Reliable Resourcesfor Seniors, their Families and Professionals in Aging

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Dear Friends,

The number of Americans caring for older adults is staggering and on the rise. In fact, the Pew Research Center reports that nearly half (47 percent) of U.S. adults say they likely will be responsible for caring for an aging parent or another elderly family member at some point in their lives.

Could this be you or someone in your family? Many may find themselves in the role of caregiver to an older adult suddenly and unexpectedly. All it takes is one telephone call that your mother has fallen or your father can no longer drive to the store for his groceries. Or perhaps it’s your grandmother who is losing her memory and is no longer safe at home.

At Home Instead Senior Care, we help tens of thousands of families fulfill the care obligations they feel are so important. In fact, my own family faced the challenges of looking after my grandmother when she began to need help in her 80s. My large family chipped in to assist. Through that experience, we learned the value of personalized care and Grandma lived to see her 100th birthday.

It’s on that foundation that my wife, Lori, and I founded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994. The Home Instead network now includes more than 1,000 franchise offices worldwide that provide the same personal one-on-one care that made such a difference in our own family.

Our CAREGivers provide that extra assistance that can help keep seniors independent longer such as companionship, personal care, medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, incidental transportation and shopping.

We also are proud to serve as a resource for families, providing a wealth of information on topics of interest to family caregivers such as nutrition, senior safety and Alzheimer’s care.

This Reliable Resources document offers you more information about the many programs that are designed to help you provide better care and support for your family member.

The mission of Home Instead Senior Care is “Enhancing the Lives of Aging Adults and Their Families.” We stand ready to put that mission into action in the lives of those you hold dear.

Best Regards,

Paul HoganCo-founder, Home Instead Senior Care

Reliable ResourcesThe following resource sections are located in

this booklet.

Paul HoganCo-Founder

About Home Instead

Family Support

Apps and Books

White Papers

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About Home InsteadThe Home Instead Senior Care® network is passionate about caring for seniors and the family members around them. This is why the care we provide goes beyond the relationship between seniors and their professional CAREGiversSM. We support seniors, their families and our CAREGivers 24/7 and offer quality assurance visits to connect with everyone involved in the care plan. This ensures the highest level of care is being offered by a company you can trust.

Personalized CareHome Instead CAREGivers are not just trained in the practical aspects of aging, such as how to assist with personal care and home safety. In addition, they receive ongoing, classroom training, which allows them to provide care the only way the Home Instead Senior Care network can; through building trust, taking the lead, and sharing their heart. Using Home Instead’s Life JournalSM, CAREGivers take time to learn about their clients’ pasts to help engage and support them today and in the future.

Home Instead CAREGivers can provide a variety of services. Some include:

Companionship and Home Helper Meal Preparation Medication Reminders Doctor Visits Grocery Shopping Laundry and Linens Light Housekeeping Socializing

Personal Services Bathing Dressing Incontinence Care Mobility Assistance

Alzheimer’s or Other Dementias Minimizing Behavioral SymptomsEncouraging EngagementKeeping the Person SafeSupporting the Family

Transitional Care Services

Incidental TransportationPrescription Pick-upHospital Discharge Assistance

Hospice Support Supplemental Support ServicesRespite for Family Members

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Family Support

The 40-70 Rule® 4070Talk.comThis program helps children begin pro-active, positive conversations with their aging parents.

Too Close For Comfort?® MakeWayForMom.comThis program helps children and their parents answer the question, “Should we live together?” It also addresses the emotional, safety and financial aspects of intergenerational living.

Home Care Solution Guide CaregiverStress.comThis program provides family caregivers with answers to a number of questions including: Who provides home care and what do they do? How much does home care cost?

Get Mom Moving® GetMomMoving.comThis program focuses on the importance of an active lifestyle, helping seniors’ mind, body and soul.It includes activities designed to help keep seniors engaged and fit.

Breaking Point® CaregiverStress.comThis program includes tips on helping seniors part with their possessions (to some, clutter that has taken over the house) to live in a safer environment.

The 50-50 Rule® SolvingFamilyConflict.comThis program offers practical support services to develop open discussions between adult siblings. It helps improve communication skills, develop teamwork, make decisions together and divide the workload in caring for aging parents.

When you choose your local Home Instead Senior Care office, you will find support for the entire family. We provide family caregiver education and support resources in person and online at no additional cost. We give you practical tips for caring for your loved one, as well as yourself, and help you connect with other family caregivers to share your experience and find support. We offer workshops on a wide range of topics from sibling communication to Alzheimer’s care.

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Answering the Call® SeniorEmergencyKit.comThis program includes tips on gathering a loved one’s medical information so it can be found quickly should a crisis arise. You can build your own toolkit and prepare your senior’s home for an emergency.

Returning Home® ReturningHome.comThis program provides essential caregiving assistance, as identified by medical professionals, to help ensure senior patients follow the assigned care plan and experience a successful transition from hospital to home.

Help for Alzheimer’s® HelpForAlzheimersFamilies.comThis program focuses on the care and dignity of individuals rather than the symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. It also provides resources and engagement opportunities to family caregivers.

Protect Seniors from Fraud® ProtectSeniorsFromFraud.comThis program arms family caregivers with a kit to protect seniors by informing them of the latest scams being perpetrated on older adults. It offers a variety of resources and tools to help their seniors avoid becoming a victim of these scams.

Family Caregiver Stress ReliefSM FamilyCaregiverStressRelief.comThis program provides tools to manage the stress and accompanying health risks family caregivers experience while caring for a loved one. The Family Caregiver Distress Assessment helps identify what support caregivers may need.

