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GeriJoy, an MIT startup that provides 24/7 virtual companions for the elderly, announced today that in honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, all GeriJoy Companion subscriptions started on June 15 will receive an additional free month of service. Besides improving mental health for elders and providing peace of mind for caregivers, the GeriJoy Companion has been instrumental in detecting and preventing senior abuse, and the company has begun service enhancements focused on...
Home Care Provider Expands Service Areas to Meet Rising Demand OMAHA, Neb., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Instead Senior Care(®), the world's leading provider of non-medical in-home care services for seniors, will soon be providing services through its first franchise in Mexico, marking the 17(th) country in which Home Instead will have operations. The expansion is particularly important as the demand for quality senior care and companionship services continues to grow in...
SEATTLE, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Those caring at home for a loved one with Alzheimer's or other memory-impairing diseases are invited to learn practical methods for handling the most challenging dementia-related behaviors during a live Internet chat at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET, Tuesday, June 18. Emeritus Senior Living Vice President Kelly Scott, who oversees all of the organization's daily Alzheimer's programming, and Emeritus Memory Care Training Specialist Diana Engle will...
AgingCare.com survey data reveals that the majority of family caregivers support their elderly loved one's ability to seek physician-assisted suicide as means to end terminal suffering NAPLES, Fla., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month, Vermont became the third state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. With at least seven additional states currently considering similar legislation, AgingCare.com conducted a survey to gauge sentiment among those who are closest to the patients...
Private social network for caregivers honored for lowering costs while boosting quality of care WILMINGTON, N.C., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Monarcares, a developer of web-based caregiving management tools, was honored with a Coastal Entrepreneur Award at a presentation on May 23(rd). The Coastal Entrepreneur Awards spotlight best-of-class regional businesses and is a joint venture of the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the...
Developed by Bhagerra Inc., "Unfrazzle" for iPhone, iPad Available in Apple App Store; Android version is coming soon Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) May 30, 2013 Unfrazzle, the smartphone app designed to reduce the stress of caring for others by making it easy to remember, keep track of, and share caregiving tasks while staying in-sync with family members, is now available in the Apple App Store. The initial version is free and an Android version will be available soon. Caregivers...
From a humble beginning to a new future while in a battered women’s shelter, to successfully launching multiple businesses, Reliable Caregivers Founder Linda Leary is proud to announce the 10-year anniversary of her senior home care agency. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 28, 2013 This year, Reliable Caregivers, a preeminent San Francisco-based senior home care agency, celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Its founder, Linda Leary, is a successful businesswoman who began her entrepreneurial...
Senior Helpers' Senior Gems® training DVD tops media category in Today's Caregiver 2013 Caregiver friendly awards BALTIMORE, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior Helpers, a national franchise of leading in-home senior caregiver services, announced today it has been recognized by Today's Caregiver magazine as a 2013 Caregiver Friendly(®) Award recipient. The awards recognize products, services, books and media created with the needs of caregivers in mind. Senior Helpers was...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online When adult day services (ADS) are provided to older dementia patients, the relatives that typically care for those individuals are less stressed and generally in better moods, according to a new report published Thursday in the journal The Gerontologist. As part of the study, Penn State University (PSU) researchers conducted eight daily telephone interviews on consecutive days with 173 family caregivers of dementia patients who...
DURHAM, N.C., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Parata Systems, a leader in pharmacy automation, announced today it has been recognized by Today's Caregiver magazine as a 2013 "Caregiver Friendly(®) Award" recipient. The awards recognize products, services, books and media created with the needs of caregivers in mind. Parata was recognized in the "Products" category for its Parata PASS(TM) (patient adherence strip system) packaging. Parata PASS organizes medications into a strip of unit-...
