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Tips to Keep Seniors Safe in Hot Summer Weather and How Home Care Can Help

We’ve waited for it all winter long with bated breath – the warm, sunny days of summer! But now that summer’s in full swing, there are days when we long, even if just briefly, for a blast of that chilly air to provide some relief from the rising temperatures. For seniors in particular, the heat and humidity can be especially dangerous. In fact, the majority of heat-related deaths that occur in the U.S. each year are to those older than age 50. Help your senior loved ones safely enjoy the summer with these tips from the Illinois home care experts...

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Try These Unique Father’s Day Ideas for Seniors

Dear old Dad! He’s been your biggest fan since the day you were born, running beside you as you learned to balance on a bike for the first time, coaching your Little League team, and working incredibly long hours to make sure your family was well provided for. And now that he’s older, how can you adequately show your love and appreciation to him, especially when he seems to already have everything he could possibly need? Home & Hearth Caregivers to the rescue! As our gift to you, we wanted to share these great suggestions for celebrating Dad: An outing...

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Home & Hearth Caregivers’ Tips for Managing Multiple Health Conditions

Diabetes… heart disease… Alzheimer’s… Parkinson’s… arthritis… the list of chronic conditions that can impact seniors is exhaustive. As many as 85% of all seniors are battling at least one, and 60% struggle with two or more. Managing the medical appointments and procedures, medications, and dietary requirements for one condition is tough enough, but when multiple diagnoses come into play, it’s even more challenging. Home & Hearth Caregivers understands how difficult it can be to stay a step ahead of chronic diseases, and works extensively with seniors and their families to ensure that all of the bases are covered. To that...

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Home Modifications that Keep Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s Disease Safe

For those caring for a senior loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, every day may be different – some more challenging than others, and always, a puzzle or two to decipher to determine how best to keep your loved one safe, calm, and comfortable. Although many families feel there’s no alternative but to find a residential facility for their loved one, at Home & Hearth Caregivers, we want to provide encouragement that it is, in fact, possible for seniors with dementia to remain safe in the comfort of home. And not only is it possible, but...

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16 Holiday Movies to Share With A Senior

When you care to spend time with a senior family member, sometimes you both run out of things to talk about. Watching movies together can be a great solution. You can use a film as an excuse to get your senior out of the house for a lazy matinée, grab some popcorn like when you were young, enjoy the big screen where everything can be easily seen, and then talk about it on the way home. Or, you can pop in a DVD on your own time schedule and watch a selected feature without your senior having to leave their...

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6 Steps For Better Elderly Care In the New Year

If you have an elderly loved one, the time might be approaching when more hands on care is required. Whether that need is just around the corner or still a few years away, now is the time to observe and prepare for a next step. Vision, flexibility, motor skills, and other physical abilities often decline gradually. It's not always easy to notice those changes until your senior has some kind of accident. A fender-bender, burned fingers from a hot stove or falling down on the way to another room, may be an accident anyone can experience or an indication of failing health. Get a positive start to the new...

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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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