At Home Care
According to AARP.org, sleep is essential to health—it rests the body, renews the brain and produces higher levels of certain beneficial hormones. 
Unfortunately, getting those often-recommended seven to eight hours of sound, restful sleep (night after night) can be hard if you are the primary caregiver for an older adult.
Hiring overnight in-home care means that a licensed caregiver is there, awake and ready to help as needed. [Read more…]
Overcoming the challenges of caring for a parent or aging loved one from afar takes detailed organization, teamwork from family members and sometimes even community support.
Family members living in other cities or states have to trust that everything will be taken care of without their daily on-site supervision.
Some have found that hiring a local caregiver can help ease the stress—they often take comfort in knowing local, experienced caregivers are checking in on their parent/loved one on a regular basis. [Read more…]
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.
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…]
Are you a Veteran living in Lynden, Bellingham, Ferndale or other parts of Whatcom County? First of all, we thank you for your service.
We want you to know that resources and assistance, earned while you served our country, may be available to you.
Did you know that the current Veteran population consists of those born as early as the 1920’s and continues to grow with each subsequent generation?
People are living overall healthier lifestyles and access to healthcare keeps improving which means our Veterans are living longer too. [Read more…]
Sue Sorensen became involved with Whatcom County eldercare and aging-in-place services in 2009. She launched Take My Hand At-Home Care in January 2012 … Read More...