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By Eric Rohr, 5:27 pm on November 10, 2020

A huge THANK YOU to the Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond Walk to End Alzheimer's Team and all of our supporters. WE DID IT! With your generous support we EXCEEDED our team fund raising goal of $2,500 before walk day and we are still going! On Saturday (Walk Day) several team members got together and walked to recognize the greater…

By Eric Rohr, 4:54 pm on October 22, 2020

Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond is extremely honored to be considered one of THE BEST in the In-Home Health Care Provider Category by the Richmond Times Dispatch. THANK YOU to everyone who has supported and believed in us over the past year. Eric Rohr, the owner of Assisting Hands Richmond, about the award: 1. Tell us about “RTD The Best”…

By Eric Rohr, 2:26 pm on October 9, 2020

How you look at Dementia Matters! • It is NOT all about loss • It is NOT “untreatable” • It is NOT unpredictable • Behaviors DON’T come out of nowhere • Dementia DOESN’T just affect the person with the disease – it impacts all of us So how do we communicate? Watch our Dementia Workshop video: [embed height="400"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcs12deivjo[/embed] Communication Basics It’s…

By Eric Rohr, 11:44 am on September 29, 2020

Look at what just showed up the Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond offices today (September 23); Walk to End Alzheimer's Champion Swag! We are so grateful for all the support that the Assisting Hands Richmond Walk to End Alzheimer's team has received so far. Of course this just makes us want to work that much harder to recruit more team…

By Eric Rohr, 4:38 pm on September 21, 2020

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, everyone has been spending more time indoors than they likely would have otherwise. Seniors, in particular, need to stay at home, because they are in a higher risk category. Older individuals have weaker immune systems, making it easier for them to become infected with the coronavirus. Some seniors may also have other conditions that…

By Eric Rohr, 11:44 am on September 1, 2020

Congratulations to Shadet (right) Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond's July Super STAR! Shadet demonstrates Our Shared Values each and every shift. Aliyah (left), our rock STAR Client Care Coordinator, can always count on Shadet to help us with the difficult to fill shifts and provide exceptional care giving to all of her clients. SuperSTAR recognition is part of our STAR…

By Eric Rohr, 2:38 pm on August 4, 2020

  Very excited to welcome our latest group of STAR Caregivers; (left to right) Tonshura aka "Ray Ray", Sasha, Jessica and Ekow. They just completed our orientation training and are demonstrating some good social distancing. All of them are off to a Great Start as part of our STAR program! If you are interested in becoming a STAR Caregiver please…

By Eric Rohr, 5:35 pm on July 22, 2020

Elderly individuals have increasingly decided to age within the comfort of their own homes, but they often require some form of care to ensure they can lead a safe and healthy life. For some, care is only needed on a part-time basis and include a little light household help, or it may be full-time and entail everything from personal care…

By Eric Rohr, 2:43 pm on July 6, 2020

Friday Finish Videos Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond in-home caregivers provide services ranging from companionship, meal preparation, medication reminders, shopping and errands, to light housekeeping, laundry, and assistance with bathing and dressing. Our Friday Finish videos provide useful information for caregivers and customers. Watch the videos and give us a call at (804) 500-9787 if you have any questions or…

By Eric Rohr, 11:34 am on July 2, 2020

Congratulations to Linda Johnson, Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond's Super STAR for the month of June . From her hire date Linda has been available to fill in whenever she is needed. She brings joy to clients with a warm smile and energetic personality. Linda lives Our Shared Values (Kindness, Compassion, Integrity, Creativity and Accountability) day after day, week after…