NAPLES, FL – Assisting Hands Home Care Naples today announced that it has been selected the “2016 Franchisee of the Year” by Assisting Hands’ national office. Franchise owners Robb Winiecki and Tricia Winiecki received the award during the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) Franchise Action Network Annual Meeting in Washington last week. The Winieckis credit their initial success to Assisting Hands’…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 20, 2016) — Assisting Hands Home Care of St. Pete today announced it is taking memory home care to a higher level with a specialized approach that focuses on social interaction. Through a partnership with Dementia Coach Dr. Cate McCarty, Assisting Hands will now “Create A Thriving Environment™” for clients and caregivers. Thrive, the foundation…
Does this sound familiar? Your coworker comes back after two weeks in a tropical paradise. She’s tan, relaxed and passing around photos of herself in her swimsuit on a catamaran, enjoying an umbrella drink at a luau and swimming with sea turtles. You think to yourself that the way you spent your week off—helping your elderly mom move to a…
Increasing trouble navigating everything from the basement stairs to the golf course convinced Gail Richman to have the hip replacement her doctor had been recommending. The surgery went smoothly, the doctor told Gail’s son Will. But when Will arrived in the recovery room, Mom didn’t recognize him. She tried to pull out her IV, and moaned in distress. The nurse…
It happened in seconds. The phone rang while Maggie was carrying in the groceries with her mom, who has Alzheimer’s disease. By the time Maggie hung up on what proved to be a robocall, Mom was gone! Maggie was frantic. Luckily, she had alerted the neighbors that Mom was confused and tended to get lost. “Thank goodness,” she breathed as…
People are more sensitive these days about making remarks about people based on gender, ethnicity and other forms of diversity. Yet many who wouldn’t make a racist or sexist remark will happily make a disparaging joke about “geezers,” “codgers,” “old coots” or “fossils.” It could be argued that ageism—biased attitudes and statements about seniors—is one of the last socially…
NAMPA, Idaho (February 22, 2016) — Assisting Hands Home Care today announced its Elgin, Illinois franchise owner has received the Civilian Fire Chief Award for helping to save the life of a senior man. Franchise owner Angela Flintz was presented the award by the Elgin Fire Department. In addition to owning an Assisting Hands franchise, Flintz is a member of…
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb 9, 2016 – Assisting Hands of Fort Worth West is proud to announce their selection as a 2016 Best of Home Care Award Winner on SeniorAdvisor.com, the largest ratings and reviews site for senior care and services in North America. Winners of the SeniorAdvisor.com Best of 2016 Awards represent the top tier of in-home care, assisted living, and other…
February is American Heart Month, and Friday, Feb. 5 has been named as National Go Red Day, a time to raise awareness of women’s heart health. Many women are unaware of their risk of heart disease, ways to lower the risk, and the symptoms that are of concern. The leading female cardiovascular experts from The Mount Sinai Hospital in New…
Supporting spouse caregivers When we think of a typical family caregiver, most of us picture a middle-aged adult child—perhaps a member of the so-called Sandwich Generation, those taking care of both children and an elderly parent. Yet a recent study from the University of Washington revealed that today, many husbands and wives (the numbers of men and women are about…
