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Top 20 Holiday Gift Ideas for Seniors

It’s that time of year when we are all in search of the perfect gifts for our loved ones, young and old. I must say, it is much easier to find gifts for young people than it is for our aging loved ones. So, I researched to find the top 20 holiday gift ideas for...

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Home Helpers Makes Holidays Happier Days in West Pasco and Pinellas Counties

Home Helpers Caregivers Make Holidays Happier in West Pasco and Pinellas Counties In my recent blog, Assessing the Well-Being of Seniors During the Holidays and Providing Support to Make Life Easier, I shared some professional insight to help you understand more about things you should watch for when you spend quality time with your aging...

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11 Health-Conscious Gifts for Senior Men in Time for Father's Day

When we were young children, my siblings and I always wanted to get gifts for our Dad and Grandpa that they would really like and find useful. My younger sister actually bought Daddy Chapstick one year for Father’s Day, because she remembered he regularly used it. That’s a fond memory for sure, but in the...

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Maintain an Attitude of Gratitude at Thanksgiving and Year-Round

I try to maintain an attitude of gratitude year-round, but even more prominently during Gratitude Month and especially at Thanksgiving. I have so much about which to be thankful: my family, my friends, my Community Warriors Power Partners, and my hard-working Home Helpers® staff and caregivers who have helped us surpass 15 years of service...

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7 Suggestions for Safe Holiday Gatherings with Seniors

We have witnessed history in 2020: a global pandemic, unlike any other for more than a century. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, “It is estimated that about 500 million people, or one-third of the world’s population, became infected with (the Spanish flu). The number of deaths was estimated to be at...

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28 Holiday Gift Ideas for Seniors during COVID-19

Nothing is normal these days with coronavirus surging, and that includes the holidays and holiday shopping. We’ve been advised to restrict visits to our senior loved ones and the number of people we can safely host over the holidays…preferably, outdoors. So, what can we do to brighten the holidays for seniors as we wait for...

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