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A Day In The Life Of A In-home Caregiver

The specific activities of an in-home caregiver depend on the client's needs, but they always involve attentiveness, compassion, and empathy. These people-skills are every bit as important as the caregiver's skills in assisting a person into or out of bed or off the toilet, managing food and medicine timetables and interactions, cooking appropriate foods, operating oxygen equipment, emptying catheter bags, and properly doing household chores. For seniors who only require part-time assistance, the in-home caregiver may start by assessing what is needed for that particular day. The needs may include picking up specially requested items on the way such as groceries, prescriptions, library materials, or gifts for grandchildren. The caregiver's day may involve assisting a senior with grooming and...

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A Strict Diet For Seniors – The Pros and Cons

How important is a strict diet for seniors? For some people a strict diet can feel too confining and just thinking about dietary rules can even make them crave what they "cannot" have. For other people, it can be a relief to know what they will be consuming and when, that they will always like. And their digestive system and body will function properly and feel good as a result of a special diet. The definition of a "strict diet" is one that not only has predefined lists or criteria for what can and cannot be consumed, but also does...

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Preparing For a Live-in Caregiver –
7 Steps That Ensure a Positive Experience

Transitioning to a Live In Caregiver Most people are accustomed to the privacy of their own homes and their familiar everyday routines. A new person coming into the home full time can feel quite different from how you and your loved one are used to living. Overcoming any misgivings about change is perhaps the single most important first consideration. By allowing positive change, you can enjoy an enhanced quality of life and all of the many benefits a live in caregiver can provide. Knowledge, communication, and preparation are key to an ideal transition.   Step 1 - Communicate With Your...

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Attitude Is Everything – Can Home Health Care Improve Your Outlook?

If you are providing part-time or full-time care to a loved one who is aging, there are many issues to face on a daily basis that may feel negative. You are concerned with time, money, logistics, and physical requirements. Your elderly parent or spouse may be additionally concerned about loss of self-sufficiency, inability to enjoy old activities, and isolation from friends or social gatherings. Concerns and negative thoughts can lead to more of the same. Little things can seem large, and it's easy to get on each other's nerves. Not only can this negative cycle lead to irritability and hard...

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Who Benefits Most From Home Health Care Services – The Senior Or The Family?

Home Health Care Services There are many things in life that benefit one person but comes at the expense of another. Having home health care services for your elderly parent or spouse is not one of those things. It is usually an enormous benefit to both the aging person and all of their immediate family. There may be a select few people who are truly happiest being in an institution such as a nursing home, a place where they can live without any involvement-- entirely dependent on the facility's staff to attend to their medications, meals, bedding, bathing and more. There are also those who require such intensive medical treatments that...

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What Does a Professional Caregiver Do?

First and foremost, a professional caregiver strives to enhance the quality of life for seniors to the best of their ability.  They provide companionship, assistance, and overall, compassion to those who are in need of support in their old age. Professional caregivers are not nursing or medical experts but rather helpers, friends, and assistants.  (more…)

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Home and Hearth Caregivers service area map

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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