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Home Helpers brings its specialized senior care to Agawam

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 quality, reliability, and best In-Home Care cost-benefit. When it comes to looking out for...

Alzheimer's Care: Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength

If you are the family caregiver of an Alzheimer’s Disease patient, chances are you also suffer Most 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 brain death, which changes who they are and...

12 hints for interacting and communicating with Alzheimer’s patients

Recently we had to introduce a new senior care caregiver to an Alzheimer’s Care patient in Suffield, Connecticut That 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, our client became aggressive and uncooperative. The caregiver, however, was trained to deal...

We’re working hard to provide home care during the blizzard

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 MA It’s been a hard day for everyone in North Central Connecticut and Western Massachusetts today, with the blizzard. Schools were closed, and many people stayed at home and worked...

Senior Care in Enfield, CT: We are Home Helpers' Best New Office

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 2016, among over 200 in all the...

Home Helpers Home Care in Enfield Is Proud to Be A Community Partner of the Enfield Senior Center

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 the Enfield Senior Center. And 85% say they have a more positive...

Tolland caregiver is semi-finalist in national Exceptional Caregiver Award

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 over 10.000 caregivers that currently work for Home Helpers nationwide. The winner will be announced at...

Is older people more susceptible to carbon monoxide poisoning?

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 we do during the winter in New England...

How can I prevent my loved one from falling and getting hurt?

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 the person ages and is higher for...