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.

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Homecare Lockport IL: Alzheimers and Caregiving

7.21.2011

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Alzheimer's and Caregiving Written By : Stephanie Roberts Many people say they’ll never put Mom in a nursing home.  This is easy to do when she’s healthy, but if she gets Alzheimer’s disease it becomes much more difficult. The first thing you need to take into consideration is the safety of your parent.   Thinking “it’s my responsibility” can cause you to try and do too much.  While your intentions are good, this can lead to accidents.  And all too often injury is the first sign a caregiver is in over their head.  Then you try and react to the situation and scramble looking for solutions.  So how can you avoid this trap?  The best thing to do is become proactive and educate yourself about Alzheimer’s disease. Ask for help. …

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Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 2: Dealing with Separation Anxiety in Lockport IL

4.21.2011

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Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 2: Dealing with Separation Anxiety by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief Caregiving is, by nature, emotional. When loved ones need our care, it’s generally because their health is beginning to fail. As this happens, giving care can become a full-time occupation, mentally if not physically. If we decide that we need a break from the pressures of 24/7 caregiving, we often suffer emotional separation anxiety, headed by guilt. How do we cope with our emotions well enough to actually enjoy the vacation we’ve chosen to take? If there is one emotion that nearly all dedicated caregivers have in common, it’s guilt. We feel guilty for not giving enough when we’ve given all we can; we feel guilty for not being able to make someone…

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