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Senior Adaptive Equipment Payment Sources You May Not Know About

Could your elderly loved one benefit from more stability in the bathtub or shower? Does she or he need a walker or rollator to move around? Then it's very likely that you'll eventually be in the market for in-home adaptive equipment. It's also likely that you're curious about how to pay for these assistive devices, and if any of them may be covered under insurance or Medicare. Like home care services, there are several different options when it comes to paying for home care supplies and equipment. The following are a few of the solutions available to assist you or...

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Helpful Guidelines for Purchasing the Best Adaptive Devices

Throughout aging, assistive home care products can make daily life around the house simpler and less dangerous. There are many assistive items for home care available these days that can make seniors' lives less hazardous and more secure. At Home & Hearth Caregivers, we aim to present you with some insider resources for buying and using a few of the most widely used pieces of home care equipment for senior care in Illinois. Commodes A commode can take the place of both a raised toilet seat and a toilet safety framework and has the further advantage of being mobile, so...

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Take a Hike: Don’t Skip Senior Outdoor Activities This Summer!

All through our lives, we record time by the change of seasons, and with each season comes a plethora of outdoor activities that spark our senses. In the springtime, we might smell flowering plants or rain in the air. Summer is filled with sunshine that warms our skin and makes us squint our eyes. In the fall, we can hear leaves crunching beneath our feet and enjoy the cooler air that brings relief from summer’s heat. And in the winter, we may enjoy taking a brisk step outside to watch snowflakes fall, only to enjoy retreating back inside when our...

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Home & Hearth Caregivers Uncovers the Myths and Benefits of Exercise for Seniors

The gains of remaining physically active are substantial and apply to all of us, young and old alike. Too often when we hear experts make recommendations for people to become physically active, we incorrectly presume that they are suggesting that we become athletes, runners, or body builders. We could also erroneously believe that we need to hire a personal trainer, join the local gym, or register for a 5K. Rather, what experts are encouraging people to do is really quite straightforward – get your body in action and keep it moving as much as you can. This is applicable to...

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It’s Science: Social Activities for the Elderly Are Important.

It seems intuitive to some people that interacting socially with others enhances wellbeing by maintaining connections to other people’s experiences, beliefs, challenges, humor, opinions, and a variety of other human occurrences. Now, studies are showing that social engagement with other people actually may enhance the wellness of your brain and your body. These results point directly to the benefits of social activity for the elderly. A study conducted by Rush University Medical Center showed that a person who reported a high level of social engagement was almost twice as likely to remain free of an impairment involving activities of daily...

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Turn Up the Volume and Ease Dementia Symptoms

Today, music is more accessible than ever before. For individuals who carry smartphones or tablets along with them everywhere they go, hundreds of thousands – if not tens of millions of songs – are just a finger swipe away. If you are a caretaker for a senior, your smartphone can easily become one of the most valuable tools in your possession for helping an older adult thrive by awakening his or her emotional wellbeing with music. This widely circulated video from the Alive Inside documentary reveals just how tremendously powerful music can be for the elderly with limited abilities and...

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Chicagoland Senior Care Service Area Map for Assisted Living Clients

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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