Providing
Alzheimer's Care at Home®
can be a challenge, but it can be done.
Utilizing our successful model of
Integrated
ElderCare (IEC)®,
many families are able to keep their loved one in the place they
most want to be... their own home!
Our
multidisciplinary approach has been proven effective in managing the
complex needs of memory-impaired patients and their caregivers.
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If you're
caring for an aging family member or friend,
that suffers from Alzheimer's disease,
dementia or other memory impairment, you
are not alone! |
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We have been helping patients,
caregivers and families suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, dementia or other cognitive impairments for
almost 18 years!
Consider the following:
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Nearly six million individuals in the
United States and Canada alone have
Alzheimer's disease or a related
dementia - a number that is expected to
reach nearly 20 million in the next five
decades.
- Nearly a quarter
(23.9%) of U.S. households are now
involved in caring for an elderly family
member or relative, spending an average
of 20 hours a week in caregiving related
activities.
- Some 80% of
caregivers provide unpaid assistance
seven days a week.
- More than 60% of
all family caregivers say they have
suffered from depression.
- Nearly a quarter
(23.9%) of U.S. households are now
involved in caring for an elderly family
member or relative, spending an average
of 20 hours a week in caregiving related
activities.
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In
the 21st century, the demands placed on
family and other informal caregivers is
likely to escalate, affecting nearly every
American family. It's everyone's greatest
fear! A parent starts to forget things. He
becomes bewildered, confused, and angry.
Finally, he can't take care of himself and
needs full time care. Adult children are
increasingly faced with their greatest
nightmare - parents who may be as helpless
as young children.
Some of the
families we have helped include:
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A daughter whose mother was the
full-time caregiver for her father who
suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
Her mother had a massive stroke and is
completely paralyzed - her mind however,
is completely intact. The daughter
lives 3000 miles away.
Alzheimer's Care
at Home provides her with
professional
geriatric care management services and
arranged for a private duty aide to
spend 4 hours a day at the nursing home
to provide her mother and father with a
friend.
- A local woman
recently found that her mother suffers
from a rapid onset dementia. Her
mom can no longer live at home and
private duty home care was not an
option. Our care manager worked
with her, her mother and the rest of her
family to find a
new home.
One that that best meets her
physical, psychological, financial and
social needs.
- A family
discovered that their parents who suffer
from numerous medical conditions
including memory loss, were not taking
their medications.
Alzheimer's
Care at Home worked with
the family to assure the patients became
medication compliant and were able to
remain together, in their own home.
- A son arrived to
find that his mother was not giving his
father the medication necessary to
manage his type II diabetes. His
father ended up in the hospital and when
he was discharged, he required regular
insulin injections.
Alzheimer's
Care at Home arranged for
a licensed nurse to provide the insulin
injections, a Care Manager to counsel
and support his mother, and eventually
the patient's condition improved and he
was removed from the insulin. He remains
at home with his wife of 65 years.
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Alzheimer's
Care at Home has helped
hundreds of families across the United
States keep their loved one at home.
From a one (1) hour visit to 24 hour
round the clock care, we help families
identify the problems and find the most
appropriate solution. Whenever you reach out, we are here to
help!
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You can't
give the best care to your loved one
unless you take care of yourself!
You work long hours with no pay. And
you wouldn't trade jobs with anyone
in the world. But everybody needs a
break sometimes. A caregiver respite
lets you recharge while knowing your
loved ones are getting the care they
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ElderCare at Home Can Help!
- Our
ElderCare Specialists are RN's,
LPN's, CNA's, Home Health Aides &
Companions that can provide you with
a wide variety of elder care
services that you can utilize at
your convenience! Our
caregivers can assist your elderly
loved one a few hours a day,
a few hours a week, or provide 24
hours of live-in care. Giving
yourself a little bit of time away,
or respite relief,
may be just what the doctor ordered!
and will help you to be a much
better caregiver.
For more details on the
services
we can provide, call us anytime at
800-209-4342
- In-home
ElderCare
Assessment™
We
begin with our comprehensive
ElderCare Assessments™
that results in a customized ElderCare
Plan™ for your loved one. You may choose
to then hire us to help you
implement any part of the care plan, or you
simply be able to use the care plan
to improve your ability to care for
your loved one.
Click here to request an in-home
ElderCare Assessment.
- Access to
information and training for
caregivers. We have access to,
and offer, a wealth of information,
training and resources for
caregivers.
Click here for more information.
- Fall-prevention assessments and
training. One of the largest
sources of injury for seniors is
falling. We can help you assess the
risks your loved one faces and
provide education on how to minimize
the risk of falling.
Click here for more information.
- Home
safety checks -
Falls are on of the biggest reasons
frail seniors are hospitalized.
Our Home
Safety Evaluation
provides you with the information
you need to assure that your loved
one can remain at home, safely and
for as long as possible.
Click here for more information.
- Alzheimer's Counseling, Support &
Guidance
Caregivers
sometimes find it difficult to
obtain the support and guidance that
they need. They may have
a hard time leaving their loved one
to attend a support group or to speak
with a therapist.
Alzheimer's Counseling Online
provides various ways that make it
easy for patient's, caregivers and
family members to receive the
counseling or support services they
need.
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In addition to the
Alzheimer's/dementia specific geriatric care
management and home care services that we provide, we
offer you the following links to additional organizations
that provide elder care services that may further assist you in
caring for
your loved one:
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Are you caring
for a loved one who?
