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Alzheimers
June 23, 2022
Alzheimer’s and In-Home Care
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. It is the most common type of dementia and is not a normal part of aging. Some people notice changes in themselves before ...
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September 19, 2019
A Home Helpers Owner Shares Her Expertise for Families Living with Alzheimer’s
As CEO of Home Helpers ® Home Care, it’s my privilege to work with the best and most dedicated group of home care professionals in the industry. This extends to both our staff at the National Support Center as well as the owners who operate offices that serve more than 1,000 ...
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September 22, 2017
Caring Options for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
While we are confident we can find a cure together, we know that for families living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, their current situation is a much more pressing consideration. That’s why Home Helpers is so grateful for the caregivers who share their lives with those ...
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December 01, 2014
15 Songs to Spark Awareness – Alzheimer’s Playlist
Earlier this month, Home Helpers published a blog post about Music Therapy . The post detailed how music provides “awakenings” for those suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia, including the story of Glen Campbell’s final tour , and the Alive Inside ...
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Care Tips
November 11, 2020
Noticing the Need
For many of us, the holidays are the time of year when we get to spend a little extra time with loved ones. No matter how long you get to connect this year, you may start to notice some indications that loved ones aren’t quite the same. Maybe they’re a little forgetful, have ...
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October 02, 2019
Product Focus: Direct Link Can Help Keep You Out of the Hospital
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 50 percent of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. It’s estimated in the United States that among seniors the percentage is even higher. More than 80 percent of seniors regularly take two or ...
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August 07, 2019
Real Examples of Medical Alert Devices Making a Difference
Any of us would be startled – and probably pretty scared – to hear a doorbell sound in the middle of the night. So you can imagine what Dorothy*, a senior living alone, must have been feeling the night that happened to her. As she went to see who was at her door, two ...
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June 12, 2019
Happy Father's Day...
I think one of the benefits of growing older is gaining perspective. The concept of time, for example, can’t really be explained to a younger person that makes them really understand how fleeting our time is here on Earth. But to today’s high school graduates, for example, ...
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Caregivers
December 10, 2020
Six Thoughtful Gifts for a Caregiver
A family caregiver is a very special person who deserves a very special gift this holiday season. Nothing is more thoughtful than knowing what someone really loves and turning it into a gift that’s a perfect fit. But creativity takes time and energy, and few of us have ...
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October 01, 2020
New Year, Same Commitment to Exceptional Care
Each New Year brings a promise of a new beginning. It’s a chance to wipe the slate clean and start anew. Many of us make resolutions to lose weight, eat healthier, devote more time to family, bring more energy to our work, etc. I think we’d agree that those are all admirable ...
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October 01, 2020
Looking to 2020 with a Clear Vision
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: While our top priority is to always provide Exceptional Care in more than 1,000 communities across the United States, we’ve also been busy laying some important groundwork this year so we can launch what we’re calling “Home Helpers ...
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December 12, 2019
Make Time for You this Holiday Season
I believe most of us are aware of the “holiday blues” and how stress can aggravate depression during this time of the year. All the things that many of us look forward to and enjoy, such as parties, celebrations and spending time with family and friends, can be sources of ...
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Direct Link
August 03, 2016
Personal Emergency Response Systems Can Ease Your Worries
The first priority of most older Americans is to preserve as much of their independence as they can for as long as they can. For us as caregivers, that means being present enough to offer support without interfering. This can be challenging for some families, as we can’t ...
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Elder Abuse
June 25, 2019
We All Need to Know the Signs of Elder Abuse
Most of us have no tolerance for any type of abuse, especially to those who aren’t able to defend themselves. Each year, it’s estimated that five million seniors – that’s 5,000,000 people aged 65+ – are abused physically or taken advantage of financially. Even sadder is the ...
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June 15, 2016
The Elder Abuse Problem: How to Protect Your Loved Ones
It seems like one of the common principles that unite all cultures: Respect your elders. But sometimes it doesn’t work out that way. An under-appreciated problem The problem of elder abuse in our country — and it is a serious problem, with the Department of Health and Human ...
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June 11, 2014
Top 8 Tips to Protect Seniors from Financial Abuse
Average loss incurred by victims of elder financial abuse: $90,000 Elder financial abuse is something every family should be aware of and discussing with their loved ones. At Home Helpers, we are committed to bringing awareness to the issue of elder financial abuse. ...
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June 14, 2013
Home Helpers is Raising Awareness for Elderly Abuse & Neglect
In support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, Home Helpers is raising awareness about elder abuse, neglect and exploitation. Throughout the world, abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults remains a hidden problem that is largely under-recognized and under-reported. ...
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Elderly Care
January 13, 2021
Keeping Loved Ones Active at Home
One of the most effective ways to stay protected during the Covid-19 pandemic is to stay home. Staying home does not mean that a senior is automatically sentenced to ongoing isolation and boredom. Good elderly care involves keeping one active and connected while safe at ...
