Exercise Is Extremely Important For Seniors

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At Family inHome Caregiving, we always encourage our clients to have good nutrition, plenty of social interaction and exercise to help them live a healthier and longer life..  Everyone is different, and not all seniors can tolerate a lot of exercise, but try the best that you can.  One simple way is just walking more.  There are all kinds of devices that can track how many steps you take each day, with 10,000 a goal.  But start easy by walking around the block and you can work your way up to this.  Walking at a constantly brisk rate can also get your heart rate up.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to estimate your maximum age-related heart rate, subtract your age from 220 and this is the maximum beats per minute.  The American College of Sports Medicine recommends for moderate-intensity physical activity at 64% to 76% of your maximum heart rate (Source CNN.com).

Gonzalez, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours : Alzheimer’s & Dementia Experience A Plus : $2 Per Hour More On Weekends

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Gonzalez, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available (Also Aromas, Big Sur, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-Tierra, Del Rey Oaks, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside, Soledad & Watsonville

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

 

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

 

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online.  We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

Social Security Trust Fund Running Dry, Congress Should Act Sooner Rather Than Later : By Derek Baine

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According to a Pew Research poll, roughly half of Americans younger than age 50 believe they won’t receive any Social Security benefits.  However, that’s unlikely to be the case.  It’s true, we haven’t had a surplus in the Social Security Trust Fund since 2010 and if nothing is done in the next couple of decades there would have to be cuts in Social Security benefits.  The current date for that is 2034.  However, this would be a big political fiasco for anyone in office at the time, so politicians are likely to act well before that happens.  Hopefully they will raise payroll taxes.  However, another option they have is to keeping raising the year in which you retire.

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/retirement/how-to-save-social-security/?tid=newsletter-dailydozen&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailydozen&cdlcid=607e1442fe2c195e916f3bb4

10.9 Million Jobs Open, But Few Takers : Carmel Caregivers Or HCA In Short Supply

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There are now nearly 11 million open jobs but companies in most industries are struggling to find workers (including ours, we have had a dearth of employee applications for caregivers this year).  In addition to getting higher wages, you may be able to negotiate a more flexible work schedule than you could find before the pandemic (we let our workers set their own hours and pay $2 an hour more on weekends).

Carmel, CA Medicare Elder Abuse Alert

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There is never a shortage of elder abuse scams making the rounds, but the latest to hit our area is Medicare related.  You will receive a message that says “Hi, this is Becky, your patient advocate working closely with Medicare.  Currently, Medicare is offering precautionary genetic cancer screening nationwide and has recommended that anyone over the age of 50 be tested.  These tests help to detect early signs of cancer and are covered by your insurance.  If you do not act soon, Medicare may label you as ineligible for coverage.  Please press 1 to speak to a specialist.â€Â  The situation is so dire that AARP The Magazine (August/September Issue, Page 32) ran a two-page story on it.  Do not fall for this scam!  If you have any questions, call the AARP Fraud Watch Network’s helpline at 877-908-3360.

Del Rey Oaks, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Caregiver Jobs Available : Alzheimer’s & Dementia Experience A Plus : Set Your Own Hours : $2 Per Hour Extra On Weekends

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Del Rey Oaks, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Caregiver Jobs Available : Alzheimer’s & Dementia Experience A Plus : Set Your Own Hours : $2 Per Hour Extra On Weekends (Also Big Sur, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Highlands, Castroville, Corral-de-Tierra, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside, Soledad & Watsonville)

Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available

We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.   We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.

 

Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care.  Our services include:

Caring companionship

Meal preparation

Incidental transportation

Running errands

Light housekeeping

Medication reminders

Monitoring of safety while bathing

Information and referral services

Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.

 

If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you!  We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems.  Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus.  To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle.  To apply, please visit our website www.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online.  We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.

AARP Rolls Out More Member Benefits

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The www.AARP.org web site has rolled out enhanced benefits.  In addition to the discounts they have always offered on travel, goods and services, members now have on-demand access to movies, lectures, audio interviews, exercise classes and other events in their Virtual Community Center.  To gain access, go to www.aarp.org/moa

Happy Thanksgiving To All Of Our Employees And Clients!

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I know that this has been a trying year for many of us, with COVID-19, an employee shortage and many other negative impacts on the business.  Let’s look forward to a better 2022.  Please welcome the new employees that we have brought on board and enjoy the holidays.

Best Regards,

 

Richard J. Kuehn

Owner

Family inHome Caregiving

Cell Phone Providers Helping To Stop Elder Abuse

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Effective on June 30, cell phone companies are required to verify that caller ID information transmitted during a call is accurate.  This should dramatically help lower elder abuse cases, which often start with someone calling and pretending to be from Social Security, your bank, or some other service provider that you used.  Under code name Stir/Shaken , the program is meant to crack down on spoofing.  By 2019, more than half of all cellphone calls were unsolicited or scams, according to digital security company First Orion.  Americans lost almost $30 billion in phone scams over the last year, according to a report by phone security firm Truecaller (Source AARP Bulletin, November 2021 Issue, page 6).

Mail Your Christmas Cards Early This Year – By Derek Baine

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If you will be mailing out Christmas cards or other types of greeting cards, mail them earlier this year.  As part of a 10-year plan launched on October 1 in order to overhaul the struggling U.S. Postal Service, first class mail is now allowed up to five days for delivery versus the prior 2-3 day delivery time.  Mail travelling 930 miles or further will take even longer.  For the second year in a row, the USPS is increasing the price to mail a package from between 25 cents to as much as $5.