Caring for an aging loved one is rewarding but comes with challenges. Family caregivers juggle emotional, physical, and logistical demands while ensuring their senior stays safe and comfortable. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. With a Little Help offers compassionate, non-medical support that fills...
Hospice care is a deeply emotional time for families. It’s about ensuring dignity, comfort, and peace in a loved one’s final days. Medical hospice teams provide essential healthcare, but they generally aren’t there around the clock. That’s where in-home caregivers...
Aging doesn’t have to mean giving up the activities and routines that bring joy and purpose. With the right support, seniors can maintain their independence while staying safe and healthy at home. Senior care at home is all about striking that balance—providing essential assistance without...
Senior caregiving involves more than managing meals or dispensing medication reminders. It also means balancing empathy, personal limits, and professional standards. Without clear boundaries, caregivers risk burnout or unintentionally overstepping, while seniors may lose a sense of independence. Setting healthy boundaries...
When it comes to Parkinson's disease caregiving, the road is often winding and filled with unexpected turns, especially in the bustling city of Seattle. As caregivers, we navigate this path daily, armed with patience and perseverance. The journey is...
As Thanksgiving approaches, bringing with it a time of reflection and familial warmth, With a Little Help turns the spotlight on an invaluable aspect of senior well-being—gratitude. This season, we're reminded that thankfulness is more than...
Thanksgiving in Seattle brings a chill in the air, a warmth in our hearts, and a time to express gratitude. This year, let’s shine a spotlight on a group that embodies the spirit of giving year-round: our caregivers. They are the unsung heroes in the...
2020 was quite a year! It was a year of unknowns, a year of learning and adapting, and a year of reality checks. Many of us thought the pandemic would last a few months, maybe a year – and here we are, four months into...
A chat about the connection between pets and caregiving with our caregiver Linda....
Lori has been a caregiver for With A Little Help for nine and a half years. After working as a massage therapist for 23 years and an acupuncturist for six years, some of the physical aspects of those jobs had taken a toll on her....