Category Archives: Caregiving
The Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy From the Dog’s Perspective [INTERVIEW]
Sonny – Registered Therapy Dog Connecticut Home Care News: Animal Assisted Therapy for Seniors is Here! It is a beautiful spring morning when I arrive at the offices of Assisted Living Services, Inc. for work. Today is a special day … 
Beware! Scams Targeting Seniors Increase in Spring and Summer
Scams Targeting Seniors It happens every spring and summer. As the mercury rises the number of scams aimed at seniors goes up too. For a variety of reasons ranging from difficulty hearing to being part of a generation raised to …
The Shingles Vaccine Q&A: Should Your Elderly Love One Get It?
We all know the health care community encourages an annual flu shot. For older adults, primary care physicians also promote the pneumonia vaccine. But another preventative vaccination gaining more attention is for Shingles. Has your physician or your aging loved …
The Caregiver Sandwich: How to Care for Aging Parents and Your Kids Simultaneously [VIDEO]
This recent CBS News Report shined light on the increasingly difficult role of the family caregiver. While Americans are living longer lives, they aren’t necessarily living healthy ones. As couples delay having children until later in life, they find themselves …
Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Wandering: 5 Ways to Keep Your Mom Safe
The recent blizzard in New England has put many people at risk, but people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are some of the most vulnerable. If you are the caregiver for a loved one with dementia, you probably know …
Reminiscence: A Powerful Eldercare Tool For Seniors With Dementia
Reminiscence is the recollections of memories of the past. In caring for our seniors, it can be a very important and often overlooked aspect of homecare. It is considered to be beneficial to a person’s inner self and interpersonal skills …
Assisted Living Services, Inc.’s Caregiver Hero Awards
Each month we recognize Assisted Living Services, Inc. employees who go over and above to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations. We visit each personally at a client’s home, or invite them to the main office to present them the …
Elderly Monitoring Systems: 8 Tips To Convince Mom She Needs One
A new generation of Elderly Monitoring Systems are allowing adult children to keep tabs on their aging parents from afar, but how do you convince your Mom or Dad that watching their every move from your iPad is a good …
Connecticut Seniors Need Some Holiday Cheer
As a Connecticut-based home care agency we see first hand the needs of the elderly in the state and many of our clients have few family members or support systems locally. This is one reason why we often bring our …
Non-Medical Homecare Can Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions in Connecticut
Over the next year, as a result of a new federal policy, twenty-three Connecticut hospitals will have to forfeit Medicare funds due to a certain percentage of their patients being readmitted within a month of discharge. The policy is called …
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