Spring is jam packed with special days. It begins with a favorite of many --

Daylight Savings followed by Ramadan, St. Paddy’s, the start of baseball season, spring, Easter, Mother’s Day and an important day that could have a major impact on many lives –

National Choking Awareness Day. Your team at Gold Medal Home Health wants you to

be knowledgeable about choking.

As we embrace February, the month of love, let’s turn our focus inward and show ourselves some much-deserved affection. Rather than aiming for a laundry list of resolutions, why not hone in on one or two areas for improvement that truly resonate with you? Here are three ideas to get you started

January is the time to start fresh and get back on track after a busy holiday season. Your Gold Medal Home Health team has had a few conversations on the topic of New Year’s resolutions and the consensus is that making and keeping them are not easy tasks. We’re not alone in our thinking; according to the Journal of Clinical Psychology about 50% of us have high hopes to quit smoking, reduce alcohol consumption, eat less, exercise more and/or save money. Although choosing habits to change is a good idea, the challenge is sticking with it.

As the song goes, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” but, the preparations can be the cause of anxiety. If you are feeling pressure due to all the things on your to-do list such as events, family gatherings, baking, shopping, etc. understand that you are in good company.

Did you ever imagine that within the ranks of Gold Medal Home Health, there are some talented craft enthusiasts hiding in plain sight?Well, we do, and they are constantly looking for opportunities to use their talent to brighten up holidays, seasons, and many other occasions throughout the year. They are strong advocates of the thought that anything homemade is special mainly because it’s one-of-a-kind. A positive aspect of this activity is that you can make this a group effort; the more the merrier!

We made it through an unusually hot September, and we’re beginning to see evidence of fall when the leaves gift us an array of colors, temps get cooler, and pumpkins are everywhere from coffee to doorsteps. It’s also time to get ready for the last seasonal event of the last quarter of the year, All Hallow’s Eve.

We all experience stress at times, work through it and recover because the culprit is not part of our everyday life. For some, especially those who are caregivers, stress is a daily visitor that when visited too often can push one to the limit or burnout.

Summertime is a wonderful time of year. The weather affords us the luxury of spending time outside but, like with everything there are precautions we all need to take to ensure that the fun does not turn into concerns. With the arrival of August this is the time of the year when the sun is very bright, nights are warm, weather conditions can turn on a dime and soaring temperatures can be hazardous.

It seems like yesterday, but it’s been a little over a decade since we opened the doors of GoldMedal Home Health in 2012. At that time there was a staff of two, based in a home office who believed that there was a better way to deliver care to vulnerable populations.

Don’t Cancel Your Travel Plans!

Summer is upon us! For many when summer arrives the urge to get away from home for a few days or more can become top-of-mind or a momentary wishful thought. Hold on, do not let that idea slip away! If you are a family caregiver responsible for an individual with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities who cannot travel, you CAN take a break without worrying who is going to step in and do everything you do daily. You do have plans and arrangements to make, but these are not insurmountable.