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Happy New Year!
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Welcome 2017! We hope that you had a wonderful holiday season with your family, friends, and loved ones. We are certainly thankful to have had the chance to celebrate the season with our Visiting Angels family and friends; what a blessing it is to work with such dedicated staff, loving family members, and the best clients around.
We were lucky enough to celebrate the holidays with our clients and staff members. There
is no greater honor than celebrating the season with them!
Our office also loves to help out the greater community, especially during the holidays. Our
Visiting Angels' Employees and owner, Richard Glass, purchased gifts for Families in need this year! It was such a blessing to see the gifts under the tree, ready to be passed out.
As you look to 2017, you might be exhausted from running around to holiday events and parties the past few months. In light of this, we wanted to put together a list of activities that are easy to do, with any ability. Cozy up a bit and relax with your loved one for some quality time that everyone will enjoy.
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Excellent Activities Everyone Will Enjoy
With the holiday season behind us for another year, you might be struggling to find ways to connect with your aging parent or loved one without the assistance of Christmas cookie recipes and large family gatherings. But take heart, as we have pulled together five of our favorite easy activities to do together. With just a bit of advance planning and preparation, you can enjoy an experience and conversation with your loved one.
 Manicure and Massage
This activity not only offers you both time to visit, but also gives your loved one the many benefits of sensory stimulation. Any time more than one sense (hearing, sight, touch, smell, taste) is stimulated during an activity, it can result in increased relaxation and focus. Tap into some much needed relaxation with a well-timed manicure and hand massage. Don't worry - you don't need to be a professional to give a good hand massage and manicure. Simply bring scented lotion (try lavender for relaxation or citrus for a more energizing experience), a nail file (to prevent any unintentional skin cuts), and a few different polish colors. Put on some favorite music, serve hot tea or spa water (water with slices of orange, lemon, or berries) and get to work. Wash hands in warm, soapy water and follow up with lotion (massage the hands as you go). File down nails and add a few coats of nail polish.
Indoor Gardening
Gardening is a lovely activity to do together, and one that you can work on for many visits to come. Try planting a kitchen garden by planting herbs like basil or thyme in small pots that can grow on your counter. Small terracotta pots are typically inexpensive at your local craft store, and you can even paint the pots together before you fill them with soil and seeds.
Write to Friends
Work together to write notes to family and friends. Simply bring in a few beautiful pieces of stationery and explore your loved one's address book together to find a few people to write to. If your loved one has fine motor issues that make holding a pen difficult, allow him to dictate his words while you write it down. Mail out a few correspondences per week, making it part of your routine visits. You both may be surprised how much joy it brings you, along with a few extra responses tucked in the mailbox.
Celebrate Elvis
Sometimes being a bit silly can break the winter doldrums quicker than any manicure or pot of soup. Elvis was born in early January, but you can celebrate his birthday any day this month with a few fun activities. Make peanut butter and banana sandwiches for lunch and do your exercises or stretches to an all-Elvis soundtrack.
Visit the Graceland website
to take a virtual tour or rent and watch one of the many movies that Elvis starred in. Theme your entire visit to celebrate the King of Rock and Roll - we guarantee you will both enjoy this departure from the ordinary, even if you aren't a huge fan.
If you are finding that your loved one needs more socialization and companionship this month than you can provide, we'd love to help connect you with the right fit.
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Upcoming Support Groups
Join a group of peers to relate personal experiences, learn about coping strategies, and discover resources - led by Visiting Angels Client Services Director Lathea Brown, Certified Alzheimer's Support Group Facilitator.
Family Caregiver Support Group
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Our support groups are welcome to anyone! |
For family members coping with aging loved ones and the chronic conditions thatsometimes accompany the aging process - Parkinson's Disease, stroke, dementia, and diabetes.
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 10am-11am
Upcoming dates: January 11 and 25
Location:
Dunkin' Donuts Conference Room
1143 South Pinellas Avenue
Tarpon Springs, FL
Reservations are required; please call 727-943-3600.
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Join Our Team
Visiting Angels - CNAs & HHAs
Needed Immediately!
Call TODAY
at 727-841-8440 or 813-909-2550
22 North Safford Avenue - Tarpon Springs
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4124 Linebaugh Avenue - Tampa
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Visiting Angels
continues to grow and has an immediate need for qualified CNAs and HHAs throughout Hillsborough, Pasco & Pinellas Counties
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- Shifts ranging from 2 to 24 hours
- Many Shifts Available immediately
- Live - In Shifts Available
- $25 Bonus for NEW Caregiver that registers with all required credentials on day of Interview
- $50 Referral for an Existing Visiting Angels Caregiver who refers someone after they work 40+ hours
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