The Importance of Dementia Care Training
Our Help at Home and Home Health teams are now specially trained to care for persons living with dementia. Learn more about the training they received and how our compassionate approach can benefit your loved one in this blog.
Mental Health in Aging Adults
The unique challenges that come with the aging process—changes in physical health, social dynamics, and lifestyle—contribute to a number of mental health issues for aging adults. In this blog, we address mental health and provide strategies and support.
Advance Directives: Ensuring Your Future Healthcare Wishes
Discover why advance directives are crucial for expressing your wishes and ensuring personalized care. From resources for advance care planning to our team’s expert support, we’re here to empower you every step of the way. Take charge of your future healthcare and start the conversation today.
Navigating Home Care: The Vital Role of Social Workers
Home care social workers play a multi-faceted role in helping clients navigate their complex care needs, offering personalized support, advocacy, and coordination of services. Discover the vital role that home care social workers play in helping our clients.
This Day and Age Podcast: Ep 9
As we age, everyday household items can become safety hazards and lead to slips and falls. In this episode, Kate Sylvester, Executive Director of Atrio Help at Home, and Kim Fischer, Occupational Therapist at Atrio Home Health, educate listeners on the many options available to help adults safely age in their homes and maintain their independence. They talk through the process of evaluating an individual’s home for areas that could contribute to falls or slips and provide solutions, including technologies to aid in monitoring and providing peace of mind for the aging adult and their loved ones.
This Day and Age Podcast: Ep 8
As our loved ones age, it can be difficult to find the balance between honoring their wants and wishes and ensuring that they are safe and healthy. Older adults, especially those hoping to age in place, can be hesitant to receive any sort of help. Older adults don’t want to feel like they are losing their independence and can be hesitant to receive any sort of help. In this episode, social workers from Holland Home and Atrio Home Care discuss having conversations about care, whether in-home or in a senior living community, with your loved ones and provide tips and…