Familiar routines provide comfort, connection, and confidence. Learn why routines play an important role in supporting older adults aging in place at home.

Supporting independence at home means more than meeting daily needs. It’s about helping seniors continue living the life they know, with the right level of care, connection, and support along the way.

As the holidays approach caregiving often becomes even more demanding. Here are practical habits that support well-being and help restore calm during the winter months.

At At Home Senior Care, we recognize the importance of open communication and effective tools to assess pain, particularly for the seniors we serve. By working closely with our clients and their families, we use various pain assessment scales to help identify and address discomfort. Here are four commonly used pain scales:

We can better understand stressors when we track our trigger points: common triggers are limited downtime, emotional or physical exhaustion, lack of sleep, and lack of support. Once a caregiver has a better understanding of what is causing the stress, he or she can customize a plan to relieve it.

Home care agencies like ours are here to serve seniors, but we're equally dedicated to supporting their family members. This is called respite care, a home care service which provides temporary breaks for family caregivers.

 Stress Awareness Month has been recognized every April since 1992.  Learning to cope with our stress and finding healthy ways to deal with our circumstances can help augment our lives' positive outcomes; this year more than ever, decreasing our stress is essential!  

     There is a proven link between improved health and mood because of a gratitude practice, especially in older adults. Give yourself, and others, the gift of gratitude this holiday season! Here are five ways to incorporate more gratitude into our lives:

“During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans providing crucial care and medical assistance to parents, children, siblings, and other loved ones, ensuring their health and dignity.”

On September 24th, 2022, At Home Senior Care will be participating in The Walk to End Alzheimer's being held in Rutland. We encourage you to visit https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2022/VTVermont?team_id=740050&pg=team&fr_id=15948 for details on how to support our team. The following is information on how caregivers can help someone living with Alzheimer's Disease in each of its different stages.

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. As we pay tribute to our loved ones impacted by cognitive issues, At Home Senior Care advocates that we should also be thinking of the family caregivers caring for these loved ones.

Colorectal cancer is the type of cancer that none of us want to talk about. We may let fear prevent us from getting screened, but if the disease is to be found, the sooner we face it, the more preventable it becomes.

The upcoming festive holiday of Saint Patrick’s Day provides plenty of opportunity to celebrate all thing Irish! We’ve rounded up three free printable activities for seniors and their loved ones to use on March 17th, or whenever a wee bit of fun is called for.

Sometimes life ends unexpectedly. But for many seniors, the end of life comes with warning signs and happens slowly. Although sensitive to discuss, seniors and their caregivers need to understand their options to make informed decisions.

With all the festive store window displays running the length of Main Street and beyond and the many craft shows held this month, the holidays bring about another thought: shopping! Here are some suggestions for useful gifts for seniors!

November is laden with grateful thoughts as Thanksgiving serves as a reminder that there is always something to be thankful for. Some dispatches come to mind quickly: our family and loved ones, tasty meals, autumn skies, loyal pets, to name a few, but there's another category that deserves our attention yet often gets unintentionally overlooked when listing blessings in one's life. This is the family caregiver.

Caring for an elder loved one is one of the most rewarding roles you might ever hold.

Since there is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s or dementia, supportive caregiving plays an extraordinary role in making the quality of life for the person living with the disease a positive experience.