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Family Caregiving
November 13, 2019
National Caregiver Month: Join Us in Celebrating Caregivers
Some of my favorite blog posts each year come when we have the opportunity to recognize our Exceptional Caregiver Award finalists . These wonderful people provide the heartbeat to Home Helpers ® Home Care offices across the country and are the reason we proudly proclaim ...
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September 19, 2019
A Home Helpers Owner Shares Her Expertise for Families Living with Alzheimer’s
As CEO of Home Helpers ® Home Care, it’s my privilege to work with the best and most dedicated group of home care professionals in the industry. This extends to both our staff at the National Support Center as well as the owners who operate offices that serve more than 1,000 ...
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September 19, 2016
Improving Family Dynamics by Acknowledging Caregiver Personas
When you first start taking care of an aging parent or loved one it can, we know from experience, be an unnerving, even scary process. 5 Overarching Caregiver Personality Types Our research on caregiver isolation and family dynamics has yielded some insights on how the ...
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July 23, 2016
4 Summer Heat Tips for Family Caregivers
This is the season of heat advisories and air-quality alerts that can chase older people and anybody with a breathing condition into the sanctuary of their home. When just crossing a parking lot or going to the mailbox is exhausting, it makes sense to hunker down during the ...
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Health and Wellness
January 13, 2021
Keeping Loved Ones Active at Home
One of the most effective ways to stay protected during the Covid-19 pandemic is to stay home. Staying home does not mean that a senior is automatically sentenced to ongoing isolation and boredom. Good elderly care involves keeping one active and connected while safe at ...
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September 19, 2019
A Home Helpers Owner Shares Her Expertise for Families Living with Alzheimer’s
As CEO of Home Helpers ® Home Care, it’s my privilege to work with the best and most dedicated group of home care professionals in the industry. This extends to both our staff at the National Support Center as well as the owners who operate offices that serve more than 1,000 ...
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May 03, 2019
The Most Important Lesson about Stroke Awareness? Act FAST!
With May being Stroke Awareness Month, I would implore anyone reading this to take to heart one thing: If you think you or someone close to you – at work, at school, at home – might be suffering a stroke, it’s vital that you get help quickly. The faster a stroke victim gets ...
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March 17, 2017
Challenges of Senior Nutrition Change with Time
I can’t get my mother to eat enough. It’s not uncommon for us to hear this or something similar when a family first comes to Home Helpers . The importance of proper nutrition is perhaps more important as we age than at any other time in our adult lives. Here in the United ...
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Holiday Season
December 10, 2020
Six Thoughtful Gifts for a Caregiver
A family caregiver is a very special person who deserves a very special gift this holiday season. Nothing is more thoughtful than knowing what someone really loves and turning it into a gift that’s a perfect fit. But creativity takes time and energy, and few of us have ...
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December 01, 2020
Five Thoughtful Gift Ideas For the Elderly
This year, Covid-19 will be dictating how we celebrate the holidays, and for many of us, that means no traditional family gatherings. Sadly, the gift of time is often what’s most appreciated by an elderly loved one, but it may be months before you can safely be in the same ...
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November 11, 2020
Noticing the Need
For many of us, the holidays are the time of year when we get to spend a little extra time with loved ones. No matter how long you get to connect this year, you may start to notice some indications that loved ones aren’t quite the same. Maybe they’re a little forgetful, have ...
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July 01, 2016
Celebrate Independence at Every Age
When we’re young, we celebrate every new symbol of our emerging self-reliance: Going to the store by ourselves for the first time. Getting a driver’s license. Heading off to college. Paying our own rent or mortgage. While we take pride in these accomplishments in the ...
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Home Care
January 13, 2021
Keeping Loved Ones Active at Home
One of the most effective ways to stay protected during the Covid-19 pandemic is to stay home. Staying home does not mean that a senior is automatically sentenced to ongoing isolation and boredom. Good elderly care involves keeping one active and connected while safe at ...
Read More
November 11, 2020
Noticing the Need
For many of us, the holidays are the time of year when we get to spend a little extra time with loved ones. No matter how long you get to connect this year, you may start to notice some indications that loved ones aren’t quite the same. Maybe they’re a little forgetful, have ...
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October 01, 2020
New Year, Same Commitment to Exceptional Care
Each New Year brings a promise of a new beginning. It’s a chance to wipe the slate clean and start anew. Many of us make resolutions to lose weight, eat healthier, devote more time to family, bring more energy to our work, etc. I think we’d agree that those are all admirable ...
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September 06, 2019
National Food Bank Day: How Food Banks Work
It’s been 52 years since St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance was formed in Phoenix, Arizona. A local soup kitchen volunteer, John van Hengel, was inspired by a story from a young woman who told him that she depended on soup kitchens and food discarded in grocery store dumpsters to ...
