Seniors' Economic Struggles Continue This Holiday; Santa Program Provides Assistance The Columbus office of the Home Instead Senior Care® network, the world's largest provider of non-medical in-home care and companionship services for older adults, has partnered with Northwest Counseling Services, The Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio, Powell United Methodist Church, and as well as HP Commercial Realty, LLC, American Nursing Care and local CVS and Walgreens stores, for the Be a Santa to a Senior program, which provides gifts and companionship to seniors who otherwise might not receive either this holiday season. Read more Craving Companionship: Recipe contest helps revive family mealtimes for local seniors According to research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network, lack of companionship is the biggest mealtime challenge for seniors. The local Home Instead Senior Care office is encouraging family caregivers to dig into the family recipe box to find that favorite dish, and prepare and share a meal with their elderly loved one. Enter that recipe and the story about what makes the dish so special to your family in the Homemade MemoriesSM Recipe Contest between July 15 and September 15, 2011. Read more Answering the Call: Local Program Helps Family Caregivers Prepare for Senior Emergencies Whether accompanying your loved one to a doctor's appointment or in response to a medical crisis, it's critical to have your loved one's medical information easily and quickly accessible. Home Instead Senior Care network worked with Humana Points of Caregiving® to create the Caring for Your Parents: Senior Emergency KitSM, an information management tool and website. This toolkit and other resources are part of the Answering the CallSM program to help you be prepared for these situations. Read moreBattle of the Ages Just when you thought that a family caregiver’s job couldn’t get more difficult, consider this: Many of the estimated 287,000 households caring for a senior in the greater Columbus area are trying to help an aging relative who’d rather not have help. Read moreCOOKING UNDER PRESSURE Healthy eating is important for seniors who may have health challenges and take mutiple medications. Home Instead Senior Care asked nutrition experts to establish a list of essential foods for seniors. Read moreThe 40-70 Rule This guide is designed to help adult children and their aging parents deal with the important and sensitive life topics that often make conversations difficult Read moreToo Close for Comfort Today there are nearly 4 million multigenerational families in the US. These living arrangements present challenges to everyone. Read more |
