Thank you Jan and Seniors Guide for such a creative way for us all to learn about your awesome website. I will be paying forward my gift card to Healthcare Community Resource Network (HCRN) so they can continue to provide all the wonderful events that they support. Delivering a $100 gift card to Eric Rohr with Assisting Hands Home Care…
It was early March and I had just landed in Atlanta for a golfing trip with some of my closest friends. Like others I was aware of the COVID-19 “situation” and was concerned but had no idea of the impact that it was about to have on everyone. As my friends and I drove to our golfing destination, we were…
The following is a high-level overview of the additional precautions that Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond (“AHR” of the “Company”) is taking relative to providing Home Care services during the COVID-19 pandemic. These protocols will stay in place until no longer required by the CDC. Agency Monitoring Stay appraised of CDC guidelines (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html) Stay appraised of OSHA guidelines (https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/) Stay…
Please go vote in the 2020 OurHealth Richmond Senior Healthy Living Awards. Please include Assisting Hands as a write in vote in the Companion Care category (category 6). Thank you for your support! https://ourhealth.typeform.com/to/jOzyEh OurHealth Magazine for Richmond's 6TH ANNUAL SENIOR HEALTHY LIVING AWARDS! Human beings have five fingers, five toes, five appendages, five senses, and five major systems of…
We have an announcement from the National Office of Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond regarding COVID-19 and how our caregivers are prepared to keep your loved ones safe: The Henrico County Health Department are now staffing a coronavirus hotline for providers, organizations, and community members to ask their COVID-19 public health questions. The hotline accepts calls from 8:00 am - 8:00 pm.…
Overview of Dementia Dementia is the umbrella term for a person’s decline in memory and other cognitive abilities that is severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is not a normal part of aging. It is estimated that approximately 50 million individuals (5 million in the US) are living with Dementia. This number will almost double every 20 years,…
All, I would first like to offer my thoughts and prayers to everyone in these difficult times. We are facing a world wide crisis that seems to be touching every aspect of our lives. It seems that there is a lot of information and mis-information that is available across all communication platforms, which makes it difficult to know with certainty…
Welcome our newest STAR Caregiver, Monica Shelton (Left), to the Assisting Hands Home Care Richmond Team. She just completed our Caregiver Orientation led by our awesome Client Care Coordinator Aliyah Breiner (Right). We are excited to have Monica come on board. She is all set to get off to a Great STARt! *Our STAR (Setting Targets Achieving Results) program recognizes…
Overview of Dementia Dementia is the umbrella term for a person’s decline in memory and other cognitive abilities that is severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is not a normal part of aging. It is estimated that approximately 50 million individuals (5 million in the US) are living with Dementia. This number will almost double every 20 years,…
Forgetfulness and dementia are two different conditions, although some overlap in symptoms occurs. A senior who occasionally forgets why she entered a room is experiencing age-related memory changes. However, when memory lapses worsen over time, dementia is likely the culprit. Normal memory changes occur as people age. The brain, along with the body, undergoes physiological changes as people grow older.…
