June Greetings from Comfort Keepers

Volume 61 | June 1, 2023

News You Can Use

Comfort Keepers helps seniors live safely and independently in their own homes.

OUR ROSTER OF AVAILABLE CAREGIVERS IS UPDATED DAILY.

We serve Private-Pay, Medicare, Medicaid, CCP, DRS and VA Clients

in Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane & McHenry Counties.

Comfort Keepers is here for you: 847-215-8550.

(With offices in Buffalo Grove, Park Ridge, Elgin and Chicago)

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National Day of Joy Is June 28!

We created the National Day of Joy because our decades of helping seniors with our unique brand of uplifting in-home care shows us that a daily dose of joy can truly work wonders. No matter how old you are, finding joy in even the simplest everyday moments is scientifically proven to help improve and maintain overall wellness, including physical and mental health. That's worth celebrating, right? We thought so.

A Quarter Century of In-Home Care

Since 1998, Comfort Keepers has changed the lives of thousands of seniors and their families by providing uplifting in-home care that Elevates the Human Spirit. Our mission to help seniors thrive and achieve greater well-being by fostering everyday positive moments, connection, and a more purposeful life, still rings true. We are also pleased to share a video celebrating 25 years of inspiring joy, purpose, and positivity for seniors.

It's Been a 25-Year Joy Ride!

Siblings and Senior Care

Caregiving can be a rewarding experience and an opportunity to give back some of the care and compassion received earlier in life. Having that first conversation about a loved one and their needs can be challenging, but it should be done sooner rather than later.

In this article, we share three steps for a successful Family Care Conversation and a video with encouraging words from a family caregiver. Read More...

Protect Yourself Against Fraud

AARP’s weekly podcast The Perfect Scam tells the stories of people who find themselves the target of a scam. Host Bob Sullivan introduces listeners to those who have experienced scams firsthand, as well as leading experts who pull back the curtain on how scammers operate.

The Perfect Scam is a project of the AARP Fraud Watch Network, which equips consumers with the knowledge to give you power over scams.

AARP Fraud Watch Network HelpLine

Spring Salad with Burrata

Our June recipe offers an inventive way to combine fresh garden vegetables with a simple, delicious dressing. If need be, the Burrata Cheese can be substituted with slices of fresh Mozzarella. Imagine enjoying this light and lovely meal with friends while relaxing on your outdoor patio or in your sunny kitchen...

Click here to view and download the recipe

CLICK HERE to visit the Comfort Keepers website to get useful links to LOCAL and NATIONAL organizations that help seniors.

Resources for Seniors & Families

The Comfort Keepers team works with many local organizations and programs that provide services for older adults. One example is the State of Illinois Community Care Program (CCP), which helps senior citizens, who might otherwise need nursing home care, to remain in their own homes by providing in-home and community-based services.

(Click here for CCP Coverage Areas Map)

Does your senior loved one qualify for the Community Care Program? Click here to learn more.

Durable Medical Equipment on Loan

Medical Lending Closets are an alternative to purchasing equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, canes and bath seats for rehabilitation recovery, post-surgical care or to accommodate a visiting relative. If you are in need of a short- or long-term loan of this type of medical equipment, please use our list to find and visit a Lending Closet near you! (Click the link below to view/download.)

Comfort Keeper Medical Lending Closet List

Keep Your Cool This Summer

The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) provides Summer Tips to seniors, outlining the dangers associated with the summer weather. IDoA also performs well-being checks on vulnerable seniors and provides cooling centers at senior buildings and nutrition sites. More info on the state's cooling centers is available by calling the IDHS toll-free hotline (800-843-6154).

Please join us in saluting our

Caregivers of the Month for May 2023

Thank you all for sharing your skills and kindness with the seniors you assist.

Your dedication is much appreciated!

Stephanie

Babafemi

Maria

Ana

Betty

Maria

Father's Day Is Sunday, June 18

Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's Father, or relevant father figure, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. The single most common date among world countries is the third Sunday of June, which was founded in the state of Washington by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1910.

What kind of a gift you get for the father or grandfather who has everything? Good Housekeeping has a list you might want to review -- click here to learn more.

Comfort Keepers Are Vets, Too!

Comfort Keepers caregivers who had previously served in the U.S. military were recently the focus of a story on "Military Makeover with Montel".

Talk show legend and military advocate Montel Williams, a veteran of both the Marine Corps and the Navy, leads the Makeover team’s mission of transforming the homes and lives of military families across the country. Click the link to watch these caregivers tell their stories.

https://vimeo.com/828362412/cc119bc175

"To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy."

-- Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

Comfort Keepers

1400 E. Lake Cook Road, Suite 110,

Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Phone: 847-215-8550 | Fax: 847-215-7941

https://www.comfortkeepers.com/offices/illinois/buffalo-grove

(With additional locations in Park Ridge, Elgin and Chicago)