to take your medications
Make it obvious. Place your medications or a written reminder some place where you are likely to see it. Use a checklist or an organizer. Follow a written chart or purchase a medication organizer...
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Aspirus chosen for Wisconsin Excellence Award
Aspirus, Inc., has been selected for the 2013 Wisconsin Excellence Award by the U.S. Institute for Excellence in Commerce (USIEC). Each year the USIEC conducts business surveys and industry research to...
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Landmark decision means better care for Medicare patients
Jean Burgener, Aspirus VP Post Acute Services For decades Medicare beneficiaries, particularly those with long-term or debilitating conditions and those who need rehabilitation services, have been...
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21 Healthy Habits for 2014
Reblogged from HealthyHighway Blog: What if we commit to starting healthy habits in 2014? Here are a few ideas to get you going! I think the reason that so many of our New Year’s resolutions fizzle...
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Underactive Thyroid Not Linked to Memory Problems
Reblogged from Cooking with Kathy Man: New findings contradict previous research suggesting that poor thyroid function might be tied to dementia. Hypothyroidism, a condition that causes low or no...
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Ooh, lah, lah! New & improved cafeteria at #Aspirus Wausau Hospital
If you or a loved one have been hospitalized at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in recent weeks, you quickly learned the important role food plays in a healing environment! We have had temporary seating areas...
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Institute of Medicine’s Report on Quality Cancer Care Highlights Need for...
Reblogged from Palliative in Practice: By Emily Warner Last week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report “Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis.”...
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12 Things Happy People Do Differently
Reblogged from love story from the male perspective: (Inspired by the writings of Stephen Covey) 1. Express Gratitude When you appreciate what you have, what you have appreciates in value. If we...
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The Brains Garbage System is Involved in Alzheimer's Disease
Reblogged from Mind Matters: New research suggests that part of the cause of Alzheimer's may be a breakdown in the brains garbage disposal system. Specifically, researchers have shown an impairment in...
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Getting Back to Life – After Loss
Aspirus hosting six-week grief series ‘Getting Back to Life – After Loss’ starts Sept. 17 Wings, a Grief Education Ministry, and Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services are offering a community...
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Changes in store for the Aspirus medical equipment store
Service with a smile from our Aspirus Home Medical Equipment staff, pictured below: Construction has begun at Aspirus Home Medical Equipment! The office/warehouse location at 5450 W. Stewart Avenue is...
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Set aside time to learn and socialize
Stepping On: Friday mornings, Aug. 2 to Sept. 13 This is a free class to help build confidence and reduce your risk of falling. The next class is offered Aug. 2 to Sept. 13, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m....
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Want to maintain your health and safety as you age? Learn ways to prevent falls.
This information came to me from the American Geriatrics Society’s “Healthinaging.org” consumer updates. It fits so well with the falls prevention activities at Aspirus I thought I would share it:...
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