Home Care Agencies

Maine Worker Shortage Results in Home Care Crisis

A home care crisis as a result of a worker shortage? A recent Washington Post article that featured Harpswell as the oldest town in the oldest state in the US essentially says that Maine is on the … Continue

Senior Caregiver Makes All the Difference!

To say professional senior caregiver Jane Auchincloss of Friends In Home Care in Yarmouth loves helping others would be the understatement of the century. Jane is just another example of the exceptional quality, compassionate, and experienced senior … Continue

Family Caregiver: Strategies for Help with Mom

Family caregiver. Chances are you spend a good deal of your life planning for the future. You plan your career path. You plan for retirement. But you may never have planned on becoming a family caregiver. If … Continue

10 signs that your elderly parent needs help

Diane Atwood, who writes the Catching Health blog for Advantage Home Care, shares this article. When we see our parents on a regular basis, we may not notice subtle changes in their routines or behaviors. If one is … Continue

Preventing hip fracture: how to stay bone healthy

Preventing hip fracture becomes increasingly important as we age. Here’s some important information to share with your loved ones over holiday visits! Hip fractures are serious injuries that most often occur in people aged 65 and older. Women … Continue

Medication Management Progam Comes to Maine

Home Instead Senior Care has an exciting new medication management program in partnership with Walgreens called DailyMed. Home Instead Senior Care has entered into a partnership with Walgreens to bring a medication management program called DailyMed by … Continue

SMAA Agewell Programs

The SMAA Center for Agewell Programs offers three healthy living workshops. SMAA Agewell programs include: Living Well for Better Health Living Well for Better Health (Also known as Chronic Disease Self-Management) is a nationally recognized, award-winning program … Continue