Seniors' Economic Struggles Continue This Holiday; Santa Program Provides Assistance The Reno/Sparks and Carson City offices 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 Wal-Mart Vision Center 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 moreSenior Gift Requests Expected to Increase This Holiday as Economic Slump Continues The Home Instead Senior Care® office serving Reno, has joined Foster Grandparents; Division for Aging Services; Orvis Ring; Washoe County Senior Services; Washoe County Public Guardian; Reno Housing Authority; Retired and Senior Volunteer Program; Senior Companions; Lakeside Manor; Regent Care Center; The Fountains; Carville Park Apartments; Evergreen Mountain View; XL Hospice; Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada and more, along with Wal-Mart 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 58,000 households caring for a senior in Reno, Sparks and Washoe Counties are trying to help an aging relative who’d rather not have help. Read more |
