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Home Instead Senior Care - N. Wilkesboro, NC homeinstead.Com Home Instead Senior Care is a non-medical provider of personal care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands, incidental transportation and even Alzheimer's and dementia care. Our CAREGivers encourage, assist, and stimulate our clients in a plethora of activities that improve their quality of life and help them maintain their independence. All of these offerings allow a senior to stay HOME INSTEAD for a longer period of time. Home Instead - Caregiver Skills Safety training on home safety, avoiding injury and falls, preventing strain and pain, safety in the kitchen, cautious cleaning, secure driving, outdoor safety hazards, and disease protection and prevention. Basic training on emergency situations including stroke, falls and fractures and sudden illness, communication tips including communicating to those with dementia or Alzheimer's, happenings for seniors to engage in, mealtime preparations, housekeeping tips, signs of abuse, and tips on reducing caretaker stress. Advanced training on understanding senior illnesses and conditions, depression in seniors, caregiver stress, in-home exercise for older adults, making mealtime fun, communication tips with the senior, their family, and the caregiver's franchise office. Activity training including reminiscing activities, modifying happenings, happenings in facilities, adapting activities for those with impairments, different types of engaging activities for older adults such as gardening, mind builders, and crafts and hobbies, and getting a senior involved in the community in places like senior centers, worship offerings, volunteering and errands. Get Costs

Appalachian Home Care Appalachian Home Care is a leading provider of home care services in the High Country of North Carolina. Founded in 2003, with the vision to provide high quality health care to individuals of all ages, in the comfort of their own home, Appalachian Home Care has continued to please their clients whether they are long time members or seasonal visitors to this lovely area. A locally owned and operated organization, Appalachian Home Care services its community with over 55 years of combined experience in the home care industry. Let us be your trusted name when you require that helping hand. Appalachian Home Care Caregivers Caregiver Skills Include: Ethics, Grief Issues, Family Communication, Patient Transfers, Stress Management, Communicating with Dementia Patients. Caregivers available 24 hour a day: Yes RN on Staff: Yes Get Costs