Those mean girls in the lunchroom from your middle and high school years have not gone away—they just got older. Senior bullying is something many older adults have to endure, with 10 to 20 percent of seniors experiencing one form of bullying or another, says Sheli Monacchio, CDP, CADDCT, CMDCP, founder of Caring Connections of …
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When you are done researching and gathering of information for the available home care agencies that serve your area the next step will be calling the agencies for detailed information about your loved one and their circumstances. Chances are, most questions asked will be around the safety and care of your loved one, but there …
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Paul Napolitano has lived a very full active life, happily married to his wife of 66 years, serving his country and working with children throughout his career. That came to a halt when the beloved 97-year-old great-grandfather to five, educator and World War II veteran was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. Caring for him …
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TINTON FALLS, NJ–June 18, 2020–Assisting Hands® Home Care, a Tinton Falls-based business that provides professional in-home care services to patients in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties, allowing them to remain safely and comfortably in their own homes, has welcomed Victoria Hurley-Schubert as its new director of community relations and communications. “Victoria’s unique combination of communications …
EDITOR’S NOTE: June is Men’s Health Month and the week before Father’s Day is recognized as Men’s Health Week. The Men’s Health Network (MHN), a national non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men, boys, and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health awareness and disease prevention messages and tools, screening …
Avoiding the $34 billion in annual workplace productivity losses caused by informal caregiving By: Victoria Hurley-Schubert June 15, 2020 12:01 am No truer words than “There’s no place like home” have ever been spoken, especially when someone has been in the hospital for an illness or surgical procedure. Nothing is more comforting than your own bed and …
When you say the word caregiver, what comes to mind? A warm, mom-like woman with a comforting smile is probably the first image that pops into your head. That stereotype is changing as more men step into the role of caregiving. Husbands and sons are taking on more care responsibilities than ever before, a trend …
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With more than 56 million Baby Boomers reaching the age of 65 and older, members of the generations that follow have their hands full, often caught between balancing care for children and parents. By the end of the decade, 20 percent of the total population will be over 65 Approximately 70 percent of adults over …
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Some say that feeling stiff and having joint pain is an inevitable part of growing older, but this is not entirely true. These experiences can transition from aches pains that come and go with the weather to much more serious and even crippling conditions all under the umbrella of arthritis. Arthritis is not a single …
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In celebration of International Nurses Day, Assisting Hands Home Care Monmouth is recognizing Stephen Hoelle, RN-BC, our director of nursing. Stephen loves to teach and help patients manage their health care situation by coming up with creative solutions to meet long- and short-term home care needs. He works with every patient and their family to …
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