Right at Home – Senior Home Care – The Right At Home Way

Check out our latest edition of the Caring Right at Home eNewsletter.  In it you’ll find informative articles on Home Care: An Important Part of the Aging in Place Challenge, the Health Benefits of Tai Chi, and Seniors and Social Networking.  Let us know what you think!

As a family caregiver of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, you may find yourself  feeling overwhelmed and often times, angry.  The anger probably stems from being exhausted, overwhelmed, and frustrated.  To make matters worse, it is also very difficult to make sense of the situation and your changing relationship with your loved one–and worse yet, [...]

Right at Home has learned that there will be no changes to the Veterans Aid and Attendance benefit for 2010.  So, information you have received from Right at Home through one of our franchisees or from this blog will remain current.  As always we will let you know of any changes as we learn of [...]

 We wanted to share the following news with our readers this morning.  We are excited to announce that Right at Home, Inc, has established international operations in South America! 
Right at Home will be expanding into Brazil under a Master Franchise agreement with Eduardo Chvaicer, who will open the initial Right at Home office location in [...]

Be sure to check out our latest edition of the Caring Right at Home eNewsletter.  In it you’ll find informative articles on Ten Healthy Aging Resolutions for 2010, Home Care Helps Protect Seniors Against Falls, Digital Aging:Computers and Today’s Seniors, and Tips and Resources to Quit Smoking this New Year.  Let us know what you [...]

Now that the holidays are over, we thought it might be a good idea to give our readers some hints or signs that your aging parent might need a little help to maintain their independence. 
Look, it can be difficult to assess if a loved one needs extra assistance in order to maintain their independence.  Not only [...]

Be sure to check out our latest edition of the Caring Right at Home eNewsletter.  In it you’ll find informative articles on Long-Term Care, holiday visits may be the time to discuss home care, confusion and forgetfullness: the right diagnosis is important, and coping with medical challenges during the holidays.  Let us know what you [...]

There is a fascinating article in today’s Wall Street Journal about the positive effect music can have on stroke victims and dementia  sufferers. 
“Caregivers have observed for decades that Alzheimer’s patients can still remember and sing songs long after they’ve stopped recognizing names and faces. Many hospitals and nursing homes use music as recreation, since it brings patients [...]

Right at Home would like to bring your attention to an online research study .  Participants will receive a $10 Amazon.com gift card.
Chapman University in Orange, California is conducting a research study that examines interpersonal communication patterns of people who have provided unpaid long-distance care to an individual who is age 55 or older in [...]

National Family Caregiver’s Month is just around the corner (November)! 
The National Family Caregiver’s Association wants to invite all caregivers to participate in their FREE teleclass, entitled Safe & Sound: How to Prevent Medication Mishaps to learn what they can do to minimize the chances that their loved one will experience an adverse drug reaction or [...]