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Angel Carl on
August 31, 2010
Right at Home Twin Cities caregiver Greg Schnaffner helped his client, Jim Baker, of Edina, Minnesota, accomplish his dream of building a wooden boat. More than 30 friends and family recently watched Jim and Greg launch the boat on its maiden voyage at Lake Harriet. Jim named the boat Therapy, as...
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Angel Carl on
August 24, 2010
Certain documents get filed away as part of an elite club of paperwork marked "important documents". Among them are birth certificates, marriage licenses, property deeds and living wills. Right at Home can help you plan these important decisions.
"What's a living will," you ask? Should you or...
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Angel Carl on
August 17, 2010
A Twin Cities survey searching for the best workplaces in the region confirmed what Right at Home employees already knew: Right at Home is a perfect fit for caring people looking for a fulfilling career.
“I am very passionate about the services we offer, and so grateful to have a career tha...
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Angel Carl on
August 10, 2010
Jon Caswell, is the lead editor and staff writer of Stroke Connection Magazine, published by the American Stroke Association.
Caring for a loved one in a time of medical need is a generous and loving thing to do. It is also trying, exhausting and a good way to burn out. Caring for a stroke surviv...
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Angel Carl on
August 03, 2010
When you need senior support services, it can be sometimes daunting and confusing to find the right number to call. Now thanks to 2-1-1, the one-stop-shop phone number that connects you to the people who can answer your questions, you have efficient access to support services such as food banks, adu...
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Angel Carl on
July 27, 2010
Caring Today magazine and Right at Home team up to recognize companies and reward caregivers
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Angel Carl on
July 27, 2010
There’s No Place Like Home Hospital to Home Program Decreases Hospital Readmissions
Right at Home, In-Home Care and Assistance and Forsyth Medical Center are partnering to address the challenges for Forsyth County seniors who are transitioning from a hospital discharge to the home. T...
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Angel Carl on
July 20, 2010
It’s natural for an elderly person to experience a decrease in appetite over time. There are, however, certain factors that can take this normal phenomenon to an unhealthy extreme, resulting in malnutrition. Here are some conditions that an in-home caregiver should be able to spot in order ...
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Angel Carl on
July 13, 2010
With longer life expectancies and the baby boomer generation reaching retirement age, older Americans’ housing needs are increasingly gaining more attention. This generation is not ready to resign themselves to a life of leisure at a retirement home, but they don’t necessarily need f...
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Will Flavell on
July 06, 2010
With new gadgets and gizmos coming out every day, it can be hard to keep up and to know which ones are worth sharing with your elderly loved one. Laptops are heavy and expensive, the iPhone has numerous useful applications but it’s too small for many seniors to use and desktops are vir...
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