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Senior Helpers workshops help families conquer heartbreak with real-life role playing as they learn to cope with deadly disease.
Towson, Md. (PRWEB) May 02, 2012 - Half of all Americans know someone who has Alzheimer’s disease - a disease that has now replaced cancer as the most feared disease among seniors. It affects more than five million people in the United States; and that number is expected to reach 13 million within the next fifteen years!
While Americans wait for a cure for this debilitating disease, a nationally renowned Alzheimer’s and dementia care expert, Teepa Snow, is kicking-off a year-long, 24 city tour, to offer families help. Teepa turns auditoriums into active environments where she engages the audience in real-life scenarios, giving them free, riveting, hands-on Do’s and Don’ts of caring for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s...

Disease affects ½ of us, yet we don’t know much about it.
April 30, 2012 // Franchising.com // It may hit you and your siblings when you visit Mom this Mother’s Day. She’s not as sharp as she used to be - very forgetful and confused. Is it just old age or Alzheimer’s? You suddenly feel panicked and scared…but you’re not alone.
Half of all Americans know someone with Alzheimer’s, the deadly disease that affects five million of us - more women than men. Yet in a recent Senior Helpers National Alzheimer’s Quiz taken by more than one thousand Americans, 67% or 2/3 failed (they got fewer than 60% of the questions correct)! Have your readers/viewers take the full quiz below.
That’s why Senior Helpers, one of our nation’s largest providers of in-home senior care, has launched Senior Gems, a FREE and revolutionary Alzheimer’s education program that assigns each stage of the disease to a gem, like a diamond or ruby, and gives step-by-step instruction so people can navigate every mood and movement of a loved one who is coping with the disease...

How local families put the brakes on elderly driving
April 11, 2012 // Franchising.com // A rash of recent, fatal car crashes with senior citizens driving has brought attention to a graying population packing our roadways. By 2030, more than 70 million Americans will be 65 or older and at least 90 percent of them will be licensed to drive. That’s why Senior Helpers, one of the largest in-home senior care companies with offices in your city, wants to raise awareness during April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month – by giving families a Senior Helpers Safe Driving Checklist.
“When elders can no longer drive, they may start to feel trapped and out of control of their lives,” says Peter Ross, CEO and co-founder of Senior Helpers...

“New Program Helps Seniors and Families Cope While Waiting For a Cure”
February 28, 2012 // Franchising.com // The federal government recently launched the new National Alzheimer’s Plan to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. Part of that plan is to find ways for struggling families to better cope with the disease, today. Senior Helpers and a dementia care expert are helping make the government’s goal a reality with a program they created to help caregivers and families better communicate with those with dementia.
The new program is called Senior Gems. It’s a step-by-step guide that teaches hands-on care providers and families how to care for loved ones through each stage of dementia and Alzheimer’s...

Local Families Turn to New Quiz for Guidance with Aging Parents
January 10, 2012 // Franchising.com // You just returned home from holiday break with the horrifying realization that Mom or Dad needs help. You kept quiet in front of your parents, not to disrupt the good time, but when you get back home, settled into your routine, Mom’s forgetfulness or Dad’s clumsiness haunts you. You and your siblings don’t agree on the severity of the problem. You’re panicked. Unsure. How are you supposed to know if Mom or Dad needs help and to what degree?
That’s why Senior Helpers, one of the largest in-home senior care companies in the nation, has created the Senior Helpers' Stay At Home Score quiz. It’s a quick, eight question quiz adult children take to help determine whether their parents can live independently in their own home...

Elders’ elves help seniors with everything from ‘Gift Wrap to Google’
November 29, 2011 // Franchising.com // Holidays are “the most wonderful time of the year” to many – but if you’re a senior, it’s also one of the most challenging. If seniors’ children can’t be by their side to help them put all the dressings on the holidays, Santa’s Senior Helpers can! These elders’ elves drive the cars, open the doors and wait in the lines for their aging friends who can’t do it on their own anymore. They hunt for deals, decorate, wrap the presents and help seniors shop online. They are Santa’s Senior Helpers, and they aren’t from the North Pole.
Caregivers from Senior Helpers, a leading national in-home senior care provider, are doing the little things and helping thousands of seniors from coast-to-coast prepare for the holidays...

