What Is Memory Care for Seniors?
Learn what memory care for seniors may include, how it compares with assisted living and home support, and questions to ask before choosing care.
Home Safety for Seniors: A Practical Room-by-Room Checklist
Use this room-by-room home safety checklist to spot everyday hazards, improve access and plan practical support for a senior living at home.
Financial Help for Family Caregivers: Where to Start
Learn how to organize caregiving costs, check public and workplace resources, and ask insurers focused questions without assuming eligibility or coverage.
Who Pays for Respite Care? Questions to Ask
Who pays for respite care depends on the program. Ask these questions about private pay, Medicare, Illinois programs, the VA, and insurance.
Home Care vs Palliative Care: A Family Guide
Home care vs palliative care: who provides each, when they start, and how non-medical help can sit beside a palliative team in Elgin.
Assisting Hands Elgin Franchise Named one of the Nation’s Best Home Healthcare Agencies
To support seniors and their families in finding the best agencies, Caring.com shines a spotlight on the top-rated in-home care agencies in the nation - the Caring Stars of 2019. These trusted home care agencies received this award based on reviews from consumers across the U.S. One of this year's Caring Stars winners was Angela Flintz, owner of the Assisting Hands Home...
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Educational Offering this Friday!
Assisting Hands Elgin is hosting a free educational talk about Diabetes this Friday, February 6th at 11am. We are proud to have a guest speaker from a Diabetic Supply Company to teach you how you can get shoes covered by Medicare. Owner, Angela Flintz, RN will educate you on signs and symptoms as well as signs to monitor in foot care….