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January 02, 2020
For the sixth consecutive year, Home Helpers Home Care in Enfield (covering North Central CT and Western Massachusetts) earned The Best of Home Care: 2020 Provider of Choice Award, for the excellence of services provided to their clients.The honor is awarded by Home Care Pul...
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January 12, 2019
Named "Caring Star of 2020" for Service Excellence Positive Consumer Ratings Led to This Industry-Leading Distinction from Caring.comHome Helpers is pleased to announce it has been selected as a "Caring Star of 2020” for service excellence in home care. In consumer ra...
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January 10, 2019
Home Care Services in Suffield CT and regionThere are many ways to manage the stress that you are experiencing from caring for a loved one. If things start to get too overwhelming in life, and you start to feel hopeless or helpless thoughts, it is important to seek out profe...
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January 10, 2019
Alzheimer's Care in Suffield CTToday we were at Caring for Self & Others Health & Flu Shot Fair organized by the Suffield Community Aid at the Suffield Senior Center. We were talking to Suffield's vibrant community about Home Care, Alzheimer’s Care, ...
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January 10, 2019
Respite for Family Caregivers, Home Care, and Alzheimer’s Care in Suffield CT Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, I will be at the Suffield Senior Center to speak about Home Care, Alzheimer’s Care, Respite for Family Caregivers, and other ...
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January 03, 2019
Every quarter Home Helpers Home Care teams up with Louis and Clark Medical Supply to offer free tune-ups in seniors' mobility equipment. The initiative aims at increasing security and reducing fall risk among seniors in our community.Falling due to balance issues is the main...
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January 10, 2018
Quality of life is not a new concept. For decades countries have been measuring the quality of life indicators of their citizens and comparing them with each other. That measurement considers how long people live, how healthy they are and their access to basic services and c...
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January 04, 2018
Article originally published in the Enfield PressMore younger people reported losing money to fraud in 2017 than older people. However, when people aged 70 and older had a loss, it was a much higher median loss than other groups, reports the FTC (Federal Trade Commission). T...
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January 02, 2018
Alzheimer's Care in Suffield and regionWe all are affected somehow by the setting sun. The coming of the night time may change our disposition and mood, in a way that varies from person to person. However, for dementia patients and their families, the twilight time coul...
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January 02, 2018
Home Care in Enfield and Region: Home Helpers Article Published in the Journal Inquirer.This article was published in the Journal Inquirer on Febrary 10, and distributed in the towns of Enfield, Suffield, Somers, Ellington, Stafford, Tolland, Vernon and Manchester.Last year,...
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January 12, 2017
Home Care SuffieldIf a kid has been good for goodness sake, Santa will visit his home with a bag full of presents, right? Well, in Suffield, seniors who receive meals via the Meals on Wheels program are also receiving Santa’s visit!The initiative comes from one of the volu...
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January 12, 2017
Elder Care: Check Our Tune-Up Calendar.Every quarter Home Helpers teams up with Louis and Clark Medical Supply to offer free tune-ups in seniors' mobility equipment. The initiative aims at increasing security and reducing fall risk among seniors in our community.Given to the...
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January 12, 2017
Home Helpers Home Care Enfield Press ArticleA few weeks ago, one of our caregivers was cleaning the client’s home when she noticed he was agitated, in front of the computer. He was nervous because, he said, his bank account had been hacked, and he was being stolen. He told...
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January 11, 2017
Home Helpers Home Care Enfield Press articleBeing a baby boomer, a Boston College alumnus and working in the home care industry, I had a pleasant surprise when I saw the article “How Much Long-Term Care Do Adult Children Provide?”, discussing future home care needs of Ba...
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January 11, 2017
Home Care in SuffieldWe just dropped our Thanksgiving basket with grocery goods at the Sacred Heart Church, in Suffield (CT). This event is organized annually, by the town’s Emergency Aid Association. In total, 84 baskets were collected. They will be delivered to families ...
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January 11, 2017
Senior Care in Suffield CTHome Care Suffield CT needs: 11.6% of the town residences have someone living alone who is 65 or olderFor the city of Suffield, CT, it is essential to maintain its senior citizens at home, healthy and independent. For this reason, the town...
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January 11, 2017
At Home Helpers Home Care we offer care plans that are designed specifically for each client. Each person is different and might require different levels of care, from a few hours a week, to full-time attention.When full-time attention is necessary, for example, if the clien...
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January 11, 2017
Home Helpers Home Care Enfield article published by The Enfield PressIf you are thinking about home care or senior care, chances are you already need it. Many people postpone this decision until it is too late. Hiring in-home care early keeps your loved one safe and healthy,...
