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Our family is here for your family and different families choose Home Helpers for different reasons. For some, it’s to provide extensive on-going care for an aging senior. For others, we offer a much needed break such as a night out with a spouse, vacation, or simply a few hours of quiet time at home.
But for many, it’s to provide comfort and respite for family caregivers who are caring for an aging adult with Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss, or other forms of dementia.
Home Helpers offers flexible care plan options to ensure that our clients find the right mix of services and schedule that meets their needs.
In Home Care: Balancing a Loved One's Needs With Your Own When you're a caregiver, finding time to take care of your own health can be challenging — but doing so will help both you and your loved one. By Krisha McCoy, MS Do you provide assistance for an older person who needs care? People of all ages can be caregivers, but it is very common for older people to become caregivers to their spouses or other loved ones, and – too often – they begin to neglect their own health at an age when they should really be paying more attention to it. Caregiving is both mentally and physically stressful, and caregivers are considered to be at increased risk for physical health problems and depression. If you are a…
Home Helpers of Lockport IL Announces the Addition of Their New Caregiver Savings Program Lockport, Illinois, March 2011—Home Helpers of Lockport, IL announces the addition of their new Caregiver Savings Program. As a member of the LTC Expert Publications National Network of providers (The LTCEP Network), Home Helpers of Lockport ILis now one of many agencies nationwide that offers the “Caregiver Savings Program” through their website. In collaboration with Parentgiving.com, The LTCEP Network of providers are able to pass on a discount of 10% on all items available for purchase on the Parentgiving.com website and 5% off of any sale items. Visit http://alzheimerscarenow.com/ to receive your DISCOUNT CODE. “This means that Home Helpers of Lockport IL is able to pass on product and supply savings to…
Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s: Advice For Families Paying for Care Following are some facts about paying for care: Contrary to popular belief, Medicare does not cover the cost of long term care. Medicare only provides limited coverage for long term care with many rules to qualify, such as requiring a 3-day hospital stay. Medicaid – the health insurance program for the poor – pays for almost 65% of the patients in nursing facilities, yet offers only limited, if any, funding for assisted living services in many states. Long term care insurance, depending on the policy, pays a daily rate and may cover a variety of long term care settings, possibly including home care. Private Pay and LTC Insurance Paying for care with your own funds provides you with greater…
The ABC Way to Understand Alzheimer’s Behavior Excerpted from The Comfort of Home for Alzheimer’sTM By Maria M. Meyer, Mary S. Mittelman, Cynthia Epstein, and Paula Derr, Contributing writers A person with Alzheimer’s disease may sometimes act in ways that are upsetting or seem aggressive. He or she may hit, scratch, or fight with the caregiver. This does not always happen. But if it does, it is likely to be when the person is in the middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease. This stage can last for up to four years. These actions can be upsetting and are often hard for caregivers to manage. It helps to have a plan. One that many people find easy to remember is called ABC. Here is what this means: A means Antecedent. This refers…
14 Things Your Eyes Say About Your Health Glaucoma and cataracts aren’t the only problems that can be seen by gazing into someone’s eyes By Paula Spencer, Caring.com senior editor Looking people straight in the eye may or may not reveal their honesty — but the eyes CAN tell you about cholesterol, liver disease, or diabetes, if you know what to look for. "The eye is a unique window into health," says ophthalmologist Andrew Iwach, spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and executive director of the Glaucoma Center of San Francisco. "It’s the only place in the body where, without surgery, we can look in and see veins, arteries, and a nerve (the optic nerve)." The eyes’ transparency explains why common eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts, and…
After relying on mom and dad for everything from extra cash to career advice, have the tables turned and do they need you as badly as you used to need them? If so, you’re not alone.
Family members and friends may be better judges of early Alzheimer’s disease than standard memory tests, a new study reports. The results could help doctors diagnose suspected Alzheimer’s at an earlier stage, when treatment may be more effective and families can better prepare for the changes to come.
Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms appear would soon be possible, courtesy a 30-second test being developed by scientists.
The simple procedure, which detects the signs of Alzheimer’s in those in their 40s, brings the hope of routine screening for dementia in as little as two years.
Those found to have a tiny piece of tell-tale damage to their brains could take preventative measures such as changing their diet and taking more exercise.
Over the next decade approximately 47 million baby boomers in North America are or will be facing the role of caregiver to a parent, relative or elderly friend – an odyssey that will change many of your lives. At the same time countless thousands of seniors face the dilemma of caring for a chronically ill spouse.
St. Louis, Missouri – LTCEP’s Alzheimer’s Disease National Network of Providers officially welcomes Home Helpers of Lockport IL, Ed Kerfin, Owner
The LTCEP Network consists of groups of providers across the U.S. and Canada who specialize in certain types of care. Visit their website at http://www.AlzheimersCareToday.com
“Our first group of providers are those who specialize in home care services for those suffering from dementia, memory loss, or Alzheimer’s Disease. We will also be focusing on Assisted Living facilities who offer this specialty, along with many other elder care and senior service providers nationwide and in Canada.” says Valerie VanBooven, RN, BSN, Managing Partner of LTC Expert Publications LLC