Top 5 Single-Player Board Games for Seniors

Single-player board games offer numerous mental health benefits for seniors. Learn some of the best single-player board games that promote mental clarity.

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Eating Right With Family Members Who Have Type 2 Diabetes – Planning Menus & Grocery Lists

Eating a balanced diet is a vital part of keeping seniors with type 2 diabetes in good health. Learn how to plan menus or grocery lists that contain all the right nutrients.

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4 Habits to Implement Now That Will Help Keep Loved Ones Healthy All Year Round

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and habits is key to keeping your senior loved one happy Learn some tips that you or your senior loved one should start implementing.

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8 Tips to Help Seniors Cope With the COVID-19 Pandemic

The social restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic can make seniors feel lonely. Try these tips for safe, fun interactions. Continue Reading

Care in Crisis

Mark Friedman, Owner of Senior Helpers Boston, outlines the six critical objectives that need to be considered for orchestrating care for a senior loved one in a crisis, particularly as we navigate the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. There is no better time than now to be informed and prepared. Continue Reading

Power of Visiting with Intention

This simplicity of intention got me thinking about the upcoming holidays in two ways; these times that should be filled with thanks and grace but are instead often capped by anxiety and tensions. For these are when adult children are back in family homes for extended visits, and seeing parents and aging loved ones for the first time in months, in an up-close way. In many cases these visits can be unnerving.

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Why "Going it Alone" is Not the Same as Being Alone

Seniors are living longer than expected, families are mobile and adult children are spread out globally, health care policies and medical leaves have been unable to keep up with the realities of the times and company benefits differ wildly. Finding the right care solution can be challenging, but the first step is to understand you are not alone when it comes time to make important decisions about getting care and caregiving for senior loved ones. Millions are going through what you are. Continue Reading

In the Absence of a Plan, All Roads Get you Nowhere.

In 2012 Next Avenue marched onto the senior living scene as the digital PBS for the older generation. Its mission, “where grown-ups keep growing” is bold; to unleash the potential of elders through the power of robust media. It boasts 95% of its “members” take action after reading its stories online, on its various platforms or because of its partnerships. Next Avenue believes in recycling great ideas; what was once new and attention-grabbing is always worth refreshing. Continue Reading

Senior Helpers Acquires Shipyard Home Health Care

Mark Friedman, owner of Senior Helpers Boston and South Shore, has announced the acquisition of Shipyard Home Health Care of Hingham, MA. Continue Reading

For Caregivers: Why Compassion Must Be a Two Way Street

Last month I wrote about “Compassionomics”, a research-based proposition for how 40 seconds of compassion can change the dynamics of care in our healthcare system. Behind this data, the founding physicians maintain that compassionate behaviors can be learned; asserting compassion can be transformational to both the giver and receiver of these communications. Continue Reading

The Impact of Getting it Wrong. The Cost of Getting it Right

Recently, The Boston Globe published two unnerving articles about home care gone very wrong. As owner of Senior Helpers Boston and South Shore I responded to Stranger in the House and its sister article The U.S. has Huge Need for Home Health Care. I described the “state of the state” of the home care industry in Massachusetts; a considerably complex business, with lots of moving parts, as one that lacks basic regulation and industry standards. This makes it attractive and easy to get into as a business without understanding the innate seriousness of it.

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Making Scores Work in Your Favor

As the owner of Senior Helpers Boston and South Shore I help my clients and their families make important decisions about their care plans at home. As a son (along with my siblings), I am also instrumental in helping my parents successfully age in their home in Virginia – an airport away from me here in New England. Both of these come with huge responsibilities and accountability.

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If We Keep Seniors Front & Center, All we Can Do is Right

I was recently reminded that October is Patient-Centered Care Month. This resonated with me because I often talk about seniors being the center of OUR universe here at Senior Helpers Boston and South Shore, and I was more than curious as to how our approach to caregiving aligned with the “patient-centered care” model popularized in the broader healthcare system.

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Why "Aging Out Loud" Takes Communities of Care

As owner of Senior Helpers Boston I love the fact that there’s an “Older American Month”, and this year’s theme is “Age Out Loud”. It speaks volumes about our seniors, the control they continue to exercise over their lives, and about the communities that care about them. Continue Reading

Safely Stepping Into Spring

I saw the first flower peek through the ground in my yard this weekend so I guess it is safe to say Spring is here. As the weather warms and the sun is brighter it is a great time to enjoy the outside. Last month I wrote about being healthy, dressing for success and organizing after the winter. I had a conversation with one of my fellow owners in Senior Helpers last week and we both had noticed an increase in slips and falls as our clients sought to take advantage of the outside in Spring of last year. Continue Reading