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Celebrating National Family Caregivers Month

November is a month to recognize and appreciate the unsung heroes among us—family caregivers. National Family Caregivers Month is an opportunity to acknowledge the selfless dedication and tireless efforts of those who provide care and support to their loved ones. Family caregivers play an important role in our communities, taking...

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How Temporary In-Home Care Can Help Your Family

Temporary in-home care can help individuals who are recovering from illness, injury or surgery, as well as after a hospital stay. This short-term care can last anywhere from several weeks to a few months, and it is typically provided in someone’s home. This care may include unskilled or skilled care...

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Understanding Our Services: Alzheimer’s Care

Alzheimer’s can be one of the most difficult diagnoses to face. There’s so much uncertainty about your loved one’s future and what kind of care and support they will need. At FirstLight Home Care, we offer Alzheimer’s care designed specifically for this condition. It can help in a range of...

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Become a Professional Caregiver: Family Caregivers Find Careers that Matter

If you’re a family caregiver, it’s a role you likely never expected to have. However, more than one in five Americans are caregivers just like you – helping a sick or aging family members. So, you’re certainly not alone. While the experience can be challenging and emotional, many family caregivers...

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Understanding Our Services: Companion Care

Loneliness and social isolation among the elderly were serious public health issues even before the COVID-19 outbreak. In fact, in a 2020 study released by the National Institutes of Health, 24% of adults over the age of 65 were considered socially isolated. Today, that number is far higher due to...

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7 Ways to Fight Caregiver Burnout

One in three adults in the U.S. cares for an aging or disabled loved one. If you’re one of these family caregivers, you know how demanding the role can be. It can lead to caregiver stress in the form of burnout, fatigue, exhaustion and even resentment toward your family member....

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Looking for Caregiver Jobs? Do You Have the Traits of a Great Caregiver?

Are you nurturing and hard-working with a generous heart for others? You might have what it takes to be successful in a caregiver job. As a caregiver, you’ll be helping many different people. For instance, seniors who want to age in place often have caregivers come into their homes to...

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How Respite Care Can Bring Relief

Caring for a loved one can be incredibly rewarding. It can also be enormously challenging. After all, you’re wearing a lot of hats: daughter or son, assistant, shopper, housekeeper, cook and more. It’s why more than one-third of family caregivers say their job is highly stressful emotionally, according to AARP....

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Family Caregivers Should Practice Self-Care During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has made caring for a loved one even more difficult. Family members caring for a loved one in their home are faced with so many more concerns during this time. But family caregivers should practice self-care. Simple tasks like shopping for groceries or picking up medication have an...

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Simple Ways Family Caregivers Can Take Time for Themselves (and Not Feel Guilty!)

As a family caregiver, you are focused on the care of others. And often the one person you forget to take care of is yourself. We all know how important it is for you to stay healthy, fit and rested in order to be at your best. Caring for another...

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