Senior Health and Safety

The recent cold snap in the Treasure Valley has forced everyone to adjust their daily habits. While bundling up or making scraping the windows of your car can be inconvenient, for the elderly, cold temperatures bring heightened risks and concerns. In this blog post, we’ll provide some cold weather tips for the health, safety and [...]

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Genuine, kind hearted and exceptional is how to describe Melissa and the work she does for Home Instead Senior Care. Melissa is a perfect example of an individual who was placed on this earth to care for others and put a smile on everyone’s face with her boisterous laugh and broad sense of humor. Melissa [...]

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We are very pleased to have Lisa as CAREGiver of the Month for November.  Her kind heart, strong determination, and compassion for others are what make her so special. Lisa joined Home Instead Senior Care in March of 2011 with the intent to become a CAREGiver after her grandfather passed away of Alzheimer’s disease in [...]

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Learn more about the ‘look and see signs’ that can tell whether your loved ones need help at home You’ve just returned to your childhood home for the holidays.  Problem is, things don’t look the same as they did the last time you were there.  Are the conditions of aging jeopardizing your senior’s health and [...]

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Research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care network found that 90 percent of seniors put loss of independence at the top of their list of aging worries. Directly related to this concern is a condition called “frailty.” Frailty is a lack of activity, which in turn can lead to a downward spiral of poor [...]

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Now that we’re in the holiday season, it’s wise to be more aware of senior fraud and how to protect senior loved ones. Common forms of fraud include: Neighbors of vulnerable seniors who take cash for projects that are never completed. Calls for a donation that goes to a non-existent charitable group. Email or internet [...]

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Loving, heartfelt, and simple are three words that describe Isabelle, a CAREGiver who lives life to the fullest by following some basic guildelines. These include making sure she is always “helping thy neighbor” and going the extra mile when she is with her client. Born and raised in Kentucky, Isabelle lived an uncomplicated and blessed [...]

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Are you caring for an aging parent or relative with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias? If so, you might be interested in our free Family Education Workshops.  These workshops consist of four classes that can help home caregivers successfully care for their senior loved ones. Classes include: Class 1: Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Learn [...]

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Home Instead Senior Care is pleased to support National Memory Screening Day, an important initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. As part of this important event, Home Instead is offering FREE, confidential memory screenings from November 13 to 15, 2012. A memory screening is a simple evaluation tool that checks your short term memory [...]

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