Confidence to Care at Home Kit HelpForAlzheimersFamilies.comThis program contains an at-a-glance collection of tips and worksheets to better manage the symptoms, safety and activities of your loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias.

Making Home Safer for SeniorsSM MakingHomeSaferForSeniors.comThis program provides a home safety checklist to ensure an older adult’s home is safe from the pitfalls that could put them at risk for falls and injuries.

Prevent Senior HospitalizationsSM PreventSeniorHospitalizations.comIssues of aging can make seniors particularly vulnerable to the potential risks of hospitalization such as infection. This program features resources to help prevent hospitalizations.

Sunday Dinner PledgeSM SundayDinnerPledge.comFor most seniors, it’s not what’s on their plates that matters most at mealtime, it’s who is at the table. This program encourages families to bring back the Sunday dinner and make mealtime with friends and loved ones a positive experience for all generations.

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A Resource for Family Carers Providing Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias Care at Home

“With more than 35 million families struggling with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Confidence to

Care is a practical resource for family carers.”

- Marc Wortmann, Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Disease International

“ Confidence to Care is easy-to-use and wonderfully informative – a valuable

tool for family members.”- David Troxel, MPH, co-author;

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care

Confidence to Care is the essential handbook for the family carer offering practical insights to understanding, managing and preventing the behavioural symptoms associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Touching, personal stories combined with practical and easy-to-access tips and techniques drawn from decades of caregiving experience by internationally-recognised experts will help the family carer confidently deal with the most common issues associated with dementia. Confidence to Care includes chapters offering caregiving strategies and recommends other resources for the family carer. Its advice about how to care for yourself while caring for others is essential. Confidence to Care is the most practical dementia care book available and unique in its content and presentation.

The author’s profits from the sale of this book in the UK will be donated to The Home Instead Senior Care Foundation (UK) and designated for donating to organisations and causes that support the elderly.

MOLLY CARPENTERHome Instead Press

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App and BooksHome Instead Senior Care is committed to providing educational and supportive resources for family caregivers.

Confidence to CareConfidence to Care offers practical insights to understanding, managing and preventing the

behavioral symptoms associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Personal stories come together

with practical tips and techniques drawn from decades of caregiving experience by internationally-

recognized experts.

Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias Daily Companion

The Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias Daily Companion is an iOS mobile app available in the app

store for download at no cost. It offers immediate advice with close to 500 searchable tips and practical solutions to help deal with behaviors and situations

related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Stages of Senior CareStages of Senior Care will guide readers through

the process of caring for your aging loved ones by providing a clear and practical presentation of the

options, the pros and cons of each, the relative costs, what to look for, what to avoid, the pitfalls, how to

pay for services and how to deal with family conflict and caregiver stress.

Strength for the MomentStrength for the Moment combines personal caregiver stories with prayer, Bible Scriptures, caregiver quotes

and a touch of humor to uplift readers’ spirits and bring God’s peace, hope and comfort to any

caregiving situation.

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A Resource for Family Caregivers Providing Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias Care at Home

“With more than 35 million families struggling with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Confidence to

Care is a practical resource for family caregivers.”

- Marc Wortmann, Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Disease International

“ Confidence to Care is easy-to-use and wonderfully informative – a valuable

tool for family members.”- David Troxel, MPH, co-author;

The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Care

Confidence to Care is the essential handbook for the family caregiver offering practical insights to understanding, managing and preventing the behavioral symptoms associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Touching, personal stories combined with practical and easy-to-access tips and techniques drawn from decades of caregiving experience by internationally-recognized experts will help the family caregiver confidently deal with the most common issues associated with dementia. Confidence to Care includes chapters offering caregiving strategies and recommends other resources for the family caregiver. Its advice about how to care for yourself while caring for others is essential. Confidence to Care is the most practical dementia care book available and unique in its content and presentation.

The author’s profits from the sale of this book will be donated to The Home Instead Senior Care Foundation and designated for gifting to dementia-related organizations and causes.

MOLLY CARPENTERHome Instead Press

Family caregivers now have help at their fingertips. A free mobile app for Alzheimer's and other dementias caregivers is available for download.

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White PapersHome Instead Senior Care is committed to research-based educational material to better understand aging issues. The White Papers are available at HomeInstead.com/WhitePapers

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Paid In-Home Care:MORE CARE & BETTER CARE FOR SENIORS

Paid In-Home Care:

IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS

Seniors & theINFORMATION GAP

Paid In-Home Care: A GROWING PART OF THE MEDICAL-CARE CONTINUUM

Paid In-Home Care:BENEFITTING THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA

Generation to Generation:GAUGING THE GOLDEN YEARS

Non-Medical Home Care:A PROVED RESOURCE TO REDUCE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS

Enhanced Transitional Care:A HOSPITAL TO HOME 30 DAY PILOT PROGRAM

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Paid In-Home Care:

OFFERING SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC SAVINGS

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Paid In-Home Care:

MORE CARE & BETTER CARE FOR SENIORS

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Paid In-Home Care:

A GROWING PART OF THE MEDICAL-CARE CONTINUUM

Paid In-Home Care:

BENEFITTING THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA

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GENERATION TO GENERATION:

Gauging the Golden Years

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NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE:A Proven Resource to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

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ENHANCED TRANSITIONAL CARE MODEL:A HOSP ITAL TO HOME

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SENIORS & THE INFORMATION GAP

As Baby Boomers begin turning 65, neither they nor their adult children are well enough

informed to plan for their future care.

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