Book offers many options for caregiving From The Orange County Register, January, 2010Paul Hogan grew up with caregiving. When his grandmother fell ill, his mother cheerfully told her siblings she would provide care. "The family felt my grandmother might live a year, at most. She was so weak," Hogan recalls. "Well, the year turned into 11, plus another 10 years of relative independence with limited assistance, companionship and light housekeeping for my grandmother." His grandmother was near 101 when she died. As he notes, a few decades ago... Read the full article. |
The end of the road to retirement doesn't need to be a dead end. From Fox News, December, 2009
Many retirees don't want to spend their senior years at a nursing home warplane shuffle board in a retirement community. And today they have another choice, it's assisted living at home. Home instead as a company that offers professional home caregivers to those seniors who desire to stay in their own homes. But need assistance on a daily basis to maintain a carefree enjoyable lifestyle. Assisted living is rapidly becoming very popular among many retirees.
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Road To Retirement From Fox News, December, 2009
Fox News posted an interview with Home Instead Senior Care Co-Founder and CEO, Paul Hogan. The interview is part of a series called, Road to Retirement, and is hosted by Patti Ann Brown.
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Corporate Giving: Home Instead Senior Care On Santa's List From The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, December, 2009Home Instead Senior Care, provider of nonmedical home care for older adults, recently held its monthlong "Be a Santa to a Senior" drive to collect gifts for its aging clients. Area Walgreens stores, Ike's, Fantastic Sam's, The Village at Germantown and Baptist Trinity Home Care & Hospice were participating sponsors whose customers and employees took ornaments from trees detailing what was needed for gifts to be purchased and donated. "While children are the beneficiaries of many holiday programs, we often don't think about the isolated and lonely seniors who need to be remembered as well. Read the full article. |
Why Not Be a Santa for a Senior? From metronews.ca, December, 2009For many, this time of year is filled with holiday cheer. Friends, family and loved ones come together to celebrate the season, putting smiles on the faces they care about most. For others, the holidays can be a reminder of just how lonely and isolated they are. It's with these people in mind that businesses and volunteers ... Read the full article. |
The Greatest Gift From The Washington Post online, December, 2009.I was still in high school when my father was fired from the San Francisco Examiner. My dad loved the newspaper business and his job working with the newsboys who sold papers on street corners. I will never forget that afternoon. I came home from school to find my father in the kitchen, bent over the kitchen sink with his head in his hands. My heart went out to him -- I knew he must be devastated. But then Dad straightened up, grinned, and said ... Read the full article. |