If your senior loved one experienced a fall, began choking while eating, or suffered a heart attack would you know how to help them while waiting for emergency personnel to arrive? CPR, AED, and First Aid training can give the skills and knowledge you need to be...
Home Care Matters
We’re blogging about the important things you need to know when caring for a loved one.
What Caregivers Need to Know About Stroke Recovery
If your loved one has experienced a stroke, you may be facing many months or years of recovery time. Depending on the severity of the stroke, your family member may experience temporary muscle weakness, paralysis of one side of the body, or difficulty speaking. These...
Geauga Business Magazine Features Cherished Companions for Home Care Award
We are thrilled to share with you that Cherished Companions was featured in the latest issue of the Geauga Business Magazine as a recipient of the 2018 Best of Home Care - Leader in Excellence Award! Both the award and our selection for the magazine demonstrate our...
6 Practical Alzheimer’s Care Support Resources
Alzheimer’s isn’t a solitary disease. It affects the entire family. As your senior loved one experiences the changes associated with Alzheimer’s, you and your family members will also experience frequent stresses and emotional ups and downs. Caring for someone with...
3 Simple Ways to Make Alzheimer’s Care More Affordable
If your mom or dad has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you probably have many questions about what to expect and how to give them the best care. The type of care your loved one needs likely will depend on whether they are dealing with early, middle, or...
Cherished Companions: A Proud Member of the Better Business Bureau
Did you know that Cherished Companions is an accredited Better Business Bureau member with an A+ rating? As the gold standard for promoting integrity in the business world, the Better Business Bureau gives customers and clients peace of mind that they are working with...
How Home Care and Hospice Work Together to Care for Seniors
One of the most difficult conversations families face as their loved ones age is the potential need for hospice care. This discussion brings with it many emotional, financial, and logistical concerns, and for this reason it is helpful to think through a potential care...
Keep Your Loved One Happy and Healthy With These Senior Activities
As people age, their bodies begin to slow down. Limitations caused by health conditions or social isolation can contribute to feelings of loneliness, sadness, and boredom as seniors find themselves confined to their homes or unable to do the things they enjoy without...
How Home Care Works: What You Need to Know About Your Options
Has your mom or dad begun to experience difficulty with things like walking, driving, or remembering to take medication? Have you noticed that their home isn’t as clean as it used to be or that they have expired food in the pantry? These are some of the signs that...
What You Need to Know About How to Pay for Home Care
Watching a loved one age is a difficult experience. As daily activities become more challenging, your family member may need additional help to continue living at home. Home care is one of the ways you can provide assistance with daily needs such as meal planning and...
5 Steps Seniors Can Take to Address Common Senior Sleep Problems
Is your senior mom or dad struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? Do they wake up very early in the morning or have difficulty staying awake during the day? These problems grow more common as people age, but that doesn’t mean they’re easy to deal with. Sleep...
10 Caregiver Questions to Ask Your Home Care Agency [Infographic]
Watching your mom or dad age is never easy. But as daily tasks and activities become increasingly difficult, one of the best ways you can help your loved one maintain independence is to partner with a compassionate, professional in-home caregiver. Choosing the right...
Planning Ahead: How to Ensure Senior Safety During a Medical Emergency
If your mom or dad experienced a medical emergency, would they know how to get help? Would you know where to find their insurance cards and medication information? We don’t often think about the things we might need at the hospital when our loved ones are in good...
Cherished Companions Receives Award for Top Ohio Home Care Agencies
Cherished Companions Home Care Agency is proud to announce that we are the recipient of the Home Care Pulse 2018 Leader in Excellence, Provider of Choice, and Employer of Choice awards for home care agencies in the United States. Only a select few home care agencies...
3 Steps to Developing A Winter Emergency Plan for Seniors
The snow, cold temperatures, and icy roads that winter brings to Ohio can cause frustrations for most people. But for seniors, these hazards are more than merely frustrating; they carry significant health and safety risks. Elderly parents or family members require a...
