Staying Active During the Pandemic
Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Right at Home Boston and North suggest a few activities your senior loved one can do throughout the pandemic to stay active and healthy.
Dementia and Alzheimer's During a Pandemic
Although it is important to encourage your senior loved ones to be as independent as possible, Right at Home Boston and North would like to provide you with the resources you need for safety and prevention regarding Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.
How to Relieve Feelings of Loneliness During the Pandemic
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, all of our lives have been affected in one way or another. With social distancing and many businesses closed it is easy to start feeling lonely. In this blog, Right at Home Boston and North points out simple coping mechanisms that can indicate loneliness and explores ways that you can alleviate feelings of loneliness.
Resources for Confronting Racial Injustice
Last year, the Right at Home Boston and North RightTeam attended the Massachusetts Conference on Women. The Conferences for Women organization has just released a wonderful resource center for confronting racial injustice.
Going Back to Work and Need to Make Sure Mom is Safe?
As the country begins to reopen with the threat of COVID-19 still at large, there is a lot of concern about seniors as adult children head back to the work. Right at Home Boston and North shares resources and tips, to help a transition of care for your senior loved one as safe as possible.
What Have You Been Doing During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
As the country begins to re-open, Right at Home Boston North would like to highlight some of the precidures we have in place in our office as well as celebrate the bravery of our incredible CareTeam in the field and in the office during the COVID-19 pandemic. Right at Home Boston North is your COVID-19 senior home care specialists.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
This time of year in our community it is very difficult to tell the difference between allergy reactions (cough, runny nose) and viruses like flu or coronavirus. If you experience any symptoms of cough, runny nose, fever, feeling run down, weakness or difficulty breathing, call your family physician and follow his or her recommendations. In this blog post is a list of often used, common sense practices to prevent spread of diseases like the common cold, the flu, and the coronavirus. Keep you and your loved ones healthy!
LGTBQ Resources For Seniors in the Boston Area
You don’t have to look very far for great resources for LGTBQ older adults in our community. Right at Home's partner in the Boston area, Somerville Cambridge Elder Services, is on the forefront of making resources and connections available for people. They have a resource guide that gives current listings of meal programs, health resources, support groups, social groups, faith communities and all kinds of advocacy programs for those who are looking for sensitivity to LGTBQ lifestyles and issues.
RightCare Dementia and Cognitive Support Services
Right at Home’s RightCare approach to dementia and cognitive support is grounded in the idea that ALL clients, regardless of the severity or progression of their cognitive change, have abilities to interact and connect with their surroundings. RightCare Dementia and Cognitive Support (RightCare DCS) will be delivered by Certified Cognitive Support Program Providers who have received highly specialized training from our Program Manager to deliver an individualized Personal Plan that accounts for ability, personhood, and lifestyle risk factors known to increase symptoms of dementia, so that, together with families, we can improve the quality of life for those we serve.
Doc Wayne 10th Anniversary Gala
Right at Home Boston North sponsoring the 10th Anniversary Gala Doc Wayne, a wonderful 501(c)(3) non-profit that connects youth through sports, utilizing our sports-based therapeutic curriculum, and do the good® (DtG). Their mission is to fuse sport and therapy to heal and strengthen at-risk youth. Taking care of our kids makes our future a better place.