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People on the Move (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Pittsburgh, Pa. (May 22, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care, a provider of non-medical in-home care, announced its southwestern Pittsburgh location is now open. Local residents Mykal and Christine Kousins co-own the new location, which offers a variety of companion and personal care services to residents of Allegheny and Washington counties....

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FirstLight Home Care now open (The Herald-Journal)

Spartanburg, S.C. (May 22, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care, an award-winning provider of non-medical in-home care, is now open in Spartanburg at 145 N. Church St. Audie and Jacqueline Flowers co-own the new location, which offers a variety of companion and personal care services to residents of Spartanburg County. Read the full...

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Marathon survivor goes from being cared for to caregiver (The Boston Globe)

Salem, Mass. (May 21, 2016) – Beth Bourgault, an avid runner, was at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013 waiting for friends to finish when the bombings occurred. Shrapnel that hit her leg severed muscles and nerves, and she also suffered a ruptured eardrum from the noise of the explosions. Her...

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FirstLight Home Care of Valparaiso Receives National Honor (Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso, Ind. (May 20, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care of Valparaiso, an award-winning provider of non-medical in-home care, today announced it has received FirstLight Home Care’s 2016 Franchisee of the Year award. The Valparaiso, Indiana office was selected from more than 110 FirstLight locations and was one of only three offices...

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Local business is ‘Franchisee of the Year’ (The Daily Sentinel)

Grand Junction, Co. (May 19, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care of the Western Slope was recently awarded the FirstLight Home Care’s 2016 Franchisee of the Year award. The home care provider, which maintains offices in Grand Junction, Montrose and Glenwood Springs, was selected from more than 110 FirstLight locations nationwide to receive...

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Beth Bourgault receives “Caregiver of the Year” Award (Lynn Journal)

Lynn, Mass. (May 12, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care of the North Shore, an award-winning provider of non-medical in-home care, today announced its own Beth Bourgault has received FirstLight Home Care’s 2016 Caregiver of the Year award. Read the full Lynn Journal article here.

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Brandon Resident Receives “Caregiver of the Year” Award (Tampa Bay Newswire)

Riverview, Fla. (May 9, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care of Southern Hillsborough & Manatee County, an award-winning provider of non-medical in-home care, today announced its own DeShawn Joiner has received FirstLight Home Care’s 2016 Caregiver of the Year award.  Read the full Tampa Bay Newswire article here.

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Petal Residents Open FirstLight Home Care (Hattiesburg Post)

Hattiesburg, Miss. (April 27, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care, an award-winning provider of non-medical in-home care, announced its Hattiesburg location is now open. Read the full Hattiesburg Post article here.

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FirstLight Home Care of Charlotte Under New Ownership (Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly)

Charlotte, N.C. (April 15, 2016) – FirstLight Home Care of Charlotte is under new ownership. Ken and Mary Ellen Fleming, of Charlotte, acquired the in-home care business, which offers a companion and personal care services to Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan and Union counties. Read the full Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly article here.

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Dementia: It’s not a normal part of aging (Swampscott Reporter)

Swampscott, Mass. (April 14, 2016) – So often when we meet with a client’s family for the first time, they’ll tell us their loved one has dementia, but when I ask the question, “Why?,” no one has an answer. Dementia has become a catch-all diagnosis for memory loss related to aging, so...

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