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Gauthier Family Home Care Receives 2018 Best of Home Care® – Provider and Employer of Choice Awards
February 1, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dan Gauthier Phone: 616-560-4057 Email: dan@gauthierfhc.com Grand Rapids, MI – Gauthier Family Home Care announced today that it has received both the 2018 Best of Home Care® – Provider of Choice and Employer of Choice Awards from Home Care Pulse. These awards are granted only to…
Read MoreSeniors and Slip and Fall Accidents
There are few things more devastating to an elderly person than when they are injured in a slip and fall accident. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2.8 million elderly adults are treated in the emergency room each year for slip and fall accidents. They also report that one in four elderly…
Read MoreIs Your Senior Caring for Their Oral Health Properly?
As a family caregiver, one of your most important priorities is making sure that your aging loved one stays as healthy as possible as they age in place. You might think of important tasks such as encouraging them to eat a healthy diet, helping them to stay physically active, and supporting their management of health…
Read MoreHow to Help Your Elderly Parent With Money
Whether it happens suddenly due to injury or accident, or more slowly over months or years, there comes a point where family caregivers must step in and assist their elderly parent with finances. Of course, much depends on what the elderly adult’s finances are like but for the most part, there are certain steps that…
Read MoreWhy Doesn't Your Aging Adult Want to Talk about Driving?
It’s possible that you’ve been trying to talk to your senior about her future with driving, but she might be dodging any openings you’ve made. What could be causing her to do that? She Doesn’t Want to Be Stuck at Home. One of the problems your senior might see in changing her driving habits is…
Read MoreChanges to Make in Your Parent's Home to Prevent Winter Skin
Preventing winter skin is an important part of keeping your parent comfortable, safe, and healthy throughout the winter season. Winter skin tends to be very dry, fragile, and thin, which can leave your parent vulnerable to a variety of consequences such as tears, scrapes, scratches, and other injuries that leave your parent open to germs…
Read MoreAlcohol Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, But How Can You Get Your Parents to Cut Back?
After your dad died, your mom started having a glass of wine each night in order to sleep. She didn’t want to use sleep aids. Wine seemed safer to her. She grew to like how the wine numbed her emotions. Now, she drinks a bottle throughout the day. You’re worried, but she’s not. Your dad…
Read MoreTips for Talking to Your Parent About Downsizing
Being a family caregiver for an elderly adult often means helping that senior make difficult decisions or changes in their life. One such decision might be downsizing in their later years. This downsizing might simply mean clearing out some of their belongings and streamlining their possessions for a simpler way of life. It may also…
Read MoreAll About Probiotics for the Elderly
More Americans are turning to probiotics to help them with a number of digestive and intestinal issues, including elderly adults. Many studies show that probiotics, live bacteria supplements, can benefit the body and boost health. Seniors are especially interested in probiotic use because they suffer from numerous health issues that can often be treated with…
Read MoreHow Do You Cook for a Forgetful Parent?
You’ve spent all day with your mom. She has Alzheimer’s and forgets most everything you tell her. Her diet is limited to bananas, flavored yogurt, and toast with lots of butter. You want her to have a balanced diet, so you come cook for her as often as you can. She loves your dinner idea.…
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