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A Home Health Aide provides basic, personal care, and health-related services to seniors. The services that a home health aide provides depends on their area of specialty and may include checking vitals, assisting with exercise, administering medications, providing companionship, preparing meals, and helping with the functions of daily living. Search the SourceBook Directory for home health aide in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.

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Title: Finding the Needed In-Home Care

By: Lauren Searson

Preview: William F. Macklin spent a great deal of his life serving others and his country. After graduating from the Baltimore County Public School System, he joined the United States Air Force in 1955 until he received an honorable discharge in 1959. Thereafter, William worked as a correctional officer...

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Title: Finding a New Family

By: Steve Gurney

Preview: Families are there for each other to celebrate the good times and help each other through the challenging times. Elizabeth Dusa had spent a lifetime caring for her son, but when her health began to turn, he became her loyal and compassionate caregiver in return. Unfortunately, he passed away sudd...

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Title: Make Homes Safer for Active Adult and Senior Living

Preview: There is no question that for many Americans, home is where the heart is. Contrary to popular stereotypes, most older adults close to retirement age do not choose to pack up and move to warmer climates in their retirement years. According to a recent AARP study, nearly ninety percent of adults 50...

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Title: Find an Aging in Place Specialist

Preview: Countless studies have shown that homeowners overwhelmingly prefer to age in a familiar place, but when daily life can become too much to manage, substantial home alternations may be necessary. Certified Aging-In-Place specialists (CAPS) can help reconcile the need for a familiar environment ...

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Title: How to Assess Your Home

Preview: As a person ages, everyday activities often become challenging. This results in a lower quality of life on many levels, from the physical to the psychological. The results of a unique home intervention study showed that individualizing home evaluations and involving the patient in decision-maki...

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Title: An Accessible and Safer Home

Preview: Inabelle Levin has always loved going to the opera and attending concerts and plays. But among her various interests, nothing compares to her passion for teaching. And through her personal determination and research along with the help of Greg Sieb, an aging-in-place specialist, she can now r...

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Title: Home Care Providers Help Families Negotiate Challenges

Preview: In January 2005, Molly Borders realized that her family needed help. Her mother, Frances, was suffering from dementia. Although she had been recently discharged from the hospital, she was unable to safely return to her home in Chevy Chase and was living temporarily in an assisted living communi...

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Title: Home Health Care

Preview: Are you or a loved one struggling with health issues that are making it harder to remain at home? Are you looking for care to help you recover from surgery or an injury? Do you need help with household chores or activities of daily living? Is managing a long-term illness becoming more difficul...

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Title: How To Remain at Home

By: Guide to Retirement Living Staff

Preview: Home care includes a wide variety of services-from skilled intravenous therapy to snow shoveling-all provided to individuals in their homes or in an assisted, nursing, or hospital facility. Home care often supplements the care individuals receive in a hospital or facility; 25% of the care we clas...

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Title: How To Feel Safe at Home with Personal Response Systems

By: Guide to Retirement Living Staff

Preview: A personal response system (PRS), sometimes called a PERS (personal emergency response system) answers the need of many older Americans for both security and independence. Many organizations, including the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), encourage their use, but for the consumer c...