Are Granny Pods the Answer to Aging at Home?
A growing number of elderly people — 88 percent of those over 65 — say they want to live in their own homes, in their own communities, as they age, according to a 2010 AARP survey.
Category 'Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care & Support'
Pay Attention to These Memory Loss Signs
Right at Home offers an array of services to the elderly and disabled population in the Southern NH area. Many of our clients suffer from Alzheimer's and Dementia related conditions. While Right at Home provides in-home, assisted living and residential care for clients, we often build relationships with family members and loved ones who are in various stages of learning to care for someone with memory loss, themselves. There are important signs to watch for when determining if a parent or loved on is absentminded and forgetful, or whether they suffer from true memory loss related conditions.
Right at Home Television Interview on Gate City Chronicles
Gate City Chronicles host Kevin Avard recently welcomed Right at Home of Southern NH Co-Owner, Janet Sullivan and Community Liaison, Nicole Porter as guests on the Nashua, NH based program. Janet and Nicole highlighted the ways Right at Home serves local seniors and disabled clientele by providing services for all aspects of daily living within the client's own home environment.
Moratorium on New Nursing Home Beds Extended in NH
Right at Home of Southern NH provides in-home care for clients enrolled in NH Medicaid's Choices for Independence program, allowing them to remain in the comfort and safety of their own homes. From companionship to complete care for hospice and bed-bound clients, Right at Home of Southern NH tailors a personalized care plans that are as unique and diverse as the clients we serve.
Right at Home's Services
Co-owners Rich and Janet Sullivan, know firsthand how difficult it is to coordinate care for an aging parent living alone in another state or how important it is for a loved one to age with pride and dignity in their own home. They have witnessed the emotional and physical toll on relatives and friends after years of caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cancer within our own families.
Understanding Delirium vs. Dementia in Londonderry, NH
Because a person in Londonderry, NH can suffer from both dementia and delirium, it is important to understand their similarities and differences.
Alzheimer's and Dementia Receive Celebrity Focus in Londonderry, NH
University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt and recording artist Glen Campbell are the latest in a long list of celebrities diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, an incurable disease that gradually causes a decline in a person’s cognitive abilities.
November Is National Family Caregivers Month
While November may be the official month to recognize your efforts as a family caregiver, every month—and every day—is one in which you make a difference in the life of a loved one.
Caregiving Costs Americans $3 Trillion in Lost Wages, Pension and Social Security Benefits
On Average, Women Lose $324,000 While Men Lose $284,000
Right at Home of Southern NH’s New Home and Expansion of Clinical Team
Right at Home of Southern NH provides services to those who wish to remain in the comfort and safety of their own homes by employing caregivers ranging from Homemakers to Licensed Nursing Assistants, overseen by RN Services Coordinator, Kris Wise. The services offered are as diverse as the clients they serve, from taking out the trash, running errands, and medication reminders for a self-sufficient woman who lives alone, to providing all aspects of personal care including bathing, ambulation assistance, and healthy meals for a senior couple who desire to live out their golden years together in their family home.
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