When was the last time you took a real break? If you are the primary caregiver for a parent or spouse, that question probably landed harder than it should. Most family caregivers cannot remember. They…
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When Did I Become the Parent? The Sudden Shift from Son or Daughter to Caregiver
Nobody wakes up one morning and decides to become their parent’s caregiver. It happens in a phone call. A fall in the kitchen. A confused answer to a question that used to be easy. One…
The Sandwich Generation in the South Bay: Caring for Parents and Kids at Once
You dropped your daughter at practice in Torrance, drove to your mother’s house in Redondo Beach to sort her pills and make sure she ate, took a work call from the car on the way…
The Missing Piece in Senior Care: Why We Focus on Supporting the Whole Family
When searching for home care, most people focus entirely on the individual needing assistance. They look for agencies that can help with meal preparation, light housekeeping, or medication reminders. While those tasks are incredibly important,…
3 Things We Learned From Our Clients
Joe Steckler, president of Helping Seniors of Brevard County, often talks about the continuum of care in home care. As a “homemaker companion” company, we are at the beginning of that continuum. Because of our…
HSOBC Radio – Jennifer Hosts Elder Attorney Tyler Runte
Trusts and Wills Jennifer Barton (Helin) (Seniors Helping Seniors of Brevard County) hosts this edition of Helping Seniors of Brevard Radio with Special Guest Elder Law Attorney Tyler Hampy Runte, of the The Law Office of Amy B Van Fossen…
HSOBC Radio – How Brevard Triad is Helping Seniors
How Brevard Triad is Helping Seniors Brevard County TRIAD, Inc. is a partnership agreement between the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Florida (Official) , Local Law Enforcement Agencies, and the State Attorney Phil Archer‘s Office. Learn…
5 Ideas for Aging in Place
Most of our clients have a similar goal, staying safely at home for as long as possible. Unfortunately, many have not considered how to make it happen. A little prior planning can make it possible….
Seniors Helping Seniors: Early dementia intervention makes a difference
Here at Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care we have a quarterly in-person caregiver meeting. Each time we include an educational topic, often those topics relate to dementia as many of our clients are on a…