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November 13, 2024
Caregivers in Clearwater, FL and Surrounding Areas
A caregiver I employ at Home Helpers received a call from her Mother-in-law asking if she and her husband would be traveling to visit over Thanksgiving because she wanted to shop for the holiday meal. After all, several membe...
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October 09, 2024
Senior Care in Clearwater, FL and Surrounding Areas
Most of our clients at Home Helpers are seniors who take medications, vitamins, and supplements for various reasons. Occasionally, our clients have reported experiencing different side effects or troubling reactions. This is...
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May 23, 2024
Hurricane season officially began June 1st and runs through November 30th. NOAA National Weather Service has issued their forecast for 2024 with 17-25 named storms expected.
“The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have above-normal activity due to sever...
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August 01, 2023
We’re about to mark the official end of summer on Labor Day weekend, observed this year September 2-4, when many families choose to make their final travel plans before the holidays. The holidays…they’re right around the corner, too, you know!If your family is planning to ...
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August 01, 2023
This blog will likely be published during or after Hurricane Idalia impacts our beautiful Best Coast, so hopefully you have taken measures toward hurricane preparedness – including evacuation, if necessary – and find these 11 important safety tips for seniors after severe st...
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June 01, 2023
One very important part of my job at Home Helpers is to make sure our senior clients and those with whom I consult live in a safe and healthy environment. Furthermore, having an employment background in banking, I also like to ensure seniors stay financially safe by sharing with...
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March 01, 2018
This is definitely a subject I’m not totally comfortable discussing, however, it must become part of a conversation among families, caregivers, and elderly loved ones. I’m talking about seniors and sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs, which is timely considering it i...
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August 01, 2017
It only took moments in the beginning of an incoming call from an unknown number to wreck the elderly woman’s bank account. It only took her simple acknowledgment of “yes,” that set the entire fraud in motion to drain her bank account.I heard about this on the news and fir...
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