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For Families & Senior Care
The issues outlined impact the lives of seniors every day. Home Instead Senior Care can meet these senior home care needs and provide suggestions and solutions on how to handle the every day challenges seniors face.
Knowing that Home Instead is a valuable resource for information as well as home care services is another reason why families look to Home Instead Senior Care to meet the home care needs of the senior they care for. Whether you're caring for a loved one or need information about issues affecting seniors, click the boxes below for valuable resources designed to help you.
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- Too Close for Comfort?
Multigenerational living can have its challenges. If you are considering taking this leap, or if you are already in the situation, you and your senior loved one probably have many home care questions and situations that need to be resolved.
Read more about Too Close for Comfort> - The Home Care Solution
A guide to the best choices for seniors and those who care about them.
Download PDF > - A Family Caregiver’s Guide to Discharge Planning
Written by a Massachusetts Home Instead Senior Care franchise owner in conjunction with discharge planners, nurses, social workers, case managers and senior care professionals. Learn the questions to ask and how to be prepared for home care needs when your loved one is discharged from a medical facility or nursing home.
Read more about A Family Caregiver's Guide to Discharge Planning> - The 40/70 Rule
A senior’s independence is never easy to give up. This booklet is a “How To” tip guide for talking about sensitive issues your senior loved one faces as they age.
Also addressed is how the senior can effectively communicate their wishes about the issues of aging to their adult children.
Read more about the 40/70 Rule> - Depression In Seniors Is Associated With Diabetes
Facts don’t lie. Seniors who have symptoms of depression over a 10-year span may be more likely to develop diabetes than those seniors without depressive symptoms.
Read more about depression and diabetes> - Seniors Should Heed Home Safety Cautions
Most seniors are able to keep up with the homemaking chores of their household. Being able to keep their environment neat and clean is a source of pride. But as seniors age, they become less able to maintain their environment and what used to seem easy is now a very difficult task.
Read more about home safety> - New Study Reveals Advantages of Senior Exercise
Resistance training rejuvenates muscle tissue in healthy seniors.
Read more about exercise benefits> - Encourage Seniors to Pursue Their Favorite Pastimes
At Home Instead Senior Care, we believe that companionship and good health, both physically and mentally, are vital to a senior’s well being.
Read more about staying engaged in favorite activities> - Alzheimer’s Brochure
The best place for a person with memory loss is in familiar surroundings. The services provided by Home Instead Senior Care are a valuable, trusted solution to help your loved one maintain a regular routine, thus enhancing his or her quality of life.
Download "Your Trusted Source for Alzheimer’s and Dementia" brochure>