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    Reasons Why Respite Care is Necessary for Caregivers

    July 25, 2024

    Being a caregiver for a loved one can prove to bring physical, emotional, and financial tolls on the caregiver. Caregivers provide much needed care for loved ones and often extend themselves to...

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    How To: Communicate with a Loved One with Alzheimer’s

    July 25, 2024

    Improving Communication with Alzheimer’s Patients Communication can be particularly challenging for those with Alzheimer’s disease due to memory impairments, making it difficult for...

  • June Employee of the Month
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    June Employee of the Month

    July 23, 2024

    Alison Shareef has been with Brightstar Care-Wheaton for only 6 months and has shown exemplary efforts in communication with our staff and most importantly our clients. Every client she has taken...

  • Blog

    Signs It’s Time for Homecare

    April 18, 2024

    Aging in Place Especially for Baby Boomers, the desire to remain at home while aging is strong. Staying in familiar surroundings, where they are comfortable, is important to many older people, and...

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    March Employee of the Month

    April 11, 2024

    Congratulations to our March Employee of the month Raffael Lockhart. She has been a CNA with us since 2009. She is the definition of every core value we have. Raffael continuously gets high praise...

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    Benefits of Working With A Nurse Case Manager February 2024

    March 26, 2024

    Benefits of Working with a Nurse Case ManagerWhen you have a loved one in the care of others you want to make sure that they are cared for with compassion and accuracy. You need to know that they...

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    Ways to Help Your Parents Reduce Their Clutter

    March 26, 2024

    A live well lived often has some collector’s items to go along with it! With each chapter in life there come some keepsakes and mementos. As these items accumulate, clutter may begin to take...

  • Happy Valentine’s Day
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    Happy Valentine’s Day

    February 14, 2024

    Love is a verb, which means its an action word. Showing love is how we know that it isn’t just a feeling of our imagination. Valentine’s day is many things to different people. Love is...

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    The Holidays and Alzheimer’s

    January 2, 2024

    The holiday season is a joyous time of the year, filled with family gatherings and festive celebrations. However, for those who have loved ones with Alzheimer’s, it can also be a stressful...

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    Employee of the Month August

    August 31, 2023

    By: Kopi Unique Congratulations to Brittany Oliver, our August Employee of the Month with Brightstar Care - Wheaton! Brittany has been with us for two years and loves it. The flexibility has...