Be a Santa to a Senior - KXAN News
Austin, TX - Be a Santa to a Senior helps elderly people in the Austin area. Thank you to all that helped!! This year was the biggest the program has ever been, and it would not have been sucessful with out all of the help we recieved throughout the Austin and surrounding communities. THANK YOU. We look forward to next year!! 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 more Program Brightens Seniors' Holidays - Round Rock Leader LAURI ZACHRY
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The Be a Santa to a Senior program, through Home Instead in Austin, allows low-income seniors in the Central Texas area the opportunity to receive a special gift during the Christmas season.
The deadline to donate to the Be a Santa for a Senior Program is Monday, December 20th. 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 110,000 households caring for a senior in the Austin area are trying to help an aging relative who’d rather not have help.
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