Holiday Program Helps Charlottesville Seniors Struggling With Poverty and Loneliness The Charlottesville 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  Local Program Arms Families with Tools to Protect Senior Loved Ones from Scams Charlottesville senior care experts are urging residents of Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson Counties and their families to be alert for scammers who may be targeting their senior loved ones with a variety of senior fraud schemes, such as identity theft, Medicaid/Medicare and medication fraud, and financial exploitation.. Home Instead Senior Care is pleased to offer the Senior Fraud Protection Kit designed to help protect seniors from fraud.
Read more  Free Alzheimer's Training Now Available To Local Family Caregivers The Home Instead Senior Care® offices serving Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, Louisa and Nelson Counties 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 434.979.4663 for more information.
Read more  Seniors' Economic Struggles Continue This Holiday; Santa Program Provides Assistance The Charlottesville 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 | 