Prime Living Aiken Standard
Prime Living Aiken Standard

Prime Living Aiken Standard September 2021 Kara Flanders Director of Business Development DayBreak Adult Care Services Do you have a White Card, or do you think you might be eligible for one? My job as the Business Development Director of DayBreak Adult Care Services is to assist families with the process which can be arduous […]

Hope for the Holidays
Hope for the Holidays

Caregivers are stretched to the max most of the year, but the stress can take on an entirely different meaning during the holiday season. Expectations and Traditions First and foremost, caregivers must be realistic. Our culture tends to paint a perfect holiday picture of families gathered around a fireplace, drinking eggnog, and laughing happily. That […]

Positive Approach to Care 1
Positive Approach to Care (Part 1 of a 2-part series)

To constantly maintain the professional high standards of staff, we sent two of our employees to be certified by Teepa Snow to facilitate teaching the Positive Approach to Care for people living with dementia. For many people living with dementia, their first primary caregiver or care partner is their spouse. For many reasons this is […]

Hyperthermia
Hyperthermia:  Too Hot For Your Health

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) tells us that during the summer, it is important for everyone, especially older adults and people with chronic medical conditions, to be aware of the dangers of hyperthermia. Hyperthermia is an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms in the body to deal with […]

Safe and Avoid Scams
Seniors and the Internet: Be Safe and Avoid Scams

Internet security should be on the minds of anyone who goes online, especially seniors. Many scams target older, less-tech-savvy users. DayBreak Adult Care Services offers the following tips to help to avoid online scams targeting seniors. Protect your computer The first step toward internet security is to protect your computer. Be sure to install: Firewall: […]

no one to take care of you
What happens when there is no one to take care of you?

The unfortunate reality is that many people are reaching their senior years and facing declining health with no children or immediate relatives to help. This leaves many people with no choice but to give up their homes and move into an assisted living facility. Many such facilities are great places, but let’s face it, there’s […]