10 Questions to Ask a Caregiver Agency
You’ve made the important decision to move forward with home care to support your loved one. How do you take the next steps? The first thing to do after deciding on home care is to choose the [...]
The Dangers of Senior Isolation and Loneliness
Long before social distancing entered the public domain, health care agencies championed the importance of social engagement in the senior population. Decades of studies have correlated the multiple ways senior social isolation and loneliness affect physical [...]
Rest in the Comfort of In Home Care During COVID-19
After we’ve all realized how dangerous senior isolation can be, along comes COVID. Now our loved ones are more isolated than ever. It’s heartbreaking to watch seniors and their families struggle to balance the health guidelines put forth [...]
Options For Taking Care Of Elderly Parents At Home
Wouldn’t your loved one prefer to live out their lives in the comfort of home rather than in a nursing facility? Most older adults, needless to say, would choose their own homes. But for any number [...]
COVID-19 Update
North River Home Care is dedicated to our seniors and their families and is taking proactive measures to support our clients during this time. Because older adults are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, we want to [...]
Types Of Home Care For Taking Care Of Elderly Parents
When is the right time to start thinking about long-term care? If you are considering taking care of elderly parents at home, now is the time to take action. You should never put off planning long-term [...]
Two New Breakthrough Discoveries in Alzheimer’s
Remarkable scientific studies are honing in ever nearer towards the eradication of Alzheimer’s disease, this time in the form of two medications already developed and approved by the FDA. This permits accelerated clinical trials and [...]
The Dangers of Senior Loneliness – and How to Help
With more than 325 million people residing in the U.S. alone, it is not easy to think that loneliness would be so common. However, more than 50% of older adults live alone, and more than [...]
Boston Resource Guide for Dementia & Memory Care
Whether you’re caring for someone with dementia and memory care issues or you’ve been afflicted with them yourself, it’s critical for you to understand that this is one journey you do not have to take alone. [...]
What to Say and What NOT to Say to Someone About Their Health Issues
Have you ever walked into the office or a get-together with friends or family and had someone say to you with great concern, “You really look tired today!” Although you may have been feeling pretty [...]
