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If You’re a Family In-Home Caregiver, You Probably Need Help With This

For many of us, life is spent trying to juggle a number of balls at one time, and family in-home caregivers often feel like they’ve added knives and flaming swords to the mix! It’s natural to feel overwhelmed and guilty when you’re responsible for caring for a loved one, whether that person is your spouse or your parent. Guilt comes in a variety of forms. Maybe you feel like you should be spending more time with your loved one. You feel guilty because you’re considering a move to an assisted living facility for your loved one. You might feel guilty...

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How to Decide Which Option Is Better: In-Home Care Services or Assisted Living

We face a variety of crucial crossroads in life, where our decisions will have a long-reaching effect. Our career. Whether (and whom) to marry. Whether to have children. And as we mature further, another major decision must be made: should we consider a move to an assisted living facility or nursing home to ensure we have the care needed throughout our years of aging? Or are in-home care services an option? As with any important decision, the pros and cons of each choice should be carefully considered. Home & Hearth Caregivers is here to help seniors and their families better...

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Which Is Better: In-Home Care for Seniors or Nursing Home Care?

Home is where the heart is, and most seniors’ hearts are set on remaining at home throughout the aging process, rather than moving to an assisted living facility or nursing home – nearly 90% of them, according to AARP. And who can blame them? Feeling comfortable in familiar surroundings, having the independence to come and go as you desire, experiencing the freedom to choose whatever meals you want, and eat them whenever and wherever you want - these abilities are simply priceless. But although it sounds like the perfect plan for aging, there are some real concerns to be thought...

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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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Truth or Myth? Alzheimer’s Disease Facts Separated from Fiction

If you’re like most family members providing care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, you’ve likely gone to the Internet to try to learn as much as possible about the disease. And if so, you’ve probably also discovered a lot of conflicting information, making it hard to know which resources you can trust. At Home & Hearth Caregivers, our Illinois Alzheimer’s disease care experts want to help. We’ve compiled some of the top Alzheimer’s disease myths, and the actual truths behind them: Myth: Dad remembers so many stories from when he was growing up, so...

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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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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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