Coming full circle at Noble Horizons
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Skilled Nursing
Preventing and Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Sadly, Type 2 Diabetes is quite common in the United States and the numbers of individuals who suffer from the disease are expected to rise over the next decade. We gathered some statistics from the National Diabetes Statistic Report, here are some key findings: 37.3 million Americans—about 1 in 10—have diabetes. About 1 in 5
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You are what you eat
A significant part of Noble’s culture is centered around food and community, offering opportunities to nourish our bodies as well as our spirits. In addition to the social aspect of dining, the dietary team is behind the scenes, focused on good food’s healing effects on the body and the mind. Fueling with nutrient-dense foods that aren’t
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Living a Heart Healthy Lifestyle
There are many factors that determine one’s risk of heart disease including familial predisposition – but lifestyle including diet, exercise routines and managing stress levels also play a significant role in whether or not a person is at risk of heart disease and heart attacks. As always, we encourage you to have open and frank
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Angela Cain -“You Won’t find Greener Grass than at Noble”
Angela Cain recently joined the Noble Nursing team, and we were fortunate to grab a few minutes of her time for a quick interview. As with all our nurses, we are curious about what drove them to the nursing field, a demanding profession that requires extremely hard work and an intense emotional commitment. “I’ve always
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Be Heart Healthy: Know the signs of a heart attack
February is American Heart Health Month, the time to focus on your cardiovascular health. Heart attacks are often “silent killers” because the signs can either go unnoticed or be confused as a symptom for something else. A heart attack strikes someone about every 43 seconds! It occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to
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Senior Isolation and Loneliness
Humans are social by nature; we need other people. Science has proven unequivocally that we are happier but more importantly, healthier when we connect with others. One of the most prevalent, and least discussed health risks that older adults face is loneliness. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) social isolation significantly increased a
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What you need to know about Glaucoma
January is National Glaucoma month and nearly 3 million Americans suffer from Glaucoma although nearly half of them don’t know they have it. Until you get to the advanced stages there are no symptoms of this dreadful and irreversible eye disease, but early detection and treatments can preserve vision. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma causes fluid to build up
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What’s the difference between Hospice and Palliative Care?
There is often confusion when it comes to the terms palliative care and hospice, and they are often used interchangeably. While they have some commonalities, they aren’t the same and there are some important differences. The definition of hospice care is “Compassionate comfort care for people facing a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less, based
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Mary Ellen Baldwin – Volunteer, nurse, and beloved community member
As a big sister in a family of six, a mother of five and a nurse for 43 years, Mary Ellen Baldwin has not only dedicated much of her life to caregiving, but most of it has been joyfully rendered at Noble Horizons. In fact, despite retiring from her nursing responsibilities a six years ago,
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