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10/26/2026

The holidays are the happiest time of year — and one of the highest-risk periods for medically complex patients and seniors.

Emergency departments see consistent spikes in heart failure exacerbations, diabetic complications, medication errors, and falls during the holiday season.

Most of these are preventable with the right preparation.

This week we cover:
• Dietary safety — sodium traps, blood sugar spikes, anticoagulation risks
• Medication continuity over holiday schedule disruption
• Fall risk in holiday environments and unfamiliar homes
• How to brief family members who host the holiday

Video drops Tuesday.
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10/25/2026

Feeding someone is one of the oldest and most fundamental forms of care.

For patients who can no longer eat orally, the clinical apparatus of enteral and parenteral nutrition — tubes, pumps, precisely formulated solutions — is how that fundamental nourishment continues.

The families managing it at home are doing something extraordinary: bringing a complex clinical process into their daily routines with love and precision.

Focus Family Care provides the skilled oversight that makes that management safer and more confident.

Medicare and Medicaid cover it.

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10/24/2026

November is Diabetes Awareness Month.

Over 37 million Americans have diabetes. Another 96 million have prediabetes — and most do not know it.

The two numbers every diabetic patient should know right now:

1. Their target fasting blood sugar range
2. Their current A1C — and what their goal is

If you do not know both of these numbers, write them down at your next physician appointment. Blood sugar management is not guesswork. It is targets, patterns, and adjustments.

Skilled nursing at home monitors both between appointments. Medicare covers it.

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10/11/2026

09/17/2026

For Oncologists, Oncology Nurses, and Cancer Center Discharge Coordinators:

Patients returning home during and after cancer treatment need more clinical support than most go home with. Focus Family Care bridges that gap:
• Skilled nursing during active chemotherapy — neutropenia monitoring, side effect management, early complication detection
• Surgical wound care for post-cancer surgery patients
• Port and central line care — dressing changes, flushing, infection monitoring
• Complex cancer medication management and adherence monitoring
• Nutritional support assessment and management
• PT and OT for fatigue management and functional maintenance during treatment
• Direct communication with your team on significant changes

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Home Health Care Month. It is a good time to build a referral relationship for your patients navigating treatment at home.

15 years. Medicare and insurance certified. Seven South Florida counties.
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09/16/2026

To the cancer patient managing treatment at home:

The oncology appointment is Tuesday. The next one is three weeks away.

In between, there is a lot of living to do — and a lot of managing.

The nausea that comes and goes without warning.
The fatigue that is different from any tiredness you have experienced before.
The days when the fear sits heavier than others.
The symptoms you are not sure are worth a call.

Cancer treatment is measured in appointments and scans. But it is lived in the days in between.

Skilled home nursing during cancer treatment means someone who visits those in-between days. Who monitors the symptoms that feel too small for the oncologist but are not actually small. Who communicates with your care team so you are not the only one watching.

Medicare and most insurance cover skilled home health during cancer treatment.

Focus Family Care. (561) 693-1311

09/15/2026

TIP TUESDAY: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects at Home — What to Know

For every patient and family navigating treatment at home:

SIDE EFFECTS THAT NEED SAME-DAY MEDICAL ATTENTION:
• Fever above 100.4 degrees — always, regardless of how the patient feels
• Inability to keep any liquids down for 24 hours
• New or worsening shortness of breath
• Unusual bruising or spontaneous bleeding
• New significant pain not already discussed with your team
• Neurological changes: confusion, weakness, vision changes

SIDE EFFECTS THAT SKILLED NURSING HELPS MANAGE AT HOME:
• Nausea and appetite management
• Fatigue-related safety and activity planning
• Mouth sores and mucositis care
• Peripheral neuropathy — numbness and tingling in hands and feet
• Constipation or diarrhea management
• Skin and nail changes requiring monitoring

WHAT YOUR ONCOLOGY TEAM SHOULD GIVE YOU:
• A specific fever threshold and when to call vs. go to ER
• Anti-nausea medications and their timing
• Your specific neutropenia risk window

Focus Family Care provides skilled nursing during cancer treatment. Medicare and most insurance cover it.
(561) 693-1311

09/14/2026

October is here — and with it, two awareness months that speak directly to what we do every day.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: because cancer treatment does not end at the hospital, and skilled home health plays a critical role in recovery, side effect management, and helping patients complete their treatment plans.

Home Health Care Month: because skilled home health — nurses, therapists, and aides who bring hospital-level care into people's homes — deserves recognition and visibility.

This month we cover:
Home health after cancer treatment
Chronic pain management at home
Building your caregiver support network
Diabetes care at home — beyond wound management

First video drops Tuesday.
Free consultation: (561) 693-1311

09/13/2026

September covered a lot of ground.

Fall prevention — one of the most serious and most preventable risks seniors face at home.
COPD management — how skilled nursing breaks the hospitalization cycle.
Dementia care — what families are managing alone, and where support exists.
Home safety assessment — what a clinical evaluation reveals that family walkthroughs miss.

October brings two more important awareness months:

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: home health after cancer treatment, managing recovery, and the support that helps patients complete their care plans.

Home Health Care Month: a month dedicated to the profession and the work — what home health actually is, what it covers, and why it matters.

Thank you for a meaningful September. See you in October.
(561) 693-1311 | focusfamilycare.com

09/12/2026

World Alzheimer's Day is September 21.

This Saturday — nine days out — we want to dedicate a moment to every family living with Alzheimer's disease.

The 6 million Americans with the diagnosis.
The 11 million unpaid family caregivers who show up every day.
The nurses, the home health aides, the social workers who provide skilled care.

Alzheimer's is a disease that changes the person you love. And yet families keep showing up — adjusting, adapting, grieving and loving simultaneously.

This month, and every month, Focus Family Care is here for those families.

If you are one of them — you are not alone.
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