- Needs
help with activities of daily
living?
- Lives
alone or may be at risk?
- Has
family members that live far
away?
- Is
disabled or in wheelchair?
- Is
recovering from a hospital stay?
- Forgets
to take their medications?
- Needs a
friend or companion?
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- Has
Alzheimer's disease/dementia?
- Suffers
from memory impairment?
- Has
Cardiac Disease?
- Has
Congestive Heart Failure?
- Has
Parkinson's Disease?
- Has
Diabetes?
- Has
suffered a Stroke?
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As a family caregiver, your time may
be severely limited. It's easy for
caregivers to be consumed by the
day-to-day tasks and complexities of
caring for someone else. Feeling of
isolation may set in. It's far
easier than you think to lose sight
of the fact that help is out there.
You Don't
Have To Do It Alone! ElderCare at
Home can Help! Call us
anytime at
800-209-4342
Let us help your loved one enjoy the comforts
of home and remain independent for as long as
possible! Give your elderly
loved ones trusted,
dependable in-home care.
ElderCare at Home
provides the finest
Alzheimer's/dementia
specific home
health care and
geriatric care
management services to
seniors, homebound and
chronically disabled
adults so that they may
continue to live in the
place they most want to
be...
their own home!
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Thank You!
"You and your family of caring
staff have been the best thing that has ever happened to me
since I had my fall, thank you."
- Donna F.
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"I cannot say
enough at how kind and helpful and understanding all of the
staff were in our time of need to help take care of our
mother. There are no words to describe how much we
appreciate the loving care…"
- Mary Lou D.
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"I appreciate your efficiency,
thoroughness and caring touches!
Your understanding of Alzheimer's has been extremely
helpful. Just knowing that Mom is safe in her home with
Karen has made a huge difference in our lives my brother is
finally getting his life back after taking care of Mom this
past year.
I wanted to express my gratitude to you, your staff. When
mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, we were frantic. We knew
she would eventually need constant care and were at a total
loss as to how to care for her. Our fears were that if we
did have to hire someone to care for her, how we could trust
they would care for her as we would.
We prayed for guidance in this matter and God did answer our
prayer when we found you. I thank God for leading us to you
and your company. Your diligence, professionalism, and
genuine care for my mother truly appreciated.”
- Sandi and Joe E.
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Free Reports & Guides
ElderCare
at Home®
offers a variety of free
reports, fact sheets and other complimentary information on
Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other memory impairments.
To Receive a list of all our FREE Reports, please click here!
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Integrated ElderCare (IEC)®
Identifying the
problems...Finding the solutions...
ElderCare at Home
focuses on the
whole family.
Whether you are a patient, caregiver, spouse, child, grandchild or
friend, our comprehensive services will help you, help your loved
one.
We invite you
to visit with us at any time - on the phone, in your home or
wherever you are most comfortable. Whenever you reach out, we will be here, to answer your questions, guide you
through the tough decisions or provide you with all of the resources
you need. Some of the Alzheimer's disease topics we address most often include:
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Now that we
know what it is, where do we go from here?
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What is
Alzheimer's disease?
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Alzheimer's
disease and
dementia
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Alzheimer's disease memory
impairment
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Alzheimer's
disease and geriatric care management
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Alzheimer's
disease and medication
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Alzheimer's
disease and personal care
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Alzheimer's
disease and driving
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Alzheimer's
disease and wandering
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Alzheimer's
disease and memory loss
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Alzheimer's
disease and nutrition
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Alzheimer's
disease and travel
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Alzheimer's
disease and sleep
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Alzheimer's
disease and delusions
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Alzheimer's
disease and treatments
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Alzheimer's
disease and symptoms
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Alzheimer's
disease and sexuality
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Alzheimer's
disease and depression
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Alzheimer's
disease and anxiety
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Alzheimer's
disease and children
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Alzheimer's
disease and hospitalization
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Alzheimer's
disease and assisted living
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Alzheimer's
disease and nursing homes
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Alzheimer's
disease and quality of life
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Alzheimer's
disease and estate planning
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Alzheimer's
disease and safety
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Alzheimer's
disease and crisis
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Alzheimer's
disease and the caregiver
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Alzheimer's
disease and coping
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Alzheimer's
disease behavior
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Alzheimer's
disease and activities
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Alzheimer's
disease and money
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Alzheimer's
disease and dental care
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Alzheimer's
disease and end-of-life care
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Alzheimer's
disease and anger
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Alzheimer's
disease and grief
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Alzheimer's
disease stages
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Alzheimer's
disease early stage
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Alzheimer's
disease mid stage
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Alzheimer's
disease late stage
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Alzheimer's
disease physician's
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Alzheimer's
disease statistics
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Alzheimer's
disease warning signs
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Alzheimer's
disease research
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Alzheimer's
disease clinical trials
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Alzheimer's
disease awareness
The ElderCare Resource Center
will soon be launching our new
Alzheimer's Disease Forum.
This
site will allow our visitors to chat with other patient's,
caregivers and family members that are struggling with the same
things you are. In the meantime, feel free to visit our
blog.
Alzheimer's Crisis Line
800-209-4342
ElderCare at
Home
561-471-3122 West Palm Beach ~ 561-367-9676 Boca
Raton / Delray Beach ~ 800-209-4342 Toll Free
eldercareathome@msn.com
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