“I Want to Go Home”
“I want to go home!” This common expression can be painful — and mystifying — to hear from someone who’s already home, whether in a longtime residence or a new care facility. But don’t take it literally. “I want to go home” tends to be an expression of discomfort: The person doesn’t recognize where he […]
Blessings! Supports a New Non-Profit
Blessings! For Seniors Companion Care fully supports “Living Solutions for Seniors”, a new non-profit, and it’s mission to empower independence for older adults and individuals with disabilities who live in the Southwest Valley of Phoenix, AZ. To learn more about LSFS, visit their website at: www.solutionsforseniors.com
TRIP Volunteer Driver Program Opens New Training Center
Blessings! For Seniors supports the new non-profit organization, Living Solutions for Seniors, Inc in it’s mission to establish a transportation program in Southwest Valley of Metro Phoenix. The Independent Living Partnership has responded to national requests and established a training center for the staff of organizations wanting to start and operate a TRIP service for older […]
June Client Satisfaction Survey Results
Blessings! For Seniors Companion Care strives to obtain superior client satisfaction. To know how well we are doing, Blessings! uses Home Care Pulse, a national survey company that conducts telephone interviews with our clients on a monthly bases. Below are the June comments. In bold is the category and the italics are the clients comments. […]
How to Communicate with People Who Have Dementia Part 5
Ask yourself, “What difference does it make?” The simple question, “What difference does it make?” may simplify the complex question of “How cognitively intact must a person be to make this decision?” For instance, it matters very little if a person’s clothing matches (the person with dementia can choose what to wear); or what a […]
Blessings! has a NEW LOOK!
www.blessingsforseniors.com Blessings! For Seniors has been working hard the last several months to create a new look. Our new website is now available for viewing. We have found most websites today, including our old site, try to do too much and as a result are cluttered and confusing. We decided to take a minimalist approach, providing the basic […]
A Helping Hand, Paid on Commission-Internet Referral Services
www.blessingsforseniors.com Contributed By PAULA SPAN Let’s say you are wading into the deep water. You think your parent or another older relative needs more care, perhaps at home, perhaps in an assisted living facility or other residence. You don’t know where to turn, which places or agencies to consider. Online, you find a referral service […]