Senior In-Home Care Company Creates Revolutionary “Senior Gems” Program to Help Families Cope
November 07, 2011 // Franchising.com // Alzheimer’s disease is among the top ten leading causes of death in the United States, affecting more than five million people across the nation. And for each person with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, there can be as many as four individuals providing their daily care. That’s why Senior Helpers, one of the largest in-home care companies for seniors, has created a revolutionary program to help caregivers and families properly care for their elderly loved ones battling these devastating diseases.
The Senior Gems Program is the first of its kind in the in-home care industry...

Senior Helpers Raises Fall Prevention Awareness
October 18, 2011 // Franchising.com // (October 2011) – One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year and nearly a third of them will live with discomfort from the fall for the rest of their lives. That’s why Senior Helpers, a leading in-home care provider serving our area, has highly trained caregivers who can help spot danger zones in seniors’ homes and help families make their homes safer.
“Up to 30 percent of those who fall suffer injuries such as hip fractures or head traumas,” says Peter Ross, CEO and co-founder of Senior Helpers. “Those types of injuries not only make it hard for seniors to live independently, but those injuries can sometimes be fatal...

Senior Helpers Raises Fall Prevention Awareness
October 06, 2011 // Franchising.com // – The first day of fall traditionally marks Fall Prevention Awareness. One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year, but less than half of those seniors talk with their healthcare providers about it. Falls have become a nationwide health problem - a problem that is largely preventable. That’s why Senior Helpers, one of the leading in-home care providers for seniors in the nation, has highly trained caregivers who can help spot danger zones in and around seniors’ homes and can help seniors move around their environment more carefully.
“Up to 30 percent of those who fall suffer injuries such as hip fractures or head traumas,” says Peter Ross, CEO and co-founder of Senior Helpers...

New research reveals in-home care is MORE AFFORDABLE than other alternatives September 07, 2011 // Franchising.com // With the collapse of the housing market, older Americans can't sell their homes and move into assisted living. So in these desperate financial times, they're turning to an alternative source for care that will save them money in the long run. New research reveals in-home care is much more affordable than the cost of a nursing home. So much so, that at least a third of seniors recently polled said they wouldn't even be able to afford a single month of care in a nursing home.

A new cost-of-care survey by Genworth Financial (a company that specializes in long term care insurance) reveals the cost of facility-based care, such as nursing homes, has steadily increased over the past six years - an increase of more than $17,000 a year...

Strategic Partnership to Improve Quality of Life for Diagnosed Individuals and Families August 02, 2011 // Franchising.com // With the incidence of Alzheimer's disease escalating and the needs of families dramatically increasing along with it, Senior Helpers, one of the largest in-home care companies for seniors in the nation, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), one of the nation's leading non-profit foundations dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with the disease and their families.

"This partnership was an easy decision for us at Senior Helpers because of our commitment to educating families and their elderly loved ones about the different stages of dementia and how to cope with every aspect of the disease," says Peter Ross, CEO and co-founder of Senior Helpers...

Elders' elves help seniors with everything from 'Gift Wrap to Google' July 26, 2011 // Franchising.com // Holidays are "the most wonderful time of the year" to many – but if you're a senior, it's also one of the most challenging. If seniors' children can't be by their side to help them put all the dressings on the holidays, Santa's Senior Helpers can! These elders' elves drive the cars, open the doors and wait in the lines for their aging friends who can't do it on their own anymore. They hunt for deals, decorate, wrap the presents and help seniors shop online. They are Santa's Senior Helpers, and they aren't from the North Pole.

Caregivers from Senior Helpers, a leading national in-home senior care provider, are doing the little things and helping thousands of seniors from coast-to-coast prepare for the holidays...

Families say bill will turn their lives upside down and cripple their aging parents July 05, 2011 // Franchising.com // Local families, caregivers and business owners will protest at the state capitol in Sacramento tomorrow morning to fight a highly controversial bill they say will severely hurt California senior citizens. State lawmakers will vote on the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (AB 889) Wednesday, July 6th at 9:30AM in the state capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, California 95814. You can interview protestors at the west entrance to the capitol building at 8:30AM on 10th Street.

WHO:

Local families with aging parents, in-home caregivers and care giving companies. They are fighting the bill aimed at increasing the rights of domestic workers and in-home caregivers because ultimately OUR SENIORS will be the victims if they can no longer afford to pay for in-home care...

Research shows dads won't ask for help - Quiz helps adult children have that 'oh-so tough' talk June 14, 2011 // Franchising.com // It's one of the most difficult conversations adult children can have with aging parents, especially those stubborn dads. Can your parents live independently? Or is time to reach out for help? Just in time for Father's Day, Senior Helpers, a leading in-home care provider, has created a new quiz for adult children to determine their father's self-sufficiency. The Stay At Home Score Quiz (www.stayathomescore.com) has eight easy questions that help families make difficult decisions about the independence of their aging loved ones.

