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Dealing with Loneliness in the Elderly.

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Loneliness is something we can help elderly family and friends overcome.  Depending upon when you spot loneliness behavior in your elderly parent will determine how they react to your attempt to bring them into a more activities. They may well be in a depressive state if they are isolated and one of the symptoms of this is a lack of desire to socialize.  Consequently they may not be keen to make the effort, but you have to recognize the importance of breaking them out of this vicious circle. Here are some tips to help you and your elderly family members...

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AARP's List of 10 Essential Books for Baby Boomers

Have you read any of these books? How about #4, The book that taught us about our mothers' lives? Must Reads for Baby Boomers from AARP

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How your midnight snacking could be killing you

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We admit, there are many days where we are not going to bed at a reasonable time due to the distractions of our favorite late night television shows (darn you Jimmy Fallon), work, and just surfing the web on our tablet and smartphone. Too often, before we head off to slumber, we get something to eat. We know this is directly correlated to our feelings of not getting enough sleep and the extra pounds showing up on our scale. Unfortunately it’s been confirmed. A new study by researchers at the Salk Institute cautions against an extended period of snacking, suggesting...

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Peace and Joy This Holiday Season

The Staff at Hearthside Home Care Sends you and Yours Wishes for Peace, Joy, and Love, This Holiday Season, and in the New Year.

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Have a Great Friday friends!

Randy is getting ready for another day at his job, today providing comfort to those in need of some comfort and TLC.

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Top 10 Holiday Songs

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It’s funny how the traditional Christmas songs from way-back-when are still the core of music being sung today. There are not a lot of new Christmas songs being written and published (thankfully). These classic songs can stir up memories of some of our favorite times during the holiday season. We love to hear them, but sung by the voices from our past – Perry Como, Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mercer. Although we can appreciate artists like Lady Gaga, Michel Buble, and even Justin Bieber creating their own versions of these classics, it’s just not the same....

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Best Senior Gifts

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Best Gifts for Elderly Parents or Neighbors If you have aging parents or are neighbors to an elderly couple and you are going to give them something for the holidays, maybe you’re not sure. May we suggest the following gift ideas? Create a coupon book. Make a fun, personalized coupon book with services to help them care for them home. For example: One Free Snow Removal of Driveway, Walkway, and Sidewalk. Or, a coupon for a free ride to the grocery store. Or, free raking of their leaves. Handmade is all the rage. If you have creative, sewing, or cooking...

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Get Ready for 2015

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Where did this year go? We cannot believe in just a few weeks we’ll be counting down to midnight to bring in 2015. As we start to reminisce of the events of this year (and read every year-in-review piece of information we can), we also start to get a little excited for January and the renewed optimism for change, for a better life, for a better you that comes with the arrival of a new year. This fresh start gives us a chance to reinvent our lives, ourselves, our homes, and our outlook. It allows us to reinvigorate ourselves, to...

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Follow Hearthside Home Care on Pinterest Too

Follow Hearthside Home Care on Pinterest too. Check out all of our interesting boards [caption id="attachment_3519" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Holiday Dinners from MagicKitchen. To Order go to http://www.magickitchen.com/hearthside.html[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3507" align="aligncenter" width="300"] What to Serve the Diabetic Santa from http://blog.magickitchen.com/2014/11/21/what-to-serve-the-diabetic-santa/[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3498" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Order at https://www.magickitchen.com/hearthside.html Click Home, Then Gifts[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3456" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Choose Hearthside Home Care - At Home Peace [/caption] [caption id="attachment_3450" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Make Home Care Your Choice in Community Based Care[/caption] [caption id="attachment_3137" align="aligncenter" width="300"] No time to Cook, Shop? Let Hearthside Help![/caption] [caption id="attachment_3074" align="aligncenter" width="194"] Don't Have Time for the shopping, cooking, and...

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Respite Care Over The Holidays

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The holidays can be stressful. We have more things to do, family obligations, events, activities, shopping, and more. If you are a family caregiver – there doesn’t seem to be enough time for it all. It can all become too much. It’s tough and for many caregivers we become overwhelmed, exhausted, even depressed when the quality of a Caregiver’s daily life is out of balance. Many caregivers have no lunch hours, no coffee breaks, and no vacation. We all need breaks. It is why we are always emphasizing the importance of respite care. You will be a better caregiver when...

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