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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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At Peace This Christmas, Tips for In-Home Care and Peaceful Christmas Journal Entry Two

    [caption id="attachment_1954" align="aligncenter" width="199"] Tips for In-home Caregivers from Hearthside Home Care – How to Recreate the Memories from the Past[/caption] Spending time as a family is the ultimate gift to each other whether you are eating together, exchanging gifts, sharing memories of Christmases past or singing carols. There is so much joy in the company of family and a room full of laughter and story-telling. If you are hosting a family gathering, ask family members ahead of time to help decorate and setup or bring a dish with them to alleviate the stress of cooking and preparing...

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Gifts of Time and Food

Uncertain What to Give A Family Caregiver who could use some help with the caregiving or who would appreciate some help from the kitchen? How About the Gift of Time [caption id="attachment_710" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Hearthside has a gift for care. Give the Gift of Time. Call Hearthside Home Care at 336-808-1351 or toll free 866-808-1351 to Order Your Gift Certificate. *You Choose The Dollar Amount. *$25.00 minimum purchase [/caption] or the Gift of Food from the Kitchen of MagicKitchen.com [caption id="attachment_3498" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Order at https://www.magickitchen.com/hearthside.html Click Home, Then Gifts. *You Choose the Dollar Amount. $10.00 minimum purchase [/caption] [caption...

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Five great holiday movies to curl up and watch this weekend

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It’s the crazy holiday season and there is so much to do with so little time but may we suggest, even recommend, that you block out a few hours this coming weekend and take a well deserved break? One of our favorite holiday traditions is to find a Saturday afternoon where we turn everything off (minus our Christmas lights), start a fire in the fireplace, grab a warm beverage, find the coziest blanket in the house and watch our favorite holiday movies. We have found this to be a great way to get re-energized and excited about the holiday season....

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In-Home Care Tips for a Peaceful Christmas Journal One

[caption id="attachment_1978" align="aligncenter" width="300"] In-Home Caregivers Tips for Sharing from the Generations: Recipe Reminiscing[/caption] In-Home Tip for a Peaceful Christmas Journal One:  Money and budgets - If it feels like your wallet isn’t big enough for the amount of gifts you would like to purchase, then consider updating your gift giving traditions this year. Keep it simple by drawing names with each family member buying a gift for one other person and set a budget to avoid financial stress. You’ll have more money to spend on a nice gift for one person than if you had to spread your budget...

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Holidays Stressing You?

Timeless article with evergreen wisdom for managing holiday stress, written by Alejandra Owens, who is a senior advisor in AARP social media: [caption id="attachment_2959" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Could you use a hand with the Caregiving? Let Us Help You With the Flurry of In-Home Activity This Holiday. Call us to schedule a free in-home assessment 336-808-1351. Scheduled services available 24/7[/caption] 'Tis the Season: Don't Let the Holidays Stress You Out Could you use a hand with the Caregiving? Let Us Help You With the Flurry of Activity This Holiday. Call us to schedule a free in-home assessment 336-808-1351. Scheduled in-home aide...

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