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5 Unselfish Ways for Caregivers to Reduce Stress over the Holidays
The holiday season can be a whirlwind of fun, celebrating with family and friends, but it can also take a toll on an already overstressed family caregiver. Caring for another person often takes center stage over caring for yourself, but at Hired Hands Homecare in California, we want to provide you with some encouragement to make self-care a priority. After all, a relaxed, healthy caregiver is able to provide a higher quality of care than a frazzled one! Take these five recommendations to heart, and in doing so, help both yourself and those in your care:
Eat a well-balanced diet
When you’re stressed out, you may tend to overeat. When you’re exhausted, it’s easy to resort to whatever is handy; quick snack foods, tea and toast, cheese doodles and soda. You need high quality food to perform well.
Get regular exercise
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San Rafael Homecare
San Rafael, California, is the oldest, most culturally diverse urban city, surrounded by some of the most beautiful nature you can find. It is the best of both worlds! Its lively downtown and community calendar always has something to enjoy, but then you can enjoy hiking, biking and camping in the near by state park. Hired Hands Homecare and our quality caregivers provide excellent San Rafael home care services to aging adults looking to remain at home in San Rafael, as well as other surrounding Marin County cities. We help our clients continue to enjoy the diverse community and remain safe at home.
We offer the following services in San Rafael:
Accompaniment to doctors’ appointments, shopping, errands, etc…
Cooking basic and specialty meals
Light housekeeping, laundry, making beds
Dementia specialists
Hospice support
Hospital coming home program
Care coordination with healthcare providers
Ongoing care management included with all care
Professional care … Read More »
Pleasanton Home Care
The warm community of Pleasanton, California makes it an extremely desirable place to live. The city provides a vibrant blend of historic buildings with parks, arts and entertainment, outdoor recreation, and a hometown atmosphere. If you are looking to age at home in Pleasanton or one of the surrounding areas, including Livermore and the Tri-Valley area of Alameda County, Hired Hands Homecare provides award winning in-home care services to this area. Our compassionate caregivers enjoy helping our clients maintain their independence, to continue to enjoy the Pleasanton community. Hired Hand Homecare is extremely proud to have been chosen to be the Best Home Healthcare Service in the 2015 Readers Choice awards. Contact us online or call us at (866) 940-4343.
Below is a list of a few of the home care services we offer in Pleasanton:
Dementia specialists
Accompaniment to doctors’ appointments, shopping, … Read More »
Novato Home Care
Settled just north of the San Francisco Bay area, Novato, California is a charming and eclectic city with much to offer its residents. Exploring the many hiking trails, golfing, and enjoying museums and art are just a few of the activities Novato residents can experience. Hired Hands Homecare and our caregivers are proud to provide quality in-home care services to adults looking to age at home in Novato and the surrounding areas, including Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Belvedere, Kentfield, Ross, Corte Madera, Greenbrae, Larkspur, San Rafael, San Anselmo, Fairfax, Woodacre, and Terra Linda. Contact us online or call us at (866) 940-4343.
Below is a list of a few of the home care services we offer in Novato:
Professional care management services
Hospital coming home program
Basic grooming and daily personal hygiene
Medication reminders
Ongoing care management included with all care
Transfers and ambulation
Assistance with exercise programs
Accompaniment … Read More »
Santa Rosa Senior Care
The Best Elder Care Santa Rosa CA Has to Offer!
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California is where everything comes together! Residents of this community get to enjoy the thriving downtown, arts, live entertainment, parks and redwood forest. The city gives you a taste of everything you enjoy about California. Hired Hands Homecare provides quality elder care Santa Rosa CA families need to live safely and independently. Our caregivers help our clients to continue to enjoy the best qualities of this great city.
We offer the following services in Santa Rosa:
Basic grooming and daily personal hygiene
Medication reminders
Transfers and ambulation
Assistance with exercise programs
Accompaniment to doctors’ appointments, shopping, errands, etc.
Cooking basic and specialty meals
Light housekeeping, laundry, making beds
Dementia specialists
Hospice support
Hospital coming home program
Care coordination with healthcare providers
Ongoing care management included with all care
Professional care management services
Facility support services
And much more. Just ask!
