https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPZ9icGnJTo Patricia: All right. So Karen has been holding Sacred Space for women to feel, claim, and express the truce of their bodies, hearts, and souls for over 15 years. As the owner of Open Heart Healing, she's been guiding women to stretch, grow, and expand into the fullest expressions of themselves. She's a certified women's empowerment life coach, a…
It’s time to ring in the holiday season and what a season it’s been! Like most events this year, the 2020 holidays are likely to be very different than your traditional celebrations. The holidays can be a challenging and isolating time for seniors, but this is particularly true right now as we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Festive…
We get a lot of inquiries from people who live in Northern Fairfax County. Sometimes, they're not sure exactly what questions they should ask when looking for in-home care. The more we know, as a home-care provider, the better the answers we can provide. So we decided to put together this article. When the time comes, what questions should you…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiuzCykSIuY&feature=youtu.be Steve Lorberbaum: Okay. Well, good morning everyone. My name is Steve Lorberbaum. I'm the owner of Assisting Hands Home Care Potomac. This is our latest edition of What's Your Plan, and the goal of what your plan is to meet with industry leaders to find out how we can all better prepare and plan for our futures and what…
Assisting Hands of is one of the top providers of residential home care in Reston, Vienna and Northern Fairfax County, VA. In this article, we discuss a variety of choices and financial resources to help you finance the home care you or a loved one may need. Advance planning can make a big difference in what you pay for care.…
For those with Alzheimer’s disease, the holidays can be a meaningful time and a reassuring link to past traditions. In this article, the National Institute on Aging offers some holiday tips for Alzheimer’s caregivers to make the season more joyous. Holidays can be meaningful, enriching times for both the person with Alzheimer’s disease and his or her family. Maintaining or…
This year, National Influenza Vaccine Week is being observed from December 6-12. For seniors, getting a flu vaccine during 2020-2021 is more important than ever because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article from the CDC gives an overview of the flu and people 65 years and older. It has been recognized for many years that people 65 years and older…
Forty-three percent of older adults report feeling lonely on a regular basis, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. During the holidays, those numbers may be amplified, thanks to the “holiday blues,” which can cause irritability, fatigue and sadness, according to the American Psychological Association. Knowing how to care for and support your older loved ones in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuKkP5bQbaA&feature=youtu.be Steve Lorberbaum: Well, good morning everybody. Thank you for joining us for What's Your Plan? Today we're very happy and lucky to have a special guest, Susy Murphy. She's the owner of Debra Levy Eldercare Associates. They're really like wedding planners for growing older and we're going to talk today about what care managers do and how you can…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu3Hf0OCOnA&feature=youtu.be Steve Lorberbaum: Well, good morning everybody. Thank you for joining us for What's Your Plan? Today we're very happy and lucky to have a special guest, Susy Murphy. She's the owner of Debra Levy Eldercare Associates. They're really like wedding planners for growing older and we're going to talk today about what care managers do and how you can…
