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When Seniors Won't Eat

National Nutrition Month is a good time to take a look at other factors that might be interfering with your efforts to make sure your loved one is eating healthy. There’s no question that selecting fresh, healthy ingredients is fundamental to senior nutrition. As Caregivers, ......

Congratulations to Our Exceptional Caregiver Award Finalists for 2018!

It would be impossible to offer Exceptional Care to our Home Helpers clients and their families if we didn’t have Exceptional Caregivers leading the way! This year marks the third year of our Exceptional Caregiver Awards to recognize these dedicated women and men who are out ......

Keep Seniors Safe and Warm in Their Homes

Record-breaking low temperatures are all but inescapable this winter, with every state except Hawaii recording below-freezing weather on one recent morning. Staying warm in the middle of an Arctic blast is always a hassle, and we certainly endorse all the good advice offered ......

In-Home Support for the Vision Impaired

October 15 is White Cane Safety Day in the United States, an occasion to celebrate the equality of blind Americans and to affirm our commitment to their right to independence. Caregivers often encounter families with one or more members experiencing a profound loss of ......

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 ......

Caring Options for Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

While we are confident we can find a cure together, we know that for families living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, their current situation is a much more pressing consideration. That’s why Home Helpers is so grateful for the caregivers who share their lives with those ......

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, ......

When Home Caregivers Become Navigators

Caring for someone in their home means supporting their independence in many ways, and that usually includes their interaction with health care professionals. As with most parts of in-home caregiving, health care conversations and visits are more productive with a plan. ......

Eye Health Beyond Age 60

Caregivers quickly become accustomed to the frequency of health care appointments many of our charges need to keep. Most of these are regularly scheduled or follow-ups to previous appointments, but it’s easy for some other needs to be overlooked. The end of summer and ......