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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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Senior Scams – How to Ensure Your Relative Doesn’t Get Tricked

  There are a wide range of businesses and people who target the elderly. Some are criminals seeking to trick seniors out of banking numbers or identity information. Others are sales people offering legitimate products and services, but who are...

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Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care – The First Steps After Diagnosis

When the diagnosis is Alzheimer's or dementia, there are a number of steps you can take to relieve the stress and concern you and your loved one may be feeling. Understanding Alzheimer's & dementia care options will help you cope with the challenges. How quickly various symptoms develop depends on the cause of the dementia, how much it has progressed before diagnosis, and the type of care after diagnosis. Even if you expect to be the primary caregiver, or if you have loving family members living nearby who can help share the load, a great first step is to consult...

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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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