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Caregiver Alert: Winter Weather & Cold Hazardous for Older People

Dec162020vschubertcaregiver, caregivers, caregiving, elder care, elderly, family caregiver, home safety, ice, preparedness, safety, senior care, senior health, seniors, snow, winter, winter weather

Winter weather may be delightful to look at, but it can be frightful to deal with and dangerous. Here in the Northeast, we get Nor’easters, which is like a hurricane in the winter with precipitation and wind. Occasionally, we will get an old-fashioned blizzard. These winter weather events bring risks for all, especially older New Jerseyans. Older individuals tend to…

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From Gerry’s Desk: Grateful & Thankful

Nov252020vschubertelder care, elderly, grateful, holidays, senior care, thankful, Thanksgiving

Gratitude is the first word that comes to mind this time of year. Gratitude is defined as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” This Thanksgiving, I am giving thanks for health and happiness. I am thankful all our clients are as healthy as they can be and our caregivers are helping them…

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Family Caregivers Seeing Increases in Caring, Time and Financial Burdens in 2020

Nov182020vschubertcaregivers, caregiving, elder care, elderly, family, family caregiver, financial planning, senior care

Being a family caregiver is one of the most selfless jobs. One in five Americans is a family caregiver. This means more than 53 million people are providing unpaid care to another adult. The prevalence of caregiving has risen to 19.2% in May of 2020, a marked increase from 16.6% in 2015. This is an increase of over 8 million…

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Mental Health is as Important as Physical Health

Oct012020vschubertanxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, depression, elder care, elderly, mental health, seniors, World Mental Health Day

**Editor’s Note: This is part of an informational series called Notes from the Nurse to increase awareness and understanding of health or clinical issues that could impact our clients and their families. It is no surprise we are seeing increases in anxiety and depression as there is so much uncertainty in everyone’s lives right now. The Kaiser Family Foundation data shows…

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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…

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Celebrate a Senior You Love on National Senior Citizens Day

Aug182020vschubertaging, elderly, National Senior Citizen Day, seniors

While we respect and honor older citizens every day as we help them remain happy and healthy at home, we celebrate them every August 21, National Senior Citizens Day. In a few short years, the population will have a major age shift, when for the first time in U.S. history, there will be more senior citizens than children. The turning…

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No Place Like Home

Jun152020vschubertbusiness, economic impact, elder care, elderly, health care, healthcare, home care, senior care, seniors, work life balance

Avoiding the $34 billion in annual workplace productivity losses caused by informal caregiving By: Victoria Hurley-Schubert June 15, 2020 12:01 am No truer words than “There’s no place like home” have ever been spoken, especially when someone has been in the hospital for an illness or surgical procedure. Nothing is more comforting than your own bed and coffee from your own mug…

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