Caregiving Tip of the Week: The Last Conversation
This weekly Caregiving Tip is for you, to help you express your love for another human being. We are all caregivers. If you are a client, a caregiver, a caregiving spouse or family member, a medical provider, or anyone in the business of caring, we are your source for useful caregiving tips that bring connection to your caring work. What:…
Caregiving Tip of the Week: What If We Talked About Dying?
This weekly Caregiving Tip is for you, to help you express your love for another human being. We are all caregivers. If you are a client, a caregiver, a caregiving spouse or family member, a medical provider, or anyone in the business of caring, we are your source for useful caregiving tips that bring connection to your caring work. What:…
Caregiving Tip of the Week: The Sibling Meeting
This weekly Caregiving Tip is for you, to help you express your love for another human being. We are all caregivers. If you are a client, a caregiver, a caregiving spouse or family member, a medical provider, or anyone in the business of caring, we are your source for useful caregiving tips that bring connection to your caring work. What:…
What Age Is Considered Elderly in Illinois?
Caregiving Tip of the Week: Entering the World of Dementia
This weekly Caregiving Tip is for you, to help you express your love for another human being. We are all caregivers. If you are a client, a caregiver, a caregiving spouse or family member, a medical provider, or anyone in the business of caring, we are your source for useful caregiving tips that bring connection to your caring work. What:…
Community Event Recap: Head for the Cure 5K Chicago 2026
On Sunday, October 4, Assisting Hands Home Care of Melrose Park joined Team Numiera Therapeutics at the 13th Annual Head for the Cure 5K Walk/Run at Diversey Harbor in Lincoln Park. It was a morning of hope, and the numbers show just how much this community showed up. By the Numbers 580+ participants walked and ran together $115,000+ raised and…
Community Event Recap: How to Talk to Parents About Care – The 40/70 Rule
On Saturday, September 19, Thomaie Hilaris, owner of Assisting Hands Home Care of Melrose Park, closed out the Difficult Conversations speaker series at Belmont Village Senior Living Oak Park. Her session, “How to Talk to Parents About Care: The 40/70 Rule,” gave Oak Park and West Suburban families a practical way to start one of the hardest talks in caregiving….
Caregiving Tip of the Week: The Most Honest Sentence a Caregiver Can Say
This weekly Caregiving Tip is for you, to help you express your love for another human being. We are all caregivers. If you are a client, a caregiver, a caregiving spouse or family member, a medical provider, or anyone in the business of caring, we are your source for useful caregiving tips that bring connection to your caring work. What:…
Supporting the Brain Tumor Community: Join Us for Head for the Cure 5K
Dear Friends and Family, I want to share a very special opportunity with you and invite you to join me in supporting an important cause. One of my dearest friends and former college roommates, Izi Stoll, Ph.D., is a scientist and the Co-Founder and CEO of Numiera Therapeutics. A few years ago, Izi and her team discovered a promising new…
