Preparing Your Seniors for a Day with a Respite Home Care Provider
Senior Care in Amagansett NY Even if your aging loved ones are not in a regular home care arrangement that has a care provider coming to the home to give them care, assistance, and support on a daily, semi-weekly, or weekly basis, you can still gain tremendous benefit from the services of an in home…
Read MoreUsing House Rules to Structure Your Elderly Care for Your Loved Ones
Elderly Care in Amagansett NY From the time you were a small child, through when you lived with your first roommates in college, until now with your own partner and children, house rules are a reality of life. Rules establish boundaries, control behavior, and ensure everyone fulfills their responsibilities properly. Creating your own set of…
Read MoreFrom Beth McNeill-Muhs Desk
From Beth McNeill-Muhs Desk: The month of October begins our three part Artful Wellness Series at the Ed and Pyhllis Davis Wellness Institute at the Southampton Hospital.
Read MoreArt Therapy for Seniors: Learn About Quilting as Art Therapy
Senior Care in East Hampton NY When your loved one engages in art therapy, he or she is addressing inner turmoil through creative expression. Art therapy encompasses many media, and your aging family member needs no special training in art theory to participate. The operative word in art therapy is “therapy.” Its purpose is to encourage participants to work…
Read MoreNational Homemade Cookies Day is Coming up October 1
Senior Care in Southampton NY Mmm…grandma’s homemade cookies. From gooey chocolate chip to cinnamon oatmeal and every combination in between, there is nothing quite like a warm, homemade cookie straight out of the oven. This October 1, celebrate “National Homemade Cookie Day” by baking some delicious homemade cookies with someone you love. For seniors, finding…
Read MoreInnovative Home Care: Using Photographs to Enhance Your Care for Seniors with Dementia
Home Care in Hampton Bays NY Finding out that your elderly loved one has dementia can be overwhelming, but it does not have to mean that she cannot continue to live an active, engaged, and enjoyable lifestyle as she progresses through her disease. Modifying her lifestyle and finding ways to adapt to her specific cognitive…
Read MoreElder Care Outings: Visiting a Pumpkin Patch with Your Seniors
Elder Care in Montauk NY Fall is in the air and for many families that means one thing: pumpkins. Whether it is the ubiquitous pumpkin latte at the local coffee shop, the pumpkin bread smelling glorious from every bakery, or the cute pumpkin decorations popping up in stores, everywhere you look, pumpkins are taking over.…
Read MoreElder Care Outings: Visiting a Pumpkin Patch with Your Senior
Elder Care in Water Mill NY Fall is in the air and for many families that means one thing: pumpkins. Whether it is the ubiquitous pumpkin latte at the local coffee shop, the pumpkin bread smelling glorious from every bakery, or the cute pumpkin decorations popping up in stores, everywhere you look, pumpkins are taking…
Read MoreDeciding When Elderly Care is Needed
Elderly Care in Hampton Bays NY The word “elderly” is not one that many seniors want to use to describe themselves. According to the World Health Organization, most developed countries start to think of people as “elderly” when they are over the age of 65. Many people in their sixties, seventies, and eighties would disagree…
Read MoreCapital One Biggest Fan SPARK Plug
Artful Home Care and Capital One Biggest Fan SPARK Plug Dear Friends, Artful Home Care is proud to be a small business here on Eastern Long Island. We are proud to serve our community and develop life long relationships with those who are passionate and dedicated to the care and happiness of the people living,…
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