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FirstLight Home Care Top 100 Home Care Company - A Remarkable Two Years in a Row

We are proud to share we have earned the Top 100 Leader in Experience for 2024, the highest honor a home care provider can earn from Home Care Pulse (HPC), an independent experience management company, based on client and caregiver satisfaction ratings. This makes back-to-back years FirstLight Home Care of Greater Charlotte has earned this prestigious designation. We know that trust must be earned. Choosing a Top 100 Leader in Experience means choosing from the best of the best home care providers in the nation - as rated by clients and caregivers in third-party satisfaction surveys. Out of thousands of...

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FirstLight Home Care of Greater Charlotte Recognized as one of the Top 100 in the Nation!

We are proud to announce FirstLight Home Care of Greater Charlotte's #22 ranking in the "Best of Home Care -Top 100 in Experience 2023." This is the highest honor a home care provider can earn from Home Care Pulse (HPC), an independent experience management company. The award is based on client and caregiver satisfaction ratings collected by HCP. If you are a client or family member, you may have received a phone call from them yourself asking about your experience with us. Out of thousands of agencies, only the 100 home care providers with the highest overall satisfaction ratings in North America receive...

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Our Caregiver Wins National Caregiver of the Year Award

https://www.mcknightshomecare.com/caregiver-of-the-year-soars-in-his-second-career/ Caregiver of the Year Soars in his Second Career CAROLINE SZACHNOWSKI MARCH 21, 2022 FirstLight Home Care recently named Brian Roh its National Caregiver of the Year. While he appears to be a natural at his job, Roh actually found his calling later in life. job, Roh actually found his calling later in life. After working for 40 years as a flight attendant, he retired early to take care of his parents. He sold all of his belongings and moved to Montana. He cared for them for 10 years until they passed away. Roh then considered pursuing caregiving professionally. He applied...

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SUMMER SUN SAFETY FOR SENIORS

In times of extreme heat, it’s especially important to protect our elderly loved ones. At FirstLight Home Care, our mission is to keep seniors safe, healthy and happy in any conditions. If you or an elderly loved one must be in the heat this summer, whether it is in the Charlotte area, Huntersville, Rock Hill, or our lakes and beaches, here are seven sun safety tips to help you stay safe and cool. 1. Put on Proper Clothing: The best summertime clothing for seniors is something loose, lightweight and made of a breathable fabric. Light colors are also best. Long sleeves...

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Summer Travel 2017: Elderly Travelers Checklist

Summer is quickly approaching and more elderly people in 2017 will be heading out-of-town and will travel by car, plane, train or ship for their next adventure. AARP is reporting that adults 50 and older will be active travelers in 2017. More than 55% will travel within the U.S.; 42% plan to travel both domestically and international; and 3% are expected to travel solely abroad. If you or your parents are one of the millions 50 and older travelers preparing for a trip, FirstLight Home Care has put together the following Senior Travel Checklist Essential that will help you stay...

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Enjoy the Fresh Air & Sunlight: 12 Springtime Activities for Older Adults

After months of colder weather and gray skies in many parts of the country, springtime is a welcomed season. It can be especially refreshing for older adults who have spent the winter cooped-up indoors. Fresh air, warmth and sunshine can play an important role in renewing the spirit and enhancing quality of life. The Benefits of Fresh Air and Sunshine Exposure to sunlight and fresh air offers many health benefits – greater energy, reduced stress and improved sleep, to name a few. Fresh air cleans the lungs and helps bring more oxygen to the cells. This increased oxygen in the...

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Working Family Caregivers: Managing a Delicate Balance

The challenges of the family caregiver are gaining more visibility. But there’s one part of the family caregiving story that still needs much more attention: the struggles of the family caregiver who’s also maintaining a job. New data is giving us a clearer picture of the impact of caregiving on work-life balance, as well as employee productivity and performance. Let’s review that data, and explore opportunities for family caregivers to get more support during their 9-to-5. Working family caregivers are in good company. An estimated one-fifth of today’s working Americans are also family caregivers, which means they are, in essence,...

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Travel Tips for Adults with Special Needs

We’re in the dog days of summer, and while school starts soon in some locations, others plan to vacation in August due to lower rates at certain resorts and locales. In any case, traveling is a challenge whether you or your loved ones have physical, mental or other special needs. FirstLight Home Care offers needed solutions to your travel concerns. If someone you care for has special needs, mobility or other travel obstacles to overcome, FirstLight Home Care offers assistance with an option called the Travel Companion Services Program. A FirstLight Travel Companion can be engaged to help with almost...

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Why Dementia Care is Important

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, which is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia disease and of the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer’s, an estimated 5.2 million of these are aged 65 and older. At FirstLight Home Care, we have developed dementia care plans to help people who are suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s cope with the anxiety, depression, confusion and isolation that is often associated with the disease. Our unique programs for dementia care services at...

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Five Ways You Can Age Better Starting Today

It is a fact of life that we all age each day; however, there are ways that you and the seniors in your life can be proactive to help age “better” each and every day. From incorporating exercise into a daily routine or using mental quizzes to help stay sharp and focused, finding ways to age better can improve the quality of your life. Aging better doesn’t have to mean that you or the seniors in your life have to change everything that is done on a daily basis, but incorporating small changes each day. As home care providers, we’ve worked...

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