Home Instead Senior Care
Tallahassee

Free Alzheimer's Training Now Available To Local Family Caregivers

The Home Instead Senior Care® offices serving Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson and Wakulla Counties, plus the Panhandle, is offering a new training program called Alzheimer's CARE, designed to help families manage the challenges of Alzheimer's and other dementias – diseases that eventually rob seniors of their memories and independence. Free training for families caring for these older adults is now available. Visit HelpForAlzheimersFamilies.com or call 850-297-1897 for more information.
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Salute to Senior Service: Search on for state's outstanding senior volunteers

The Home Instead Senior Care network has launched a program to honor the volunteer efforts of our unsung senior heroes. The Salute to Senior Service^SM program will include a search for the most outstanding senior volunteer in Florida and culminate with the selection of a national Salute to Senior Service winner during Older Americans Month in May.

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Seniors' Economic Struggles Continue This Holiday; Santa Program Provides Assistance

The area 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, and NHC Home Care, have teamed up together for this year's project. They will be working with Elder Care Services, Inc., Wakulla Co. Senior Citizens, Jefferson Co. Senior Citizens, Dept. of Children & Families/Adult Services, Alzheimer's Project, Lake Ella Manor Apartments, Casa Calderon Apartments, Georgia Belle Dickinson Apartments, Bethel Towers Apartments, Eden Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, River Chase Care Center, Magnolia House, Gadsden County Senior Citizens, Wal-Mart and Sam's Club to provide gifts and companionship to seniors who otherwise might not receive either this holiday season.

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 Memories^SM Recipe Contest between July 15 and September 15, 2011.

The 50-50 Rule: New Program Helps Siblings Overcome Family Conflict While Caring for Aging Parents

The Home Instead Senior Care® office serving Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson and Wakulla Counties, plus the Panhandle, has launched the 50-50 Rule program. Built on original research, the program includes free resources to help siblings overcome their differences to provide the best care possible for their aging parents. Read more

Senior Gift Requests Expected to Increase This Holiday as Economic Slump Continues

The Home Instead Senior Care® office serving Tallahassee has joined local businesses and retailers to provide presents to seniors who otherwise might not receive a gift this holiday season. Read more

Battle of the Ages

Just when you thought that a family caregiver’s job couldn’t get more difficult, consider this:  Many of the estimated 30,000 households caring for a senior in the Tallahassee area are trying to help an aging relative who’d rather not have help.