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20 Inspirational Caregiver Quotes to Uplift and Encourage

Family is not an important thing. It’s everything. —Michael J. Fox, actor It is an honor to care for members of our community.  Not a single day goes where I don’t think about that.  I’ve seen how life can become complicated for members of our community and their family members.  It brings me great joy...

Summer Care Tips: Home Caregivers Help Seniors Beat the Heat

Hi, Fellow Community Members! As of Wednesday, June 21st, summer is here!….and with summer brings more heat, especially in the month of July.  Take care of yourselves and your family members as it continues to get warmer outside. Heat waves have special significance for in-home companions and professional caregivers alike. Heat can pose a unique...

Home Helpers of Bradenton in Barrett Realty's "52 weeks of Promoting People and Places"

Hi, Fellow Community Members! Recently, Home Helpers of Bradenton, FL had the honor of being a part of Barrett Realty’s “52 weeks of Promoting People and Places.” You can see Heather Murphy interviewing me in the video above. From when I met Tony Barrett, Norma Overmyer, Heather Murphy, Aby Brooks, and Kelly Barrett from Barrett...

Home Helpers of Bradenton Receives 2017 Best of Home Care® – Provider of Choice Award

Fellow Community Members, Home Helpers of Bradenton is proud to announce that we received the 2017 Best of Home Care – Provider of Choice Award from Home Care Pulse.  We will continue to work diligently to maintain our high standards and provide the best care for our clients.  Below is the press release that has...

Meet the winner of our $500 Airfare Giveway: Pete Blews

On July 1st, we announced the winner of our Splash Into Summer Getaway Giveaway where one lucky member of our community won $500 of airfare on Delta Airlines.  You may remember our first shot at a live video (we didn’t do so well…we were sideways!):https://www.facebook.com/HomeHelpersBradenton/videos/962768287154954/ Pete Blews of Palmetto, FL was the lucky winner!  He...

Meet Ann, our September 2016 Caregiver of the Month

It was very difficult to shortlist the candidates and decide who was the caregiver of the month for September. However, we narrowed it down to a few caregivers and then voted internally to decide who the winner was….and it was Ann. Ann is an exceptional caregiver, working with Home Helpers since June. The clients she...

What can I do to prevent Alzheimer’s naturally?

Hi, Fellow Community Members! If you follow our blog, you may recall our blog post back in February of 2016 entitled “How Old Do You Want To Be?” http://www.homehelpershomecare.com/bradenton/blog/2016/02/how-old-do-you-want-to-be When we discussed the idea of subjective age in that blog post, we defined that as how you feel and how you define that feeling for...

Retirement Planning Is More Than Financial

Hi, Fellow Community Members, Throughout life, I am sure we have all had some experiences that have changed our lives.  Some of these experiences may have resulted in us abandoning or putting on hold plans that we may have had.  With that in mind, the purpose of my blog today is to shed some light...

Common Questions Asked During An In-Home Consultation

Fellow Community Members, Today I am blogging about some of the common questions that we receive during our in-home care consultations.  I hope that you find this blog and corresponding video informative, especially when choosing a senior home care provider for your loved one.  Please give us a call or visit our website should you...