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Home Helpers of New Castle and Allison Park is proud to announce our Partnership with Veterans First.

Home Helpers and Veterans First are working together to assist our Veterans and their Spouses in qualifying for the Aid and Attendance and Pension Benefits. Aid and Attendance Benefit: A VA funded benefit program that awards Veterans and their surviving Spouse with in-home care. What is it: A benefit specifically for Veterans and their surviving...

Caregiver Profile: Tim Fiedler Has the Heart and Soul of a Caregiver

Last week I mentioned that I’d be sharing profiles of our Exceptional Caregiver Award regional finalists. I’d like to start with our Western Region finalist, Timothy Fiedler. Tim works for Rick Cseak at Home Helpers of Denver and Castle Rock in Colorado. “Tim is a true example of how the younger generation has star power,” said Rick. “Tim...

Taking Care When a Caregiver Isn’t There

It’s unfortunate, but too many of us still have a reflex reaction to caregiving for seniors as a sort of binary decision: Either Mom or Dad is fine on their own, or they need round-the-clock support. The fact is their care need is most likely an accommodating continuum and understanding the options is the best...

The Three Things We All Need for a Happy Life

America is one of the few countries in world history to actually include the concept of “the pursuit of happiness” in an establishing document — in the Declaration of Independence. Of course, we understand that happiness isn’t guaranteed, but we are free to pursue it, whatever it means to us. For me, it isn’t about...

Caregivers Can Protect Elderly Even When They Can’t Be There

In-home caregivers are aware of the potential hazards our loved ones face while we’re with them. But one of the important roles of elder care is to anticipate and address situations that may be safety risks when we’re not there. Falling is the most common cause of accident-related injury among older Americans. We’ve talked before...

Senior Fitness Should Be Fun

With Senior Health and Fitness Day approaching, there are plenty of ideas for how to encourage your older loved ones to take their strength and conditioning seriously. We’ve offered our own take on the subject from time to time, as well. Our caregivers across the country work with people in all stages of baseline health...

Caregiving Is a Personal Thing

In-home care will never be a one-size-fits-all program. It’s personal. When you first start to consider in-home care for a member of your family, you probably have a lot of questions. Your loved one probably does, too. We have discussed several times the family dynamics of discussing adding a professional caregiver to your team, and...

Is It a Stroke? Better Act F.A.S.T.

Gerry, a 50-ish professional with an active lifestyle, was chatting with a co-worker in the parking lot outside his office when his companion suddenly began leading him to his own car. Several times, Gerry protested that he had somewhere to go, but his colleague persisted. Gerry was fortunate that day because his friend had the...

Daylight Savings Time Change Affects Seniors

We start Daylight Savings Time again this week in most of the United States. This semiannual ritual is a nuisance (springing forward costs us an hour of sleep) or a blessing (falling back lets us catch up on rest at least a little), depending on where we are in the cycle. If it affects people...