Are you looking for ways to help your loved one with Alzheimer’s or Dementia continue to enjoy life? Staff at Homewatch Caregivers in Chicago and North Suburbs understands there are many different stages that seniors with Alzheimer’s and Dementia go through. However, we also believe that providing quality of life at every stage is important…
Homewatch CareGivers Northshore suburbs provides specialized care to assist our clients experiencing Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Looking for activities for seniors with Middle Stage Alzheimer’s to help families and caregivers cope with the challenges ahead? We believe that keeping your loved ones active, can decrease symptoms and improve behavior. Every situation represents an opportunity for growth,…
Discover the Most Important Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer’s or Dementia Staff at Homewatch CareGivers in Chicago and the Northern Suburbs understand there are many different stages that seniors with Alzheimer’s and Dementia go through. Two most important activities that you can provide seniors during any stage of Alzheimer’s or Dementia are exercise and music. …
Homewatch CareGivers In-Home Care and Senior Support recognizes the importance of getting enough good quality sleep and the consequences of not getting enough sleep that can affect your mind and thinking. Regardless of the words used to describe it, the result will still be the same. We need sleep to function. It’s a critical process…
Recently an article written by Mitchell Abrams, Managing Director of Homewatch CareGivers, a top-rated in-home care agency serving clients and families across Chicago’s North Shore Suburbs, was published in Chicago Jewish News. To read the complete article, please click the button below.
Discover What New Dementia Care Product Can Save a Senior’s Life Seniors in Northbrook account for over 23% of the elderly population, and in Highland Park seniors make up over 24% of the population. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are considered some of the most difficult conditions to understand and they progress over time. Ensuring the…
There’s no place like home. That’s especially so for those who are suffering from cognitive impairment, says Mitchell Abrams, Chicago-area managing partner of Homewatch CareGivers. “You may have a loved one who is not with it, who might believe that Ronald Reagan is still president. But if they’ve been living in the same house for the last 50 years, the kitchen, the bathroom are in the same…
There is so much media attention to Alzheimer’s these days that it can be hard to tell fact from fiction, or hope from hype. I would like to address a few common questions that arise and help sort out some of the information. Is Alzheimer’s a new disease? There is nothing to suggest this, but there…
Is there a connection between heart disease and dementia? Yes. The motto is: “What’s good for your heart is good for your head.” February is a time when we focus on heart health. It’s not just important to the heart, but to other parts of the body to keep it pumping optimally. The heart pumps…
Lewy body dementia, the second most common type of progressive dementia, became a topic of conversation after the death of actor Robin Williams in 2014. Initially it was believed that Mr. Williams had Parkinson’s disease, but it was later announced that he had Lewy body dementia. While Alzheimer’s disease—the leading type of dementia—has become familiar…