Posts from 2024 April 26, 2024 Home Helpers Bourbonnais Delivers Specialized Parkinson’s Care and Respite for Family Caregivers A few weeks ago, a Home Helpers caregiver was providing respite care for a family caregiver to a senior gentleman with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The family caregiver is the man’s oldest daughter, and she has two children: a young man who is a senior in high school preparing ... Read More March 27, 2024 Crucial Colon Cancer Screenings Detect and Prevent Colorectal Cancer in Illinois Many of my caregivers at Home Helpers have had opportunities to help aging adults and seniors who were battling some form of cancer. Some clients were undergoing cancer treatments, while others in advanced stages were managing the symptoms and pain of their disease as ... Read More February 26, 2024 Understanding High Blood Pressure and Strategies of Prevention and Control Many of our clients at Home Helpers have been diagnosed with hypertension, or high blood pressure (HBP). In fact, as many as 30 percent of adults in Illinois have received the same diagnosis ranking our state as 10 th in the nation for the lowest percentage of cases, ... Read More January 25, 2024 How Seniors Can Choose the Best Bath Remodeling Contractors for Needs, Budgets & Safety Now and then, I hear about a rogue contractor who has scammed a senior out of lots of money without providing the services for which the senior has paid. It’s terrible that this happens to anyone, but it is especially troubling and sad when it happens to a vulnerable senior. ... Read More
