Mind Matters: Alzheimer’s Awareness
July 02, 2024
Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
| Health & Safety
Right at Home Winston-Salem delves into the critical importance of understanding Alzheimer’s and offers some tips to help you and your aging loved ones combat this disease.
Powered by Connection: Supporting Older Loved Ones
May 13, 2024
Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
May is Older American's Month and the theme is "Power by Connection" to inspire meaningful relationships and social connections for our aging community's well-being. Right at Home Winston-Salem discusses various ways to help your aging loved one stay socially connected.
Movement: a Key to Lowering Stress in Older Loved Ones
April 18, 2024
Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
| Health & Safety
Exercise is essential in maintaining one's physical health. But did you know it is fundamental for one’s mental health, too? Right at Home Winston-Salem offers some solutions to help your aging loved ones combat and ease stress through movement.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 26, 2024
Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
| Health & Safety
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Right at Home Winston-Salem is spreading the word about this disease. Learn about resources in the area that can help if you or a loved one are in need.
Paying for In-Home Care
March 19, 2024
Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
A little help at home could make the difference between an older adult being able to age in place or moving to long-term care. Right at Home Winston-Salem encourages families to have a plan for how they will be able to fund that care?
Darker Days Can Affect Our Mood
February 20, 2024
Health & Safety
| Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
The departure of family members and the dimming of festive decorations often leave a void, further deepened by the shorter, gloomier days of winter. Right at Home Winston-Salem looks at how the lack of sunlight, vital for uplifting our mood, can contribute to a somber emotional state.
Helping a Loved One Who Hoards
February 06, 2024
Technology
| Family & Loved Ones
Helping a loved one who hoards can be a long and difficult process, but it starts with empathy and understanding. Right at Home Winston-Salem provides tips on how to help a senior loved one who hoards.
Help For Family Caregivers
January 23, 2024
Caregiving
| Family & Loved Ones
| Alzheimer's & Dementia Care Support
Caring for a family member with dementia is a challenging journey, often filled with emotional and physical strains. Right at Home Winston-Salem presents tips to help provide aid to family caregivers.
Navigating the Future with Long-Term Care Insurance
January 09, 2024
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about 70% of adults over 65 will require some form of long-term care, with half needing paid services. This raises an important question: How will you finance this care when the time comes?
Is It Time to Take the Keys?
December 26, 2023
Family & Loved Ones
| Health & Safety
| Life Planning
Changes involved with aging may pose risks to older drivers, who are more likely to be seriously injured in a car accident. Right at Home Winston-Salem provides information that can help families decide when it’s time to hang up the keys?