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Two Assisting Hands Home Care Staff Earn Certified Dementia Practitioner Designations

Mar222021vschubertaging cognition, alzheimers, brain health, business, caregiver, caregivers, caregiving, dementia, elder care, elderly, health, health care, healthcare, healthy living, home care, homecare, senior care, senior health, seniors

Award-Winning Home Care Agency Serves Families in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties TINTON FALLS, NJ—March 22, 2021– To enhance care of families, in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counites, two of Assisting Hands® Home Care staff have earned Certified Dementia Practitioner® CDP® designations, which are considered a premier standard of Alzheimer’s and dementia care within the healthcare industry. Assisting Hands Home…

New Alzheimer’s Association Report Examines Racial and Ethnic Attitudes on Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

Mar022021vschubertaging cognition, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s in America, alzheimers, brain health, caregiver, caregivers, caregiving, Coronavirus, cost of care, COVID-19, dementia, elderly, family, family caregiver, health, health care, healthcare, home care, homecare, New Jersey, NJ, senior care, senior health, seniors

Annual report shows more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Deaths attributable to Alzheimer’s and dementia spike during COVID-19 CHICAGO, March 2, 2021 — Findings from two national surveys appearing in the Alzheimer’s Association 2021 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveal that discrimination is a barrier to Alzheimer’s and dementia care. More than one-third of Black Americans (36%), and nearly…

Stages of Dementia Offer Unique Challenges

Jan122021vschubertalzheimers, caregiver, caregivers, challenges, communication, dementia, family caregiver

Clear communication can be a challenge for anyone but add dementia or Alzheimer’s into the mix and it seems to become an even bigger, more frustrating obstacle to overcome. As a caregiver, it can be difficult to remind yourself that your loved one’s brain is deteriorating. It is not their fault they cannot communicate clearly with you as they did…

We Walk to #ENDALZ

Oct032020vschubertalzheimers, community, dementia, give back, memory care

For everyone at Assisting Hands Home Care Alzheimer’s is deeply personal. Several employees have lost loved ones to this disease. We #Walk2EndAlz and #ShowYourPurple in Alzheimer’s New Jersey and the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s are important to ensure essential support resources that are available to help families and caregivers cope with caring for loved ones with the disease…

Understanding the Aging Process, Fall Prevention & Senior Mental Health Are Keys to Healthy Aging

Sep042020vschubertAlz, alzheimers, dementia, education, elder care, elderly, fall prevention, fall prevention month, fall risks, falling, falls, healthy aging, home care, homecare, isolation, lonliness, seniors, webinar

Assisting Hands Home Care Celebrates Healthy Aging Month with Educational Webinars TINTON FALLS, NJ–Sept. 2, 2020–Assisting Hands® Home Care, a Tinton Falls-based business that provides professional in-home care services to patients in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, allowing them to remain safely and comfortably in their own homes, is hosting webinars throughout September in celebration of Healthy Aging Month. The…

Crafting Good for the Mind and Body

Aug142020vschubertactive adult, aging cognition, alzheimers, caregiver, cognitive reserve, cognitive training, craft, crafting, crafts, dementia, elder care, healthy living, senior care, seniors

Being crafty isn’t just fun, it’s good for your health overall. Crafting improves cognitive function, motor skills, reduces stress and blood pressure while lowering anxiety. It helps strengthen the dexterity of the hands and fingers, aids in hand/eye coordination, activate the creative part of your brain, and can help ease the symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and even dementia by…

Assisting the Greatest Generation to be Safe at Home

Jun192020vschubertalzheimers, dementia, Greatest Generation, health care, healthcare, home care, homecare, Parkinsons, Parkinsons Disease, veteran, World War II, WWII

Paul Napolitano has lived a very full active life, happily married to his wife of 66 years, serving his country and working with children throughout his career. That came to a halt when the beloved 97-year-old great-grandfather to five, educator and World War II veteran was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. Caring for him became a challenge for his…

Is Home Safe for My Loved One with Alzheimer’s?

Nov212019vschubertalzheimers, brain health, dementia, home care, seniors

An all too common scenario for many families: Mom was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She’s been living alone, with help from her two adult children—who now are wondering how Mom’s memory loss will affect the way they provide care for her. They’re worried her home might not fit her future needs as the disease progresses. This family is not…

One-Third of Dementia Cases Could Be Preventable

Nov022019vschubertalzheimers, brain health, dementia, memory care, seniors

Some 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is not a specific disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but is a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere with doing everyday activities. There are many types of…

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