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January 10, 2017
We had a great time yesterday at the Agawam Senior Center getting to meet and work together with very competent and friendly local health practitioners.Since 2016, Home Helpers has been expanding its activities in Western Massachusetts, offering an option of high qualit...
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January 03, 2017
If you are the family caregiver of an Alzheimer's Disease patient, chances are you also sufferMost people don’t realize that every time Alzheimer’s Disease strikes in a family, it hits two people. The first one is the person who is the victim of the slow degenerative bra...
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January 02, 2017
Recently we had to introduce a new senior care caregiver to an Alzheimer’s Care patient in Suffield, ConnecticutThat is always a challenge. Alzheimer’s patients have difficulties in dealing with change. And that’s what happened in this case. Facing the new caregiver, o...
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January 02, 2017
Snow or shine, Home Helpers Home Care Enfield office will do everything to provide Senior Care in Suffield, Tolland, Longmeadow and all North Central CT/Western MAIt’s been a hard day for everyone in North Central Connecticut and Western Massachusetts today, with the blizz...
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January 02, 2017
I’m glad to share with you that Home Helpers Home Care in Enfield, covering North Central CT and Western MA, won yet another award! This time, we were selected to be a Charter Member of Home Helpers Pinnacle Club, which bring together the offices with best performance in 2...
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January 02, 2017
February is Senior Center month. In 2017, the theme for this celebration is: "Senior Centers: Experts at Living Well".In a recent survey conducted by the Enfield Senior Center, 82% of participants reported that they have more social outlets and friends since coming to t...
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January 01, 2017
Grace Carrington, a Home Helpers live-in caregiver from Tolland, was chosen as one of the semi-finalists of the prestigious Exceptional Caregiver Award, given yearly by Home Helpers Home Care franchise. The semi-finalists were shortlisted among 212 nominees, selected from ov...
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January 01, 2017
Now that the temperature dropped considerably and we are being hit by snowstorms, we feel tempted to pump up the heat and put on a fire in the fireplace. As the winter progresses, with further storms and power outages, a generator might be needed.These “routine” things w...
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January 12, 2016
Fall prevention is an important part of the job of family caregivers and others providing senior care for a loved one. It demands a lot of attention, as well as changes in the home, to improve mobility and reduce fall risk.The risk of injuries when falling increases as ...
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January 11, 2016
It's been in your head for a while, but now you assessed that your loved one really needs help to continue to live independently, safe and healthy.Some necessary conversations never seem to get started because we fear we already know how they will end. That is usually the ca...
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January 11, 2016
I cannot stress enough how important this prize is for us. It is more than a recognition that we are seen in our community as the best home care agency in North Central CT and Western MA. This award is based on evaluations that our clients made about our home care ...
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January 11, 2016
Even though millions of people experience winter-related sadness, lack of energy and detachment from daily activities, many of us believe that the cold days’ blues is just a myth. However, there is sound scientific evidence to support the fact that the change of seasons ma...
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January 09, 2016
This weekend Home Helpers Home Care will be participating in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in EnfieldThis is the major event in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease here and in other 600 cities across America. You may help just by going to the Enfield Senior Center n...
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January 06, 2016
"Wandering behavior" is something that caregivers for Alzheimer’s Disease patients are often used to. It happens a lot with Home Helpers Dementia Care clients in Tolland, Suffield and all over North Central CT and Western MAThis happens because, as the patient’s brain is...
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January 06, 2016
We are very happy to share the news that Home Helpers Home Care Enfield office covering North Central CT and Western MA has just been awarded the Best of Home Care in Enfield Award 2016, by the Enfield Award ProgramHere's what they say, in a public statement: “Each year, t...
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January 04, 2016
After evaluating some awesome candidates for the Caregiver of the Month Award for the month of March, we finally came to a decision. We have so many great caregivers providing home care services in Enfield, Suffield, Tolland, Somers and all over North Central CT. They all wo...
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January 03, 2016
In our business, recruiting good caregivers is key. How do we make sure that the person we are assigning to take care of our clients will be worthy of their confidence in us?The rule of thumb is simple: we want caregivers who we could put in our home, with our loved ones. We...
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January 03, 2016
At Home Helpers Home Care in Enfield, we care for many patients who, unfortunately, suffer from Alzheimer's. We follow closely their development in their struggle to stay active and aware while being slowly debilitated by the disease.That's why we are helping reclaim th...
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January 03, 2016
At Home Helpers of North Central Connecticut, we are proud to honor our country and the men and women who served. Among our clients and caregivers, we have people who served our military in different conflicts abroad, from World War 2 to the more recent conflicts in Afghanis...
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January 02, 2016
Welcome with us on this journey of knowledge and discovery. With the launch of our new website, we are starting this community blog to bring you information, tips, and awareness about issues related to home care and aging at home.Getting old or taking care of an aging parent...
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