Senior Care in Edison NJ

As an adult child, the thought of your elderly parent experiencing something as frightening and impactful as a traumatic brain injury is terrifying. As a family caregiver, it is critical that you understand that these types of serious injuries are not only some of the more common injuries among elderly adults, but also some of the most serious, but that there are things that you can do to help reduce the risk that your parent will experience one, or improve the chances that they will be able to experience a fulfilling lifestyle after. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This is the ideal opportunity to educate yourself about brain injuries and make any necessary changes to your care routine to protect your parent.

What you should know about Brain Injury Awareness Month includes:

• Traumatic brain injury is a leading causing of death and disability among both children and adults
• Each year throughout the United States approximately 52,000 people die as a result of a traumatic brain injury
• Brain injuries can occur as a result of a wide variety of incidents in many different locations, including due to car accidents and falls
• More than 1 million people throughout the United States each year suffer a head injury in the emergency room
• Approximately 5.3 million people throughout the Unites States are living with lingering effects of a traumatic brain injury
• This number accounts for approximately 2 percent of the total population of the country
• Moderate head injury creates a 2.3 times increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
• Severe head injury creates a 4.5 times increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
• Males are around twice as likely to experience a traumatic brain injury as a female
• It is thought that millions of people experience head injuries each year but do not seek out proper medical care

Starting senior care for your elderly loved one can be one of the most compassionate, nurturing, and effective decisions that you can make for them in the course of your caregiver journey with them. The highly personalized services of a senior home care services provider are specifically designed to address your parent’s individual needs, challenges, and limitations in a way that takes into account their personality, preferences, beliefs, opinions, and goals, as well as the care that you are able to put forth for them. This means that they are able to live the lifestyle that is right for them while remaining safe, healthy, comfortable, and fulfilled, and maintaining as much independence and activity as possible as they age in place. When it comes to handling serious health issues and risks, such as traumatic brain injuries, this care provider can help your loved one understand their risks as well as what they have been through, then create a course of care and management that will support their needs while still encouraging an engaged, fulfilling lifestyle that will give your parent the quality of life that they desire and deserve.

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring senior care in Edison, NJ, call the caring staff at Helping Hands Home Care today at 908-418-4299. Providing Home Care Services in all of Northern and Central NJ, including Clark, Westfield, Cranford, Scotch Plains, Rahway, Linden, Summit, Edison, Elizabeth, Mountainside and the surrounding areas.

Sources:

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/basics/symptoms/con-20029302

http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-awareness-month.htm

http://www.biav.net/awareness-month.htm

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Robert D'Arienzo

Owner at Helping Hands Home Care

Robert D’Arienzo
After graduating from Seton Hall University with a BS in finance Helping Hands Homecare’s Owner / President, Robert D’Arienzo, went to work on Wall St. for six years. However, after Robert’s grandmother became ill with stomach cancer Robert and his family needed to find assistance in the home for her. After many trials and tribulations Robert could see that there was a great need for quality home care services here in NJ and loved the idea of being able to assist other families who were going through what his family went through with his beloved grandmother.

Thus, Robert had found his passion. After almost a year of preparation Robert opened Helping Hands Homecare in 2003. Robert wanted Helping Hands Homecare to focus on providing the highest quality of caregivers, exceptional customer service, and providing a service that familys could depend on in their time of need. Since then Helping Hands has assisted hundreds of individuals with the simplest of needs to more complex cases while preserving those standards set out many years ago.
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