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Senior Caregiver Tips – From a Seniors Perspective

It's all too easy to look at your senior loved one through your own eyes and have things colored by your own experiences and preferences. It's natural to think of their problems, as well as the possible solutions, from the standpoint of what would work for you, or what you think they would want. You may even prioritize a doctors' recommendation on what would lengthen their life, but do so without considering what the actual quality of the lengthened life might be. However, it is important to remember that as a person ages, they usually see things differently than they...

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What Happens If Home Care Goes Wrong?

The idea of hiring a stranger to care for a family member can be unsettling. But no matter if it's you or an outside agency that provides care for your senior loved one, problems can arise. If you are trying to provide the caregiving all by yourself, you may not be home at a crucial time. Or if you opt to stay in your loved one's home, you may end up feeling exhausted or "isolated." Both can prevent you from providing your original intended level of care. And if multiple family members are taking turns with caregiving, there may be...

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Inflammation in Alzheimer’s – Can Reducing Inflammation Minimize the Impact?

Whether you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or dementia, or you care to minimize the risks for you or an aging loved one, it's never too early to learn about the role of inflammation in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is a disease marked by brain degeneration. Because it first affects the areas of the brain responsible for recent memories, various factors can minimize the early symptoms. These include mental exercises, moderate exercise for good blood flow, staying in familiar surroundings associated with older memories, and using digital assistants for everyday reminders. Research is, however, looking at one additional...

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A Real Life Example of Senior Home Care

Different people can respond differently to the benefits of senior home care. Most seniors who receive in-home care enjoy the personalized service, the one-on-one attention from the caregiver, and the ability to stay in their own familiar home with all of the personal items and memories they treasure. With the very best of care providers, seniors also like seeing the same familiar faces on a regular basis. They become genuine friends with their caregivers in a way that's not usually possible in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Here's the story of one woman and the reasons she loved...

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Fall Activities For Seniors Around Chicago

It's important for everyone to get out of the home occasionally to see something different and to have some fun. It's especially good to help seniors enjoy one or more outings in the autumn before winter weather conditions make outings unpleasant, extra difficult, or even dangerous. Fortunately there are many fall activities for seniors to enjoy around Chicago! An enjoyable movie, play, concert, food festival, or a visit to a park or special exhibit can be a refreshing event that fills your loved one with happy memories throughout the coming months. Seniors can enjoy outings with an adult family member,...

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In Home Care Costs – Affordable Options

Do the prospects of excessive in home care costs concern you? Seniors and their families often fear not having enough money, or enough of the appropriate insurance coverage, to cover all of the care they may need in their final years. And along with that, a secondary looming fear can be that all of their savings--  even their home-- may have to be relinquished in order to pay for hospitalization nursing home or in home care. Close family members may also fear having to use up their own resources in caring for their loved one. Often, this comes at a time when they are sending children off to college or saving for their own retirement. Becoming informed on the many care options,...

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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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