Panel Navigating the Healthcare Maze

Today Right at Home of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties had the pleasure of sponsoring an amazing panel of experts that we are proud to call colleagues. We educated a 55 and older community on “Navigating Through The Healthcare System.” There we’re so many questions that we answered that will help everyone make better choices with their lives!

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Please send us your holiday recipes for our Right at Home Reminisce with Recipes Cookbook!

Right at Home of Central New Jersey is proud to announce that we will be publishing our next volume of the Right at Home cookbook – “Reminisce with Recipes”.

All of us have grown up with treasured memories that often revolve around great food cooked with love by our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and friends. How often do our memories center on happy times at the dining table where we shared our stories, our hopes, our dreams with our loved ones while enjoying delicious dishes?

To help us update our Right at Home cookbook, we’d love it if you would share treasured family recipes from your grandparents, parents and even your own. Here are some suggestions of the recipes we’re looking for:

Secret family recipes	Health recipes
Appetizers	Main dishes
Side dishes	Soups and stews
Comfort food	Desserts
Gluten-free recipes	Peanut-free recipes
Low carb recipes	Kosher recipes
Diabetic recipes	Vegetarian/vegan recipes
Holiday recipes	Crockpot recipes

Please e-mail your recipes to Beth Sholom, Owner/Executive Director of Right at Home of Central New Jersey at beth@rahcentral.com. The contact name and company name of Right at Home power partners will be displayed in the Reminisce with Recipes cookbook. Please let us know how you learned about Right at Home or if you’re a friend/colleague of Beth or any of our Right at Home Staff members or home health aides. We look forward to including your recipes in our updated cookbook! Once published and sold, the proceeds of the cookbook will go to ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

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Happy Thanksgiving

 

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."

-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Right At Home would like to thank you for inviting us into the

privacy of your home and your life and for allowing us the opportunity to be of service to you.

          We Wish You a Wonderful Thanksgiving!

Made especially for you by:

 The Warm and Caring Staff

      And Caregivers of  

      Right At Home

     (732) 967-0900 

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November Is National Family Caregivers Month

November is National Family Caregivers Month in honor of the 44 million Americans who volunteer to support a family member, friend or neighbor with their health or in managing a disability. In 2014, the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP surveyed 1,248 U.S. family caregivers, individuals age 18 and older who provide unpaid care to an adult or child. The survey found that among the U.S. caregivers interviewed:  82 percent care for one adult; 81 percent of primary caregivers live within 20 minutes of their care recipient. 60 percent of caregivers are female; 40 percent are male. 56 percent of caregivers work full-time; 25 percent work part-time. Caregivers invest 24.4 hours per week in helping with activities such as bathing, dressing, housework and managing finances. 38 percent note the demands of caregiving exact high emotional stress. Rewards and Challenges of Family Caregiving Offering support to a loved one who needs help is replete with positive and rewarding experiences such as stronger communication, relationship connections and personal satisfaction in making a tangible difference in a loved one’s life. Yet as enriching as caring for another can be, at times family caregivers can feel overwhelmed and exhausted. If care needs increase or the length of the illness stretches into several months or years, informal caregivers are vulnerable to common stress-related conditions including headaches and sleep deprivation. “Some symptoms of caregiver stress are more noticeable such as fatigue and body aches, but we need to stay aware of the possible emotional and financial strain to family caregivers, too,” said Beth Sholom, Owner/Executive Director of Right at Home of Central New Jersey. “Supporting family caregivers is vital to supporting care recipients. If we overlook any area of the caregivers’ overall health and well-being, we put their loved ones at risk.” Economic Impact of Family Caregiving Unpaid caregiving for a family member or other loved one creates a ripple effect on personal finances. Caregivers of older adults and adults with disabilities often face significant financial strain from out-of-pocket costs and long-term effects on savings and retirement accounts. “Many of these dedicated men and women are continually making tough choices as they earn an income to help support their own families and provide care for their loved one,” Beth Sholom explained. “Since in most states family leave is unpaid, the financial pressure can mount for employed caregivers who are squeezed between work and caregiving duties.” Emotional Impact of Family Caregiving The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services tracks the health and wellness of Americans and notes a number of signs and symptoms of emotional stress of family caregivers, including: Feeling alone, isolated or deserted by others. Feeling overwhelmed. Feeling worried or sad. Feeling tired. Losing interest in once-enjoyable activities. Flaring with irritation or anger. Over time, caregiver stress can significantly compromise one’s health. Among family caregivers, anxiety and depression are more likely to affect women than men, and left unchecked can weaken the immune system and lead to other health problems such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Support Resources for Family Caregivers “Caring for a loved one at home is never meant to be an isolated experience,” Beth Sholom said. “Every caregiver can benefit from accepting help from other family members and community resources. The extra support may be getting assistance with meals and housekeeping, seeking regular respite care, or planning ahead for possible crisis care. It’s encouraging to know that many of us equipped to help are just a quick phone call away.” Sholom suggests the following support resources for family caregivers: Home care services for personal care, meal preparation, housekeeping, companionship, etc. Home healthcare services for skilled nursing care, physical therapy, etc. Adult day programs. Financial counseling and tax credits for caregiving. Caregiver support groups. Veterans assistance. For nationwide and local support services for caregivers and adult care recipients, contact: National Association of Area Agencies on Aging — n4a.org,202-872-0888 Caregiver Action Network — caregiveraction.org, 202-454-3970 Hospice Foundation of America — hospicefoundation.org, 800-854-3402 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — cms.gov, 800-Medicare (800-633-4227) National Alliance for Caregiving — caregiving.org, 301-718-8444 Eldercare Locator — eldercare.acl.gov, 800-677-1116 National Institute on Aging — nia.nih.gov, 800-222-2225 Right at Home, Inc. is a national organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those we serve. We fulfill that mission through a dedicated network of locally owned providers of in home care services. About Right at Home of Central New Jersey  –  Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties. For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/, 732-967-0900 or by email at beth@rahcentral.com.