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News
October 29, 2019
Halloween: Here Are Some Memorable Tricks and One Treat
Although Halloween is thought of as a fun and frivolous holiday today, it has taken time to evolve. In the United States, it began in the 18 th and 19 th centuries when European immigrants (usually from the Celtic regions) brought their traditions with them. The emphasis was ...
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June 05, 2019
D-Day: Service, Accomplishment and Sacrifice
June 6, 1944 will always be one of the most important dates in the history of the free world. If you’re younger, the 75 years that have passed may seem like a long time ago. But for those of us who have been around awhile, and who understand how quickly time passes, it’s a ...
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May 23, 2019
Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice
For many of us, Memorial Day represents the “unofficial beginning of summer.” After all the weather has finally turned warmer across the entire country and we have a 3-day weekend. But I also believe that most of us know that Memorial Day has a much deeper meaning than that ...
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August 21, 2018
Let’s Celebrate Seniors on August 21!
August 21 marks the 30 th Anniversary of National Senior Citizens Day in the United States. President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation declaring this day to honor the contributions and vital role that older adults make to the country. Reagan himself personified that, as ...
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Senior Care
November 11, 2020
Noticing the Need
For many of us, the holidays are the time of year when we get to spend a little extra time with loved ones. No matter how long you get to connect this year, you may start to notice some indications that loved ones aren’t quite the same. Maybe they’re a little forgetful, have ...
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February 10, 2020
Aging Statistics
Important Facts About Aging The more we know, the better we can prepare for the changes ahead for our elderly loved ones. These aging statistics offer valuable knowledge about getting older that allows us to understand the needs of our older loved ones and make life easier ...
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October 02, 2019
Product Focus: Direct Link Can Help Keep You Out of the Hospital
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 50 percent of patients do not take their medications as prescribed. It’s estimated in the United States that among seniors the percentage is even higher. More than 80 percent of seniors regularly take two or ...
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August 20, 2019
Keep the Thrill of a Good Book Going for the Senior in Your Life
One of the biggest drawbacks of our busy, information-packed lives today is finding the time to watch all the great shows available, listen to music and, perhaps saddest of all, finding the time to read a good book. I know that by the time I’ve consumed reports and reviewed ...
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Senior Safety
August 07, 2019
Real Examples of Medical Alert Devices Making a Difference
Any of us would be startled – and probably pretty scared – to hear a doorbell sound in the middle of the night. So you can imagine what Dorothy*, a senior living alone, must have been feeling the night that happened to her. As she went to see who was at her door, two ...
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July 10, 2019
How to Keep Seniors Independent – and Safe
If you’ve ever seen any of our Exceptional Caregiver videos, you’ll see that Home Helpers ® Home Care has all types of Caregivers who are focused on one thing: providing Exceptional Care. Having Caregivers of diverse origins and experiences enhances our ability to find the ...
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November 12, 2018
Shorter Days Impact Seniors in Many Ways
Since we’ve just had our clocks “fall back” to standard time across most of the country, that means darkness is already settling in even as we drive home from work. Less light, more cold (often accompanied by precipitation of some sort and/or wind) can have a debilitating ...
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January 08, 2018
Keep Seniors Safe and Warm in Their Homes
Record-breaking low temperatures are all but inescapable this winter, with every state except Hawaii recording below-freezing weather on one recent morning. Staying warm in the middle of an Arctic blast is always a hassle, and we certainly endorse all the good advice offered ...
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Veterans
May 24, 2018
Memorial Day: Those Making the Ultimate Sacrifice Deserve a Place in Our Thoughts
Memorial Day is often referred to as the unofficial start of summer. By the time it hits each May, the thermometer has risen to a level where the low temperature each day would be welcome in December. It’s a holiday weekend, so most of us are able to enjoy three days away ...
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November 11, 2016
A Powerful Way to Say "Thank You" on Veterans Day
On Veterans Day, many Americans have difficulty finding the best way to thank a veteran, but simply being a friend to a veteran may be the best strategy. If you just go by the advertising you see, you might get the impression that Veterans Day is all about discounts on fall ...
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November 11, 2014
The Battle Continues at Home: In Home Veterans Care
Today, as we reflect on the service and honor the bravery of the veterans whom have served in our military, we must not forget that once these soldiers return home, many are faced with different types of battles such as life-long challenges and injuries. No one comes home ...
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July 09, 2013
The Aid & Attendance Benefit for Veterans
This blog courtesy of Kyle Laramie, President and Co-Founder of Veterans Care Coordination, a national organization that assists veterans and spouses in obtaining the Aid and Attendance benefit. This blog courtesy of Kyle Laramie, President and Co-Founder of Veterans Care ...
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