NAMPA, Idaho (March 27, 2017) — The national office of home healthcare provider Assisting Hands Home Care (AHHC) today announced new, interactive websites for both franchise owners and franchise sales, as well as deals with two franchise management system providers — IFX Online and Rallio. Collectively, these initiatives will enhance franchisee support and communication as well as further long-term, profitable…
NAMPA, IDAHO — The national office of Assisting Hands Home Care announced today Scottsdale caregiver Peter “Reid” Finlayson has been named Assisting Hands’ National Caregiver of the Year. Assisting Hands Home Care Scottsdale franchise owner Valerie Shaw nominated Finlayson based on his care of an elderly patient that began in 2013 after a stroke. When the patient returned home, his…
When an older loved one seems to worry all the time, this could be a sign of a troubling but treatable condition. Mom was always the carefree ringleader of family fun. Yet lately, the family has noticed that she always seems worried about things. She wonders if she left the stove on. She doesn’t like to go to the grandchildren’s…
“Mom is due at the doctor at 10:30, and my boss just called a staff meeting.” When you’re providing care for an elderly loved one, it’s not uncommon to feel torn between work, your loved one’s needs, and your other responsibilities. According to the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), nearly 66 million Americans provide care to a…
While a majority of middle-income baby boomers report having at least a rough retirement financial plan in place, an alarming number—72 %—have no plan of any kind to address the day-to-day care they may someday need in retirement, according to a recent study released by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement (CSR) study, Retirement Care Planning: The…
Seniors should be encouraged to use online tools to connect with their loved ones, and stay interactive. Family members should do all they can to make sure seniors are aware of possible dangers online.
Commonly asked questions by seniors on Medicare and other health law changes are answered here.
If you think Facebook, Twitter, chat rooms, Skype and blogging are only for young people, think again! Today, seniors are the fastest growing group to use social networking and other internet tools for expanding social connections and keeping up with family and friends. Indeed, a recent report from the Pew Research Center found that 72 percent of people over 65…
The United States Chamber of Commerce says the U.S. Department of Labor ruling on on Tuesday, September 17 changing wage requirements for home health workers has created a lose-lose situation.
September is Pain Awareness Month. For many centuries, pain was a mystery to human beings. Like the rising and setting of the sun or the change of seasons, the occurrence of pain inspired much mythology and speculation in ancient times. Early civilizations attributed pain to evil spirits or divine punishment. Some mythologies assigned specific demons to toothache, foot pain, or…
