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CAREGiver Awards

 Omaha Business Hall of Fame By Cindy Gonzalez WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER A former mayor, a publisher, a marketing expert, two husband-wife teams and the founder of a discount-store chain are to be inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame. The selections follow a nomination process that sought people whose accomplishments in business were historically [...]

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Fight the flu

by Julie Ann Anderson on November 30, 2011

Fight the flu “A flu shot is your best protection against catching the flu,” says Randy Bergen, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Kaiser Permanente. The flu virus changes often. The protection given by the flu vaccine only lasts for about a year, so you need to get a flu shot every year, preferably in [...]

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November is National Family Caregivers Month

by Julie Ann Anderson on November 28, 2011

November is National Family Caregivers Month   Every day, more than 65 million family caregivers in the United States fulfill a vital role on the care team. November is National Family Caregivers Month, a great time to honor the family caregivers who devote their lives to caring for senior loved ones.   Family caregivers need [...]

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Help family caregivers through holidays

by Julie Ann Anderson on October 24, 2011

Help family caregivers through holidays   Give family caregivers a gift this holiday season by inviting them to participate in one of the upcoming “Home for the Holidays” webinars. This hour-long informational session provides family caregivers with information on how to help their senior loved ones manage holiday travel, family gatherings, seasonal depression and other [...]

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Today, I WILL make a Difference

by Julie Ann Anderson on August 1, 2011

Happy Monday Morning!  As CAREGivers caring for seniors in our community, every day we are reminded of no matter how great or small our acts of kindness or helping helping hands enabling older adults to remain independant in their homes… we can make a difference every day! Here is another great thing I found in this ever [...]

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Jeff Huber, President of Home Instead Senior Care Inc. was recently interviewed and here is a few of Jeff’s words…. Most professionals involved with eldercare are aware that adult children are not prepared to care for their parents when they receive “that call” that throws them into the caregiving role.  But the Home Instead Senior Care network wanted [...]

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Be Inspired!         Be Intentional!      Be the change YOU want to see in the World!   My mom was Dignosed  in 1983 and with  treatment including a radical mastectomy I can say today, She IS  a 28 year SURVIVOR!!!!  She is an example of amazing strength!  She taught me so much just witnessing her battle with the treatment & [...]

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Have you met Sheri yet?

by Julie Ann Anderson on May 19, 2011

  Do you know Sheri? Have you met her before at one of our CAREGiver meetings perhaps here in Rohnert Park? Maybe you worked with the  same client before  either in Santa Rosa, Sebastopol or Petaluma with Sheri? Sheri began caring for the elderly in the 80’s as a CNA in skilled nursing facilities while [...]

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Home Instead CAREGivers make a difference!

by Julie Ann Anderson on April 11, 2011

  The Starfish Story  Adapted from the Starfish Thrower by Lowern Eisley   Once upon a time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.  He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.   One day, as he was walking along [...]

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Home Instead Senior Care and Denny Corcoran – a real winning team! Home Instead Senior Care, Ireland’s trusted source of home care for seniors, has won the Irish Franchise of the Year Award in this year’s prestigious Irish Franchise Association Awards. It was a cause for a double celebration as Denny Corcoran, a Home Instead [...]

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