With a Little Help is dedicated to helping our community by offering the best in professional and supportive in-home care to your loved ones. We also want to be a resource when you are looking to learn more about their condition. While live, in-person educational...
Home Care vs. Home Health: Part 1 - Why In-Home Care is Essential, Shawn's Story I remember it was a Thursday when we met with the lawyer and signed all the paperwork for me to become the Co-Power of Health for a dear friend of mine,...
This is such a difficult time for our country, our city and us. The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, along with the countless others (many unknown to us), brought our country to a boiling point in the past several days...
The growing awareness that your senior parent is no longer able to live safely and independently alone without outside support is an emotional experience. The ensuing heaviness is compounded if you are one of the tens of millions of American adults, between the ages of...
Ellen became part of the WALH family in 2015 as a caregiver then moved into the office in 2016 as a Care Coordinator. Ellen brought quick problem solving, scheduling finesse and a compassion for our clients in the Care Coordinator role. Her great sense of...
A few years ago I attended my niece’s graduation ceremony where I had the pleasure to watch Lou Holtz speak! I was completely enamored and absorbed by his words, not to mention his passion. He said two things in particular that I wrote down that...
Remodeling Strategies for Aging Homeowners By Paul Kocharhook, CAPS professional and president of Pathway Design & Construction There's no place like home. This is especially true for people who have spent many years in one house – raising families and creating a rich history of memories...
It’s Elder Abuse Awareness Month – What is Elder Abuse? June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month! With a Little Help will post a series of articles written by (or with a lot of help from) our friend and colleague, geriatric health specialist Karin Taifour, MA, LMHC, GMHS. Elder...
It’s Elder Abuse Awareness Month – Who is a Mandated Reporter? June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month! With a Little Help will post a series of articles written by (or with a lot of help from) our friend and colleague, geriatric health specialist Karin Taifour, MA, LMHC, GMHS. WHO...
Recently a dear friend lost his wife to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Surviving is her husband (my friend), a sister, three adult children each with a spouse, and seven grandchildren. My friend shared with his neighbors and friends that, in accordance with his wife’s wishes, the...