Community Care of the Northeast is proudly celebrating serving and caring for seniors and persons with disabilities since 1985. Jean E. Langenbach, RN, BS and Nancy H. Steinke realized that the elderly poor and persons with disabilities were in need of services to age safely in their homes. Community Care of the Northeast began in Holmesburg Methodist Church and through the years moved to a Presbyterian church, then to Frankford … [Read more...]
Finding Relief from the Emotional Stress of Being a Family Caregiver
Becoming a family caregiver to your senior loved one often happens slowly. It’s not usually a position that is planned or sought out. It might start with simply taking over your parents’ yardwork by cutting their grass and weeding their flower beds. In the winter, you shovel their walk. Next, you accompany them to the doctor, grocery store, and the pharmacy. Then you remind them to take their medicine. You call or stop in every day. While you … [Read more...]