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Hiring an overnight caregiver for your parents

March 3, 2016 By Take My Hand

According to AARP.org, sleep is essential to health—it rests the body, renews the brain and produces higher levels of certain beneficial hormones. Gentleman photo

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…]

Filed Under: Aging in place, Caregiving, Long-term care, Resources for caregivers, Resources for senior citizens Tagged With: Aging-In-Place, caregiver respite, Lynden caregiving, overnight caregiving, Whatcom County elder care

Technology helps families manage care for parents from afar

February 4, 2016 By Take My Hand

shoppingOvercoming 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…]

Filed Under: Caregiving, Long-term care, Resources for caregivers Tagged With: Aging-In-Place, Long distance caregiving, Lynden caregiving, Whatcom County Eldercare

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

Help Veterans pay for caregiving services at home with these tips

November 10, 2015 By Take My Hand

Are you a Veteran living in Lynden, Bellingham, Ferndale or other parts of Whatcom County? First of all, we thank you for your service.Senior_Day-62

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…]

Filed Under: Caregiving, Resources for senior citizens Tagged With: Aging-In-Place, Lynden caregiving, Lynden eldercare, Veteran’s Benefits, Whatcom County Veterans

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