{"id":564,"date":"2016-05-29T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T16:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/?p=546"},"modified":"2025-06-24T18:19:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:19:25","slug":"memorial-day-caring-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/2016\/05\/29\/memorial-day-caring-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Day and Caring for our Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"post-title\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>FirstLight Home Care of Greater Charlotte is a Veteran owned company. \u00a0We are honored every time\u00a0we have the opportunity to provide care for our Veterans.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-548 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/home-healthcare-charlotte\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/05\/Ken-in-the-Middle-East-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ken in the Middle East\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" \/>This upcoming Monday is Memorial\u00a0Day in the United States and FirstLight Home Care caregivers are proud to offer our thanks for the millions of veterans that have served our country proudly in conflicts across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the number of United States Veterans continues to grow\u00a0the caregivers at FirstLight Home Care are honored to be the choice for a growing number of Veterans and their families. From members of the Greatest Generation who are challenged by advancing age to recently returned Veterans who are returning from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, the \u201cculture of care\u201d that is in everything we do enables our caregivers to treat our nation\u2019s Veterans with all of the respect and dignity that they have earned and deserved.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2704 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstlighthomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/MemorialDayFirstLight-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"FirstLight Home Care caregivers Memorial Day\" width=\"671\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FirstLight Home Care caregivers can provide a wide range of assistance, depending on the level of care that is required for Veterans and their families. These services include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Companion Care:<\/strong> FirstLight Home Care provides assistance to Veterans and their families through a wide range of companion care services at home or in a healthcare facility setting, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular visits, conversation &amp; company<\/li>\n<li>Medication reminders<\/li>\n<li>Meal preparation<\/li>\n<li>Light housekeeping<\/li>\n<li>Laundry services<\/li>\n<li>Shopping, errands &amp; transportation<\/li>\n<li>Recreational activities<\/li>\n<li>Mail &amp; paperwork organization<\/li>\n<li>Live-in services<\/li>\n<li>24-hour care<\/li>\n<li>Family respite care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Personal Care<\/strong>: FirstLight Home Care also provides even more personal care services to assist with the activities of daily living, giving families additional peace-of-mind and giving our Veteran clients dignity and comfort every day. These services include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bathing &amp; hygiene<\/li>\n<li>Walking &amp; mobility assistance<\/li>\n<li>Transfer &amp; posture positioning<\/li>\n<li>Continence &amp; toileting care<\/li>\n<li>Special Diets &amp; meal preparation<\/li>\n<li>Eating assistance<\/li>\n<li>Oral hygiene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along with the services listed above, FirstLight Home Care also offers Veterans and their families a multitude of additional options to support their individual needs. A number of our franchise owners are Veterans themselves and are uniquely suited to understand the needs of our Veteran population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FirstLight Home Care of Greater Charlotte is a Veteran owned company. \u00a0We are honored every time\u00a0we have the opportunity to provide care for our Veterans. 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