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Hire a caregiver service or private individual–consider the options

January 11, 2016 By Take My Hand

Older or disabled adults living at home often need daily assistance with personal care and basic daily living tasks. These might include help with bathing, meal preparation, medication monitoring, providing transportation to doctor appointments, and light housekeeping.

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Some are fortunate enough to have a family member step in to help, or a friend from the community or a church parish member they trust.

Others need to hire a local caregiver because they don’t have family nearby or they don’t want to trouble friends and neighbors, or they simply want to maintain privacy with regards to receiving help with personal care. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aging in place, Caregiving Tagged With: Aging-In-Place, Blaine caregivers, hiring a caregiver, Lynden caregiving, Whatcom County Eldercare

Prevent social isolation with these three tips

December 2, 2015 By Take My Hand

Feelings of social isolation and loneliness can be a problem at any age, but those feelings can occur more often as people grow older.

The National Council on Aging estimates that one in six seniors face the risks of
feeling isolation and its repercussions, and that older woman
are at higher risk, representing over 60 percent of isolated older adults.

Jodi and Agnes August 2015For older adults the onset of loneliness can happen gradually, sometimes preceded by specific life events like retirement, the loss of a loved one, a change in driving privileges, or family members moving away. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aging in place, Caregiving, Elder loneliness, Resources for caregivers Tagged With: Aging-In-Place, Blaine caregivers, Caregiver Burnout, Everson caregivers, Lynden Caregivers, resources for caregivers, social isolation in senior citizens, Whatcom County Eldercare

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