Tweet Cleansing Water, Inc. is pleased to announce that Alicia Corum, one of our Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) employees, has been honored with the Employee of the Month award by Fauquier Health. Alicia is well-known for her cheerful commitment to providing a helping hand and top quality patient care at all times. “If it was [...] Read more »
Cleansing Water, Inc. Welcomes New Clinical Supervisor
Tweet Cleansing Water, Inc., a home health care agency headquartered in Warrenton, Virginia, is pleased to welcome Debbi Borgstrom, R.N., to its team of home health care professionals. Mrs. Borgstrom will serve as Cleansing Water’s clinical supervisor, overseeing a team of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and home health care aides and companions providing in-home care [...] Read more »
Caregiving Questions: When Can a Family Caregiver Leave a Loved One Home Alone?
Tweet Responsible caregivers are faced with challenging questions and important decisions every day. One of these decisions is whether — and for how long — you can leave the person in your care alone. No matter how devoted or dedicated you are to the person in your care, you have to find time to take [...] Read more »
Home Health Care Tips: How to Choose In-Home Health Care for Your Aging Parents
Tweet Do you have an aging parent who needs full-time or part-time help at home? Most parents want to retain their independence as long as possible, even when their health is deteriorating and their physical capacities to perform simple tasks of daily living are decreasing. That’s why many elders prefer to be cared for in [...] Read more »
Are Your Prescription Drugs Leading a Double Life?
Tweet Did you know that the prescription drug you are taking to alleviate your premenstrual syndrome (PMS) might be Prozac — the antidepressant drug of the 1990s? Or that the medication your doctor prescribed to help you quit smoking might also be prescribed as an antidepressant? Prescription drugs are very complex, and their side effects [...] Read more »
Sleep Benefits: Six Reasons to Get More Sleep
Tweet Are you having trouble getting enough sleep at night? A good night’s sleep is not just a luxury; it’s good for your health. Here are six good reasons to get more sleep: You’ll live longer. Chronic insomniacs are more likely to suffer a heart attack than those who sleep well. You’ll look better. There’s [...] Read more »
Home Health Care Costs Remain Steady Despite Rises in Long Term Health Care Costs
Tweet The average cost of home health care has remained steady this year, even as overall long-term health care costs have risen 5.6 percent, according to a recent study by MetLife Mature Market Institute. The average hourly costs for home health aides and homemaker/companion services remained unchanged this year, according to the study. Costs for [...] Read more »
Featured Caregiver: Jemma Colbert
Tweet Cleansing Water’s featured caregiver is Jemma Colbert. Jemma has worked for Cleansing Water, Inc. since May 2009 and lives in Culpeper, Virginia with her family. She is very social and loving and has done a wonderful job working many tough physical cases. She is originally from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Read more »
Home Health Care Northern Virginia: In-Home Care Benefits Families
Tweet Are you evaluating health care options for an elderly or senior member of your family? Do you have a family member who is recovering from surgery or has a chronic health condition requiring long-term care? In-home health care by a licensed home health care agency can offer families the following physical, mental and emotional [...] Read more »
Who Will Get Alzheimer’s Disease?
Tweet Today, 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and placing tremendous caregiving demands on family, friends, and the American health care system. According to the Alzheimer’s Association,14.9 million family and friends provided 17 billion hours of unpaid care in 2010 to those suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The demands of [...] Read more »
