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Category: Family Caregiving

Reversing Roles: What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Personal Care Aide to a Parent

Mom and Dad have been there for you through thick and thin, right up through adulthood. But lately, there's been a subtle shift in the relationship, as they begin to have more needs themselves due to the effects of aging. You know you need to be there for them; and you’re definitely not alone. Nationwide studies report that a little over one of every four households (29 percent) is providing personal care aide services for a chronically ill, disabled or aging family member. Since the population of individuals over 65 years is anticipated to increase at a 2.3% rate, the...

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It’s Lovely Weather for a Holiday Get-together and In Home Care for Seniors

The holiday season is full of celebrations, parties, and gatherings. Nevertheless, for an older loved one, holiday outings require a little extra planning. Follow these pointers from in home care for seniors experts, Home & Hearth Caregivers, to be able to savor fun and relaxed outings with loved ones of all ages this season. Before leaving the home, consider: The amount of walking involved, and if there is parking nearby Whether the destination is flat or has hills or stairs to climb If there will be wheelchair access (if appropriate) Whether there is cover and shade Whether you can find...

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Top New Year’s Resolutions for Family Providing Senior Care in Chicago IL

New Year’s resolutions: we love to create them, and can’t help but break them. Perhaps you’ve been energized to eat better, lose those stubborn five pounds, quit smoking, or exercise more; but life has a way of interfering with our best intentions, especially for family members providing senior care for a loved one in the Chicago area. To make a difference in quality of life for both yourself and the senior for whom you provide care, and to discover a New Year’s resolution you’ll actually want to adhere to in the months and years to come, try one of these...

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Coping with Challenging Alzheimer’s Disease Behaviors

If there’s one constant you can be sure of when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s change! Sometimes it seems that as soon as you’ve figured out how to successfully help your loved one cope with one challenge, it’s replaced with another. Home & Hearth Caregivers cares deeply about helping those with Alzheimer’s disease, and those who care for them, to feel as safe, secure and comfortable as possible throughout the progressing stages of the disease. To that end, we offer the following tips on how to help manage some of the most difficult Alzheimer’s-related behaviors that may arise:...

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Providing Alzheimer’s Care for a Loved One? Beware of These Signs of Burnout

Think for a moment about how it might feel to wake up in a strange place, unable to fathom how you got there or even who you are. Utter confusion quickly morphs into fear and anger, and your reaction may be to lash out at the stranger standing beside your bed, even though he or she is speaking to you kindly. Sadly, this can accurately represent an Alzheimer’s patient’s reality. And to take it a step further, picture standing in front of someone you love, while that person looks back at you with no recognition whatsoever. Every day causes your...

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Feeling Caregiver Burnout? Home & Hearth’s Senior Care Experts Can Help.

Let’s be honest: providing care for a senior loved one, in spite of its many rewards, can be stressful. Trying to meet the ongoing, 24/7 needs of another while managing the intricacies of your own life (career, family, home, volunteering, pets, just to name a few) takes more energy and patience than most of us possess. And yet, in tandem with the stress often comes the feeling of guilt for even considering your own needs when your loved one depends on you so completely. While it’s common among family caregivers to try to handle the provision of care alone, it’s...

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Serving Suburbs
and Chicagoland

The Best Home Care for Seniors
in the Chicago, IL Area

At Home & Hearth Caregivers, we are proud to offer compassionate, family-like in-home care, respite care, and Alzheimer’s and dementia care services to seniors and families throughout Cook, DuPage, Will, Lake, McHenry Counties, including the following cities and towns:

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