Your Essential Checklist for Senior Fall Care and Prevention
Has your elderly parent experienced a fall? Falls are one of the most common causes of hospitalization for elderly people, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t frightening. Ohio’s icy winters can increase the risk of falling outdoors, and falls can also occur as a result...
What Are the Challenges of Late Stage Alzheimer’s Care?
As individuals with Alzheimer’s progress to the late stage of the disease, family members will notice some significant changes in their loved one’s ability to perform basic functions such as eating, walking, and personal care. Your mom or dad has likely needed...
What You Should Know About Middle Stage Alzheimer’s Care
The middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease brings significant changes for the individual, their families and caregivers. During the early stages of the disease, your loved one experienced increasing difficulty with remembering words, names, and new information. In the...
Understanding the Challenges and Needs of Early Stage Alzheimer’s Care
Watching a beloved parent begin to struggle with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease can be extremely difficult. Most people experience a wide range of emotions, from sadness to frustration to fear. Still, knowing what to expect and how to support your loved one...
How to Prepare Your Senior Loved One For Post-Rehab Care
When your senior loved one experiences an illness or injury that sends them to the hospital, life changes quickly. Their bones and bodies take longer to heal than they once did and that means that even after they have been released from the hospital, the healing...
Planning Post-Hospital Care For Seniors: 5 Steps to Peace of Mind
Sudden illness requiring a hospital stay is never on anyone’s schedule, especially when it happens to your Mom or Dad. The number one thing on everyone’s mind is how soon your loved one can head home. But first, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered....
Questions to Ask Your Loved One’s Doctor During a Senior Medical Emergency
As people age, they become more susceptible to health risks, falls, and age-related illnesses. One study found that the number of elderly people visiting the emergency room has increased by over 30% in the last ten years. As your loved one’s health advocate, it’s...
Going Home for the Holidays? Look For These Signs That Your Loved One Needs Senior Care
Are you heading home for the holidays? Many people enjoy the nostalgia associated with visiting family and friends during the holiday season, but as your parents get older, it can be sad and stressful to see the changes brought about by age. You may have questions...
3 Things You Should Know About Multiple Sclerosis Care
If your loved one has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), you undoubtedly have many questions about care options and quality of life. This can be a frightening diagnosis, with many ramifications for daily routines and interactions. But with the right care...
How Home Care for People with Alzheimer’s Can Help Them Enjoy a Safe, Happy Holiday Season
The holidays are quickly approaching, and most people anticipate the fun and laughter of large family gatherings and holiday parties. If you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, however, you may be experiencing very different emotions. Alzheimer’s can present...
Keys to Compassionate Care For Seniors With Parkinson’s Disease
Has your loved one been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease? Learning to navigate and understand what this diagnosis means can be overwhelming and stressful for everyone involved. Health changes in aging seniors can be a very emotional time, which is why we have...
Avoid Winter Hazards With These Senior Safety Tips
Many people look forward to winter and all its associated pleasures: ice skating, building a snowman with the kids, and plenty of holiday cheer. But as people age, winter may become less cheery and more dangerous. Ohio winters bring snowstorms, brutal drops in...
Ten Ways Caregivers Can Help With Senior Eating Habits
When we’re young, we have the freedom to eat as we please. Most people can enjoy a wide variety of foods without any long-term consequences. But as we age, our bodies change and our nutritional needs and tastes change along with them. Many factors can affect the...
How Personalized Caregiving for Disabled Seniors Meets Your Unique Needs
Caring for adults with special needs presents a number of challenges. In 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that more than ten million people over the age of 65 had difficulty walking or climbing stairs, and 7.5 million adults had difficulty bathing or dressing....
10 Questions to Ask Before You Choose a Senior Care Agency in Ohio
Choosing a senior care agency for your aging parent or family member is one of the most important decisions you can make for his or her long term health, happiness, and safety. It’s essential that you choose someone you trust, and that you feel confident in the...