Keeping Loved Ones Safe, One Pill at a Time At first, it was just a small pill box to keep the days straight. Then came an AM/PM organizer to separate morning and evening meds. Soon, a weekly box was added. Before you know it, managing medications turns into a full-time job on top of chronic […]
Caregiver Spotlight: Finding her calling at ABC
Meet Jess Walters, RN- Licensed Nurse for ABC Home Healthcare Professionals I started working for ABC as a homemaker when I was 18. I always worked retail part-time through college while I was working on my writing degree. When the store I was working at closed, I went looking for another job while I finished […]
Living Well at Home
Learn how home care services can help you safely age in place Don’t Wait Asking for help doesn’t mean giving up independence. If you consider the alternative, you’re actually being proactive in supporting your own independence! What do I mean you ask? Consider laundry, which is a chore for all of us. Having someone come […]
Holidays as a Family
The Holidays: A Time of Discovery The holidays are one of the few times that we may have the opportunity to truly gather together as a family due to life’s schedules and proximity of our loved ones. For those who travel a distance to a loved one, this may be the time when you notice […]
Caring for an Aging Parent: Caregiving Benefits
At some point, you may become one of the 40 million people in the U.S. providing care for a spouse, parent or other loved one. Children caring for an aging parent report feeling a stronger bond with their parent as well as improved self-esteem. In some cases, the additional time spent with a parent has […]
Living and Caring for those with Alzheimer’s
One in 10 people age 65+ has Alzheimer’s dementia. Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s bringing the total of those living with Alzheimer’s to more than 5.5 million people. By 2050 that number could reach 16 million! It is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. It is […]