During the cooler months of the year, there’s nothing more inviting than curling up in front of your very own fireplace. It’s the perfect spot to spend time alone with a good book or to gather with those you love most. Watching the flickering flames and listening to the soothing crackling and popping sounds of […]
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Recognizing Burnout in Dementia Patient Caregivers
Providing a dementia patient with the care they need and deserve can be a full-time job, especially as the condition progresses. Family members who take on the role of primary caregiver can start to feel overwhelmed. While the main focus remains on the dementia patient, caregivers may not notice themselves starting to display mental, emotional, […]
Home Care Helpers of Statesville, North Carolina
As people age, a little extra help at home can go a long way. The required amount of assistance, as well as the specific services necessary, varies from person to person. If you find yourself feeling anxious about facing any aspect of this season of your life, you’re not alone. Plenty of seniors like yourself […]
Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 3
Over the past 35 years, Melanoma skin cancer rates have actually tripled. Sunscreen helps reduce your risk of acquiring this deadly disease. While we hope we’ve convinced you that according to scholarly research, using sun screen certainly doesn’t increase your chances of getting skin cancer, certain factors can definitely make sun screen more effective in […]
Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 2
While skin damage is certainly not something reserved only for those with backyard swimming pools, those who frequent the pool can certainly be at increased risk for Melanoma as well as other types of skin cancer and types of sun damage, due to increased time out in the sun combined with the reflective properties of […]
Poolside Safety: Protecting Your Skin Against Sun Damage, Part 1
There’s no doubt about it: installing your own backyard swimming pool is an excellent option for those wanting to accommodate — or encourage — a healthy lifestyle, both for themselves and for their friends and family members. However, in addition to other hazards, such as drowning and other water-related injuries and risks, spending extra time […]
Decking Acclimation: Worth the Wait, Part 2
After you’ve considered the installation method and location of your deck (see Part 1), you’ll be well on your way to discerning a reasonable acclimation time period for your decking lumber. After considering two more factors, you’ll be even closer to arriving at a specific timeframe for the task. What’s the Weather Like? No, we’re […]
Decking Acclimation: Worth the Wait, Part 1
You realize that wood moves and understand how that fact will impact the size gap you incorporate into your new deck. You also know that you’ll need to include time for your decking lumber to acclimate prior to installation. But how much time will that require? Like lumber pricing, the answer to this question isn’t […]
Extra Perks of Having Your Own Swimming Pool
We’re sure you’ve already realized or read about a few key perks of owning your own pool. But there are probably a few more you haven’t even thought of yet! Better Sanitation for Your Family When you do the math, having your own pool might not seem like it stacks up against a membership to […]
Will a Backyard Swimming Pool Make You Happy?
Happiness. We may differ about what constitutes or contributes to it, but undoubtedly it’s at the core of what all of us humans desire. So it’s helpful to consider our lifestyle choices and major purchases in light of whether they’re likely to contribute to our happiness. Despite the widespread culture of consumerism and materialism, a […]