Finding a home health care agency is probably the last thing you’d imagine you’d be doing! However, you may encounter a situation in which you or a loved one may require additional short-term medical care prescribed by a physician, such as physical therapy following a knee replacement or a hip [...]
Well•Spring Services, Inc., has introduced Well•Spring Home Care to individuals in their private homes, a service previously offered only to the residents of the award-winning Well•Spring Continuing Care Retirement Community. Well•Spring caregivers can provide a range of services from companionship to assistance with daily living tasks that will enable individuals to remain in their home, maintaining their independence and [...]
If you find yourself needing healthcare at home, or if your loved one is in need, you may be wondering where to start. Suddenly facing an illness or disability, whether short or long-term, can be overwhelming. There are terms used within the healthcare at home industry that may seem [...]
The Well•Spring Group is turning the spotlight on a full range of services for seniors – both inside and outside the walls of its well-known retirement community, Well•Spring in Greensboro. “As we approach the 25th anniversary of our award-winning retirement community, many people know us as that wonderful place,” said Stephen P. Fleming, president and CEO of The Well•Spring Group. [...]
The process of determining if an elderly parent should no longer live alone is a difficult one for Baby Boomers and for the extended family at large. A new book, Why Wait? The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially & Legally for a Parents' Death, by Carolyn A. Brent, helps family caregivers to discern, discuss, and deal with end-of-life [...]
“Should I stay or should I go?” is the question many Triad seniors ask as lifestyle changes require them to consider the best housing options to meet future needs. Well•Spring Services, Inc., has teamed with UNCG and Serve, Inc., to provide an eight session program which also includes financial planning and social engagement. The sessions are offered on consecutive Thursdays [...]
“Should I stay or should I go?” is the question many Triad seniors ask as lifestyle changes require them to consider the best housing options to meet future needs. This program is designed for citizens in the Triad region who want information on the best housing options to meet their health and lifestyle needs…now and in the future. Well•Spring Services, [...]
By Mary Bethel, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP North Carolina Caregiving — it impacts almost all of us or will impact us in the future. According to the Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregiving, there are only four kinds of people in the world: • those who have been caregivers • those who are currently caregivers • those who will [...]
The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook By Diana B. Denholm Publisher: Hunter House Review by Ellen Whitlock, Executive Director of Senior Services of Guilford “For Better or for Worse, in Sickness and in Health.” How many have said those words of commitment with little thought to what might lie down the road. In the midst of love, often young love, little thought [...]
