Free Alzheimer's Training Now Available To Local Family Caregivers The Home Instead Senior Care® offices serving Lubbock and surrounding areas 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 806-281-4663 for more information.
Read more  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, has partnered with Meals on Wheels, Adult Protective Services, Kmart, The Wyndham Apartments, Cottage Village and City Bank to provide 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 morePlay Santa to seniors through program Hundreds of Lubbock-area seniors are hoping Santa Claus will make a trip down their chimneys this Christmas.
A Christmas tree covered in ornaments with the names and gift requests of nearly 450 seniors shows their need for cheer this holiday season. Read more |
