Seniors' Economic Struggles Continue This Holiday; Santa Program Provides Assistance The Walnut Creek 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 Local Senior-Care Agencies and Area Retailers 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 If you're an adult son or daughter who lives in fear of getting "the call" – the one that tells you "Mom has suffered a stroke," or "Dad accidentally overdosed on his medications" – do you have the information you need to help your loved one? Many don't, according to research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network. The organization conducted research with family caregivers to find out how much they know and developed a public education program with resources that can help family caregivers keep important information at their fingertips. 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 150,000 households caring for a senior in Contra Costa and San Mateo Counties are trying to help an aging relative who’d rather not have help. Read moreWho Will Care for Mom?
San Mateo, Calif. - In-home care giving is one of the hottest job markets, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and is predicted to be the second fastest-growing field over the next decade. It's also one of the top five recession-proof industries, according to Careerbuilder.com, and that's welcome news as many search for a new line of work or additional income in today's economy. Read moreHome Instead Senior Care in San Mateo Awards $25,000 to Senior Focus Program
Home Instead Senior Care serving South San Francisco, San Bruno, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo and Foster City has donated $25,000 to the Senior Focus program at Mills Peninsula Hospital for making a difference in the lives of seniors. Martie Cruz, owner of the local Home Instead Senior Care office, awarded the Senior Focus Board of Directors with a check during its annual meeting in March. Read more10 Signs Your Aging Parents Need Help
San Mateo, Calif. - If you're spending time with your aging parents this holiday season, add one more thing to your to-do list. Take note of signs indicating physical and mental changes that may be putting your mom and dad at risk. Read moreLocal Senior Care Agency Donates $10,000 to "Brown Bag" Senior Food Distribution Program
Martie Cruz, franchise owner of the Home Instead Senior Care of Walnut Creek, is donating $10,000 to make sure local seniors struggling to make ends meet are getting enough to eat. The money will go to the Brown Bag senior food distribution program administered by the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, which distributes free bags of groceries to low-income seniors in both counties. Read moreOperation: Medicine Cabinet
Medicines left unattended or disposed of carelessly are a danger, whether it's through accidental ingestion, illegal use, identity theft, or contamination of water supplies. But the public can now safely dispose of expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications during Operation: Medicine Cabinet. Read more |
