Independent Living

1. CHANS Home Health Care Welcomes New Director of Clinical Services

   CHANS Home Health Care is very pleased to welcome Becky Rosen, RN, MS as our new Director of Clinical Services. Becky has been working with the Quality Improvement Department at CHANS since this past summer, and in … Continue

2. Take Heart: the Importance of Relationships

   By Deborah McLean, principal, Maine Senior Guide In business, there’s an accepted truism: we do business with people we know, like and trust. It’s all about relationships and expectations. Now it turns out that’s true on the … Continue

3. Fall Alert: Reduce Your Risk of Falls

   Each year, more than 1.8 million people over age 65 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with, among other things, stairs, bathtubs, furniture, and rugs/carpeting.  Thousands of these injuries are related to falls.  In … Continue

4. Bathroom Safety: The Smallest Room in the House May Be the Most Dangerous for Seniors

   We all want the best for the senior loved ones in our lives. For many seniors, living independent lives at home is their main desire. Seniors are able to do so provided they are physically and mentally … Continue

5. Maine Assisted Living: Popular in Any Season

   By Neal R. Davis, SeniorExecutive Director, Bay Square at Yarmouth, Benchmark Assisted Living What’s it like in Assisted Living? Imagine it’s spring, the trees are starting to bud, the peepers are celebrating the warming of the water, … Continue

6. To Garden or Not to Garden

   —that is the question:—‎ Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The bugs and weeds of outrageous (but typical) vegetable gardens,‎ Or to take arms against a sea of carrots imported from California, And by growing … Continue

7. All Home Care is Not the Same

   Each day in the United States, 6,000 people turn 65 years of age.  One in five Americans will be older than age 65 by the year 2030 (American Association of Retired Persons, 2003). This increase of U.S. … Continue