Why not? It’s easy, convenient and informative. You can watch the short videos on your smartphone, tablet or personal computer. You can also come into the office and watch the videos in the conference room. This is paid training! And…you get a certificate of completion and a cool pin to wear on your name badge. How distinguishing! What is the training like? The training starts off with you watching the Lecture Series (16 [...]

5 Tips for Protecting Your Loved One from Senior Internet Fraud The Internet is a huge and wonderful resource filled with information, entertainment, and communication opportunities. As a caregiver, the Internet can be a powerful tool for helping you give your elderly parents the highest quality of care possible and encouraging them to live socially active, mentally curious lives. As useful as it is, however, the Internet can also be a risky place [...]

Caregivers in Woolwich Township, NJ - March is Optimism Month To be honest, it can be extremely difficult to remain positive when you’re a family caregiver. You might have a number of concerns about your elderly loved one. You may be worried about their health. Maybe your aging father had a heart attack and you worry about another one occurring. Maybe your elderly grandmother had a stroke and you don’t fully understand what to [...]

Caregivers in Turnersville, NJ - The Family Caregiver's Health and Emotional Balance are Critical to Quality Care for a Senior Loved One Whether you realize it or not, if you are caring for an elderly individual who may have difficulty tending to his or her own needs at home, then you’re a caregiver. You may not have thought about it like that before, but it’s a truth you need to accept. And understand. [...]

Caregivers in Woolwich Township, NJ - Being Thousands of Miles Away Adds Even More Stress to Caregiving When Kelly moved away from home after college, it wasn’t because she didn’t want to spend time with her family any longer. She had pursued a career that took her more than a thousand miles away to a different state. She never looked back, got married, raised a family, and enjoyed life to its fullest. Now [...]

Caregivers in Turnersville, NJ – Celebrate this Fun Holiday by Encouraging Your Elderly Parent to Write their Memoirs How and when do you celebrate your accomplishments? Or are you just going through the motions of life like most people? If you can't celebrate you, don't expect anyone else to either. One of the most important ways to celebrate your life, both past and present, is to write a personal memoir about your life. This is [...]

Caregivers in Cherry Hill, NJ- Being an Active Listener is Vital to Mutual Trust How well do you listen? Listening is actually is skill that not everyone possesses, at least not in a highly beneficial way. Listening is more than just hearing the words that people are saying. It is about paying attention to the meaning and trying to understand what the other person is actually saying. When you are a caregiver, listening [...]

Caregivers in Woolwich Township, NJ - When Money is the only Motivation, it's Time to Hire Home Care Services After high school, Denise didn’t want to go to college. She figured that she would be able to find a well paying job to support yourself within a year. That didn’t work out so well and when the opportunity arose for her to be a caregiver for her grandmother, she jumped at the chance [...]