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Share Your Heart as a CAREGiver
At Home Instead Senior Care, we are proud of the assistance we provide seniors and their families in our community. Our CAREGivers live locally and have the benefit of flexible hours close to home. A popular stigma is that caregivers … Continue reading
Posted in Caregiving, Local News
Tagged Benefits, Caregiver, Caregiver Gain, Caregiver Stress, caregiving, Employment
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Meet our April CAREGiver of the Month
Congratulations to our April CAREGiver of the Month: Fran! Hometown: Pittsburgh Tenure: 3 years What made you decide to become a CAREGiver? I like helping people and being a professional CAREGiver is the best way I could think of to … Continue reading
4 Tips for Caregivers of Cancer Patients
I woke this morning still tired. Exhausted really. (Funny, that’s how I woke up yesterday, too.) I woke up about every 35 minutes making sure I hadn’t missed my alarm or a call from the hospital. I knew today would … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, Caregiver, caregiving, Home Instead, relief, stress, tips
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Meet our March CAREGiver of the Month
Congratulations to our March CAREGiver of the Month: Kelly! Hometown: Munhall Tenure: 11 months What made you decide to become a CAREGiver? It started as helping a family friend take care of her sick mother, then I realized I liked … Continue reading
Meet the PA Salute to Senior Service Winner
The 2014 winners of the Salute to Senior Service contest have been announced. Congratulations to Audrey Milford from Wilkes-Barre on being chosen as Pennsylvania’s most outstanding volunteer! Audrey was nominated by Celtic Hospice and was chosen by voters on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Caregiver, caregiving, Home Instead, Pennsylvania, Salute to Senior Service, volunteer, winner
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Adapting Outdoor Activities
Spring has finally sprung so it’s time to get outside! Even if your senior loved ones can’t physically do the activities they used to, adaptations can be made to enjoy the nice weather. If you have an avid huntsman or … Continue reading
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Tagged Acitivity, Caregiver, caregiving, Elderly, Home Instead, Outdoors, senior care, seniors
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Prepare Your Family for Multi-Generational Living
As economics shape our world and way of living, we face challenges that former generations did not. One transition becoming more prevalent is multi-generational living. About 7.1 million U.S. households in 2010 had at least three generations of family members, … Continue reading
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Tagged Caregiver, caregiving, family, Generational Living, Generations, Home Instead, senior care
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Healthy Eating Live Chat Next Week
March is National Nutrition Month, so it’s the perfect time to get yourself and family on a wellness plan. Home Instead Senior Care will be hosting a free live chat, Steps to Healthier Eating for You and Your Loved One, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Caregiver, caregiving, chat, dementia, home instead senior care, Live
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“Spring Ahead” to a Good Night’s Sleep
This Sunday, March 9 is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Clocks will be turned ahead one hour at 2 a.m. We all dread losing this precious hour of sleep, but the impact can be particularly troublesome for seniors. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Caregiver, caregiving, Daylight Savings Time, Home Instead, Sleep
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Meet our January CAREGiver of the Month
Congratulations to our January CAREGiver of the Month: Rose! Hometown: West Homestead Tenure with HISC: 5.5 years What made you decide to become a CAREGiver? To help others that can’t help themselves and to care for ones that they care … Continue reading
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