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Helping Your Elder Parents through Family Meetings

Posted by Ron in Family Caregiving, Home Care on 09 Sep 2009 | No comments

“First rule of thumb, don’t expect to have ANYTHING solved with 1, 2 or 200 meetings. Circumstances change, people change, feelings change. The purpose of the meeting really, is to enlighten the others on the situation your parents are facing.”

The Evolution of Home Care

Posted by Ron in Home Care on 03 Sep 2009 | No comments

In the first century of our country’s history there was no such thing as nursing homes or assisted living. Society was mostly rural and people lived in their own homes.

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Important Question for Business Owners:

How Many of Your Employees Are Caregivers?

Employees who often have to make adjustments, including coming in late, leaving early, and taking time off from work, have a significant impact on the productivity loss for employers. Some startling facts.

Informing them about home care services will help benefit them and your business. The Staff of Visiting Angels is available for free one-on-one sessions or “Lunch-and-Learn” programs for a group of your employees dealing with caregiving responsibilities. Let us help you help them.

Read “The MetLife Study of Working Caregivers and Employer Health Care Costs”and use this Eldercare Calculator to determine what the productivity loss may be for your business.

“It’s All About the Cookies” – the Visiting Angels Difference

Jeanine and her sister, Kris, had hired a local senior home care agency earlier this year to provide services for their mother, Harriet, who is 91 and still living in her own home. Harriet was doing fairly well physically, but her dementia made it...

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