3 Exercise Safety Tips For Seniors
As we age, the composition of our bodies change. But did you know that consistent exercise helps keep those changes positive and to a minimum altogether? At A-1 Home Care in Cerritos, our expert in-home care givers want to provide you with three important safety tips...
When Cultural Expectations and Elder Care Collide
In the United States, the majority of Asians who have come from their motherland also brought strong traditions of filial piety, which can place undue strain on adult children, especially Asian women, to care for their elderly. Culturally, adult children are expected...
Exceptional Respite Care Solutions Abound For In-Home Elders
Being a family caregiver can be tough– after all, you take on the task of being responsible for a whole other person on top of yourself! This can lead many family caregivers to run up against the point where they need some caregiving assistance to regroup and return...
Danielle Johnson & Liona Sipos
With more than 10 years’ experience as a caregiver for the elderly, Danielle Johnson is doing what she loves. She realized at an early age that she likes being helpful and truly enjoyed spending time with her grandparents. Danielle credits her grandfather and...
Nanelle Hall & Audrey R.
Aside from providing utmost senior home care service to A-1 Home Care’s 24 hour in-home care clients, licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Nanelle Hall also loves to play salon with her senior care client Audrey by painting her nails and chatting with her for...
Peggy Friedberg-Dyer & Opal
Prior to joining our elderly care service team in Los Angeles, personal care aid Peggy Friedberg-Dyer worked as a nanny and Toys R Us employee. Her patience has eased her transition to becoming a care provider, a career that she has learned about from a friend in her...
Zulema Chavez and Molly P.
Before joining our 24 hour in home care for seniors and caring for Molly P. of Azusa, Zulema Chavez entered the healthcare field first as a high school candy striper then eventually as a Medical Assistant in a clinic. After working around numerous elderly individuals...
How Challenges Can Support Learning and Growth
For more than 12 years, Virginia Chavez has been providing care at home to elderly, seniors and sick individuals in the Los Angeles area. She joined A-1 Home Care Agency 4 ½ years ago and was recognized as Caregiver of the Month for July 2014. Virginia is currently...
How Good Rapport Leads to Success
For the last 3 years, A-1 Home Care has had the pleasure of having Larry Bustamante as a 24 hour live in caregiver helping our clients in the greater Los Angeles area. Larry began his career as a home care specialist in a facility for senior and elderly individuals. ...
Care for Two Sisters
The Loya Sisters have been clients of A-1 Home Care since 2011. Both sisters were in need of home care and were looking for care providers that would be able to keep up with their elderly care needs and the household chores such as personal care assistance, meal...
Success in Whittier
Andrea Beltran always pictured herself as an RN and is currently working towards that goal. She is currently a Certified Nurse Aide and working with A-1 Home Care for Mrs. O in Whittier.A-1 Home Care is glad to have a 24 hour live in Caregiver like Andrea. She is...
Manage the Side Effects of Dementia with These Essential Oils
As we get older, so do our bodies and our mentality. Each year, more than fifty percent of people develop dementia, often referred to as senility. Dementia is a disease that takes a toll on memory loss and the ability to think. It can last for years or be permanent....