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Today was the 2026 Colorado Ride to End ALZ!  Hundreds of participants rode on 4 different courses and raised over $680,000 (as of this morning), 100% of which will be going to research into Alzheimer's and dementia.   At Assisting Hands, we have been honored to help care for so many clients living with Alzheimer's and other dementia.  These diseases...

Assisting Hands is excited to announce a special Caregiver Champion for May – Shalaina B.!  This month is different because it comes directly from a client nomination.  Our client Donna called us and asked us to do something special to recognize Shalaina’s hard work.   Donna says that the first day Shalaina visited, you couldn’t walk through the apartment because...

Assisting Hands is proud to share that Lucy T. has celebrated her first year anniversary with us! Lucy has a tremendous passion for her work.  She is always willing to lend a hand in emergency staffing situations.  We appreciate how she works with her clients and the office to set up creative arrangements to make sure we can take care...

Assisting Hands is proud to announce that Sheila W. is our Caregiver Champion for April!  Sheila brings years of care experience to us and jumped right in with our clients.  She is a great communicator; her notes are always thorough and she escalates issues exactly when needed.  Her clients are always in good hands, and have really bonded with her...

Assisting Hands is proud to share that Kerry K. has celebrated her first year anniversary with us! Kerry is a whirlwind.  Any time I visit her at a client’s home, she is busy cleaning, cooking, and organizing, all while carrying on a conversation with the client.  She cares deeply about her clients and slows down when they need careful attention. ...

Assisting Hands is happy to announce that Janessa M. is our Caregiver Champion for March!  Her job with Assisting Hands Broomfield is her first professional stint as a caregiver, after having taken care of family members for several years.  Janessa has been rock solid since starting with us in October – extremely dependable and communicative.  Her client loves her, too! ...

Assisting Hands is proud to announce that Lucy T. is our Caregiver Champion for January!  Lucy has been working extremely hard this month, filling in for sick caregivers and taking on short-term clients with equal ease.  One of her clients tells us that Lucy is always “Johnny on the Spot,” knowing what they need sometimes even before they do.  Lucy...

Assisting Hands is proud to share that Mike T. has celebrated his TWO YEAR anniversary with us! Home Care can be a challenging industry for male caregivers.  The vast majority of clients ask for female caregivers because they don’t think they would be comfortable around a man.  Those few who give someone like Mike a chance never regret it! Mike...

Wandering is one of the scariest behaviors associated with dementia.  Someone with the disease may suddenly leave the home and start walking (or worse, driving) and not know how to get back. According to the Alzheimer's Association “Six in 10 people living with dementia will wander at least once; many do so repeatedly.”  At Assisting Hands Broomfield, we have encountered...

Assisting Hands is proud to announce that Jacqueline S. is our Caregiver Champion for October.  Jac (who I unfortunately caught blinking in her picture – so sorry!) has been a fantastic addition to our roster of caregivers.  She is energetic, motivated, and cares deeply for her clients.  One client’s wife tells me she doesn’t know how she would get along...