Posts from 2017 October 20, 2017 How Can Senior Care Providers Help Your Aging Adult Cope with Cataracts? Cataracts can cause some serious problems for an aging adult. In the beginning, they're not as intrusive. But as they develop, cataracts can significantly diminish what your senior can see, even with increased lighting. One of the best tools that you can put in place for ... Read More August 23, 2017 Home Helpers of Wayland – Caregiver of the Month Spotlight This month we are profiling Ken Taylor, one of Home Helpers’ veteran Caregivers. Ken has provided care for Home Helpers for over six years. A certified HHA, Ken is from Ghana, West Africa and moved to the United States over 15 years ago. Ken attended Acton Technical in the ... Read More August 10, 2017 Actinic Keratosis – A Warning Sign for Cancer When your parents were young, there may have been little thought given to how much time they spent out in the sun unprotected. In fact, it wasn’t until the 1970s that sunscreens designed to block out ultraviolet (UV) rays were introduced. As a result, your parent may have ... Read More June 14, 2017 The Veteran’s Administration Respite Care Benefit Q&A with Patty Lieber, Social Worker for the Veteran’s Administration The Veteran’s Administration Respite Care Benefit Q&A with Patty Lieber, Social Worker for the Veteran’s Administration Patty Lieber is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) for the Veteran’s Administration (VA) and Homeless Veteran’s Clinic. She also covers VA ... Read More May 19, 2017 Do You Know the Symptoms of Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C can be caused by many things, including exposure to infected blood, an unsterile tattoo needle, and blood transfusions. It is most common in people who were born between 1945 and 1965, but a definitive explanation for this is not yet known. If your aging loved ... Read More Page 1 of 3