Craving Companionship Research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network revealed that lack of companionship is the biggest mealtime challenge for seniors. The Mountain View, Calif. 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 senior loved one. Read moreLife Catching
Susan's guests, Michelle Rogers of Home Instead Senior Care and Barbara Tabach, author of LifeCatching, The Art of Saving & Sharing Memories, will talk about how they are keeping memories alive by combining the human touch with the technologies available today. Through the LifeCatching program every person has the opportunity to be remembered... Read moreFear of Frailty
Lack of Activity Threatens Local Seniors’ Independence
Fear of frailty is of paramount concern not only for Mountain View area seniors, but those local adults ages 35 to 62 – many of whom are daughters – worried about the health and safety of their older loved ones. Read moreHappy Memories or Household Hazards?
While clutter is not a problem unique to seniors, conditions of aging including strokes, brain trauma and dementia can lead to disorder and chaos that could threaten seniors’ home safety and independence, experts say. It’s a problem all too familiar to family caregivers. Read more Home Instead Senior Care Seminar Will Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Care San Jose Event to Target Caregivers, Health-Care Providers
Alzheimer’s disease rates are on the rise in the United States with approximately 4.5 million Americans currently afflicted with it. By 2050, the illness could affect anywhere from 11 to 16 million people. To help address this important subject, Home Instead Senior Care will hold a “Changing the World of Alzheimer’s” day-long seminar with a top expert in the field on Thursday, March 25 in San Jose. Read moreMountain View CAREGiver Honored [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—December 22, 2009] Local resident Sharon Navone has been selected CAREGiver of the Year by the Home Instead Senior Care franchise office in Mountain View, Calif. and nominated for CAREgiver of the Year on the national level. She is being recognized for commitment and service to the older adults in the area who are clients of Home Instead Senior Care, the world’s largest provider of non‐medical home care and companionship services for seniors, and specifically one client with whom she has developed a special bond during the past three years and who she helped in a time of crisis during 2009. Read moreHOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE TO EXHIBIT AT BABY BOOMER SENIOR EXPO 2009 SHOW Attendees to the Baby Boomer Senior Expo 2009 Show in Santa Clara will get a special treat this year, thanks to the participation of the local non-medical in-home senior care organization, Home Instead Senior Care. Michelle Rogers, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care franchise serving the Mountain View area, has confirmed she will be partnering with the Baby Boomer Senior Expo to offer a free presentation on caregiving, the importance of communicating with seniors, and non-medical home care options. The informative seminar will be held at 1:10 pm in the convention hall. Read more | 