"It's a common scenario for aging parents, especially independent dads, to insist they're well enough to live in their own homes even if they're not," says Dr...

Research shows dads won't ask for help - Quiz helps adult children have that 'oh-so tough' talk June 09, 2011 // Franchising.com // It's one of the most difficult conversations adult children can have with aging parents, especially those stubborn dads. Can your parents live independently? Or is time to reach out for help? Just in time for Father's Day, Senior Helpers, a leading in-home care provider, has created a new quiz for adult children to determine their father's self-sufficiency. The Stay At Home Score Quiz (www.stayathomescore.com) has eight easy questions that help families make difficult decisions about the independence of their aging loved ones.

"It's a common scenario for aging parents, especially independent dads, to insist they're well enough to live in their own homes even if they're not," says Dr...

70% of moms would move in with daughters over sons April 28, 2011 // Franchising.com // As the old saying goes "A son is a son 'til he takes him a wife. A daughter is a daughter all of her life." A new national survey shows mothers may indeed believe that saying, counting on their daughters all their lives. Just in time for Mother's Day, the national poll found 70% of mothers with both a son(s) and a daughter(s) would overwhelming choose to move in with their daughter over their son if they could not take care of themselves. 68% of mothers say that, as they age, daughters will take better care of them than sons will. And 65% of mothers say their daughters, over their sons, would most likely want them to move in.

The newly released national survey polled 335 Americans over age 55...

Unknown Gem That Gives Tax Breaks To Americans Caring for Elderly Loved Ones March 29, 2011 // Franchising.com // The economic downturn has made life even more of a struggle for the millions of folks caring for elderly loved ones. They're working longer hours, paying higher gas and medical bills and struggling to find the money and time to care for aging loved ones. However, this tax season, Uncle Sam gives you a gift if you're caring for an elderly loved one – a tax break many families don't even know about.

"One fourth of the families in this country are caring for elderly loved ones and they're not aware of a tax law that allows you to write-off some of the expense," says Peter Ross, CEO of Senior Helpers, a leading provider of in-home senior care...

Unemployment falls, Americans still wondering 'Where are the Jobs?' Holly Springs, NC, March 17, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The national unemployment rate has fallen below 9 percent for the first time since 2008 according to the most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – so the big question for out-of-work Americans is this: Where are the new jobs?

Look no farther than the Baby Boomers and the aging U.S. population, which is the catalyst behind a thriving national and local senior care industry adding thousands of new American jobs each month. This year alone, the national senior care industry is on pace to hire more than 100,000 new in-home senior caregivers.

"Every 13 seconds another American will turn 65, and that will go on for the next two decades" said Peter Ross, CEO of Senior Helpers, a leading in-home senior care company with nearly 300 locally owned offices from coast to coast...

Statistics show significantly reduced risks for heart disease in seniors that get up and get moving February 03, 2011 // Franchising.com // It's a fact – heart disease is the single biggest health risk for seniors across the United States. It is the leading annual cause of death and hospitalizations among all older Americans, but one local company is showing local seniors that simple nutrition tips and lifestyle tricks can significantly lower the risk of them becoming another statistic.

February is American Heart Month, and as groups around the nation are raising awareness about heart disease, local senior care experts from Senior Helpers are working with the elderly each day to help fight the battle on the front lines.

"Many of the families and seniors we work with locally don't understand that a proper diet and even the modest of exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attacks among seniors by more than 25 percent," said Peter Ross, founder and CEO of Senior Helpers, a senior care company that provides in-home and companion care services for seniors across the area

"Getting older doesn't have to mean getting lazy, so we do everything we possibly can to help our clients continue to live a healthy, happy lifestyle," Ross said...

Elders' elves help seniors with everything from 'Gift Wrap to Google.' Towson, MD, December 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- You may have seen them around but just didn't take notice. Elders' elves drive the cars, open the doors, and wait in the lines for their aging friends who can't do it on their own anymore. They hunt for deals, decorate, wrap the presents, and help seniors shop online. They are Santa's Senior Helpers, and they aren't from the North Pole.

Caregivers from Senior Helpers, a leading national in-home senior care provider, are doing the little things and helping thousands of seniors from coast-to-coast prepare for the holidays. Whether they need errands to be run, cleaning to be done, or even online shopping assistance, Santa's Senior Helpers are lending a helping hand to embrace the season...