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Caregiver Recognition Breakfast of Champions

Today at Right at Home of Central New Jersey we recognize our wonderful caregivers at our Breakfast of Champions appreciation celebration prepared by our Right Chef!

 Our caregivers were served omelets to order and received caregiver appreciation certificates and recognition pins to honor them for their dedicated service to Right at Home and the clients we serve!

We live by the quote:

“You don’t build a business you build people, and then people build the business.” Zig Ziglar 

 Thank you to our amazing caregivers who are out there every day improving the quality of life for those we serve. Serving is truly are calling!!  One person can make a difference serving  one client at a time!  Right at Home caregivers and life to years! ❤️😘❌⭕️❌😭

Right at Home Veterans Celebration

On November 13th Right at Home celebrated our veterans with “Capture the moment” ceremony at Arbor Terrace in Middletown in collaboration with The Veteran Services. We can help Veterans and their spouses possibly receive benefits to help pay for home care services. Most veterans never even know about this benefit. If you would like to know more reach out to us today at 733-967-0900! Or visit our website.

Right at Home of Central New Jersey Remembers Stan Lee

On November 12, Stan Lee passed away at the age of 95. For those of you who aren't familiar with him - and we can't imagine that is many of you - Stan Lee was known as The Godfather of comic book heroes. Stan Lee started off as an intern at a company called Timely Comics which eventually became Marvel Comics. Mr. Lee was indeed a marvel himself as he was a writer, a publisher, an editor, an actor and eventually Chairman Emeritus of Marvel. He is responsible for creating some of most iconic comic book heroes ever from Spiderman to the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk to Daredevil, the X-Men to Iron Man. He also appeared as an actor in many of the action films made about these comic book heroes he created including Guardians of the Galaxy, several Spiderman movies, Daredevil and Captain America. As a writer, Stan Lee knew how to craft words and had several memorable quotes as follows: "We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do". "Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups". "With great power comes great responsibility". Perhaps his most famous quote was "I guess one person can make a difference". That belief and conviction is something that we all should aspire to. We all have people we can and should help. We all have the power within us to change someone's life for the better. We all have the means to be the person who makes a positive difference in someone's life. Thank you, Stan Lee, for your life well lived and for reminding us through your characters and words that we all can be a superhero for someone else every day. About Right at Home of Central New Jersey  –  Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties. For more information, contact Right at Home of Central New Jersey at  http://www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/ , 732-967-0900 or by email at beth@rahcentral.com .

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Exercise Reduces Stress but can Also Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s or Help with Recovery from Illness or Injury

Did you know "Medication and relaxation exercises can slow the progression of Alzheimer's" National Institute of Aging

Right at Home has partnered with Spiro 100 to offer our clients an excellent opportunity to exercise with their caregivers with amazing exercise videos geared for seniors. Spiro 100 has created exercise videos for fall prevention, stress relief, brain health and an accelerated recovery series! For more information, please call Right at Home at 732-967-0900 or look us up on the web at www.rightathome.net/monmouth-middlesex/ 

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