How to Avoid Caregiver Guilt
When you’re not able to manage caregiver guilt, it can cloud your judgement, cause additional stress and anxiety, and eventually lead to burnout. To help ensure that doesn’t happen, learning how to avoid caregiver guilt is possible when taking these steps.
HomeChoice Participates in Dementia Alliance of NC Golf Tournament
On Wednesday, September 16, HomeChoice Home Care Solutions owners Brian Perruccio and Tony Rogers played in the Devils Ridge Charity Golf tournament benefiting the Dementia Alliance of North Carolina (www.dementianc.org). Tony and Brian were joined by Brad Roland of Care Patrol.
How to Protect an Aging Parent from Elder Abuse
If you’re currently looking after an aging in place elderly parent, here are several effective ways to help protect them from being abused.
Caregiver of the Month – August 2020
Congratulations to Carol, our Caregiver of the Month for August. Thank you, Carol, for being an amazing member of our HomeChoice Home Care team!
Nutritious Meal Tips for Seniors with a Loss of Appetite
As a person ages, it’s not uncommon for them to start losing their appetite for one reason or another. But when that senior lives alone, a loss of appetite can cause rapid weight loss that quickly places their freedom and independence at risk. If you’re currently caring for an aging in place elderly loved one who’s not interested in eating due to a loss of appetite, try these taste bud-tantalizing meal ideas.
CNA Appreciation Week Grand Prize Winner
Sandra was our grand prize winner for CNA Appreciation Week held in June. She won a 43 inch LG Smart TV. Congratulations Sandra!
How to Stay Connected While Staying Healthy
Staying connected with your senior loved one is a challenge, even in the best of times. In the current crisis, older adults, especially seniors with underlying conditions, are at a higher risk for COVID-19 and can develop serious complications. Here are options that allow you to stay connected with your senior without physical contact and still keep everyone around you safe.
Caregiver of the Month – July 2020
Congratulations to Brenda, our Caregiver of the Month for July. Thank you, Brenda, for being an amazing member of our HomeChoice Home Care team!
Signs and Symptoms of Diabetes in Elderly Adults
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly six million Americans aged 65-and-older have diabetes, with another 23 million seniors classified as being prediabetic. Unfortunately, many seniors with diabetes don’t even realize they have it. But left untreated, diabetes can cause serious health problems affecting the kidneys, heart, brain, eyes and feet.
Tips for Assisting a Senior with Incontinence
Millions of Americans live with urinary incontinence, an oftentimes embarrassing condition that causes their bodies to accidentally leak urine. Sometimes aging in place seniors with poor bladder control become less active and even socially isolated, which can place their health and well-being at risk. If you’re currently looking after a senior with incontinence, helping them enjoy a higher quality of life is possible when using these tips.
Paid Time Off – CNA Appreciation Week Raffle Winners
Alex and Adan both won 8 Hours of Paid Time Off during our daily raffle drawings for our CNA Appreciation Week, held June 18-26, 2020. We appreciate all of their hard work and dedication to the care of our clients!
CNA Appreciation Week Raffle Prize Winners
June 18-25, 2020 is National CNA Appreciation Week. To acknowledge all of our wonderful Caregivers, we are out delivering goody bags with treats and also having a daily raffle drawing.