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Home Care Services in Napa
Napa, California is a vibrant and modern town with extraordinary views and many activities to keep its residents busy. Napa takes pride in the quality of its community and the wonderful people who live there. Hired Hands Homecare takes pride in providing seniors looking to age safely and independently in the comfort of home with exceptional in-home care services in the Napa Valley area, including American Canyon, Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga and Solano County. Our compassionate caregivers enjoy helping our clients enjoy the Napa community. Many clients enjoy a stroll along the river or visiting the downtown stores and marketplace.
Below is a list of a few of the home care services we offer in Napa:
Basic grooming and daily personal hygiene
Medication reminders
Transfers and ambulation
Assistance with exercise programs
Accompaniment to doctors’ appointments, shopping, errands, etc.
Cooking basic and specialty meals
Light housekeeping, laundry, making beds
Dementia … Read More »
Providing Care for Parkinson’s Disease
What You Need to Know When Caring for Someone With Parkinson’s Disease
A person with Parkinson’s disease may visit the doctor for a half hour 4 times a year. But what about the senior care Napa, CA residents with Parkinson’s need for the other 8,758 hours each year?
Here are some practical day-to-day tips to assist a caregiver in maximizing the independence, safety, and activities of daily living for a loved one with Parkinson’s.
Top Parkinson’s Care Tips
Maintain a Healthy Diet: A well-balanced diet can help to reduce cell loss in a person with Parkinson’s. Consuming antioxidants can also help to fight oxidative stress.
Sources of antioxidants include blueberries, broccoli, spinach, green tea, dark chocolate, dried fruits and beans, avocado, asparagus, walnuts and almonds, and grape juice or red wine. In addition, make sure any vitamins the doctor has recommended are taken.
Swallowing Difficulties: Persons … Read More »
11 Benefits of Home Care Services
How Can Home Care Help?
When it becomes challenging for someone to continue living at home safely and independently, home care is often the ideal solution. Home care empowers people to continue living in the homes they love for a lifetime, whether the need is for just a little support and companionship, full-time, around-the-clock care, or anything in between.
There are many benefits of home care for seniors and their loved ones. Contact us online or call us at (866) 940-4343 to learn about the advantages of home based care and what we can do for you.
Here Are 11 Benefits of Home Care Services
There are numerous benefits of the in home care services that Hired Hands Homecare provides. Contact us to learn more!
Overall satisfaction.
Generally, in-home care leads to a higher satisfaction with life, even when frailty is a factor.
Respect for … Read More »
The Definition of Dedication!
Thank You Ann!Hired Hands Homecare NapaCaregiver of the Month – Feb 2014
Drum roll please…! This February, we are proud to tip our hats to Ms. Ann N!
Ann exemplifies dedication and devotion! We have had the honor of working with Ann for over 6 years, and during that time, she had been dedicated to the same client! Of course… the family absolutely adores Ann, and says that their mother would not be where she is without Ann, their “Mother Hen”. One of the most important components of Ann’s job with this particular client is helping her remain active in the community, escorting her to social gatherings, and to her daily pool exercises. Ann cares a great deal for the clients she works with – always putting their safety and well being first.
This is actually Ann’s second time wearing the … Read More »
Our Coming Home Program: Post-Discharge Care
Post-Discharge Care to Ease the Transition Home
Following a patient’s discharge from a hospital or rehab center, we provide expert non-medical transitional home care to help them regain mobility, independence and comfort at home. Discover how our post-discharge care improves health outcomes.
Contact Us Today! Call Us at (866) 940-4343
Our support plays an active roll in increasing favorable outcomes and decreasing preventable re-admissions. To produce a superior transition home, Hired Hands Homecare is proud to offer our innovative Coming Home program: a complimentary pre-discharge conference plus an hour-long care manager and caregiver training session with your facility’s interdisciplinary team, including nursing, nutrition, and therapy.
Our Coming Home program integrates our caregiving team with rehab and nursing teams prior to discharge to promote better outcomes by:
• Orienting the Homecare Team with the patient’s particular set of needs
• Establishing a specific Plan of Care, post discharge
• Improving communication … Read More »
