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Home Sweet Home Care Newsletter - December 2011
Dear friends, clients and associates,
The last week of December always seems to be the busiest week of the year filled, as it usually is, with last-minute shopping, travelling, parties, cleaning, organizing, event planning and more. Those of us who are business owners and managers most often get to the holidays exhausted because we have to repeat these activities for our businesses as well as manage a ton of details, such as bill collection, performance evaluations, accounting reconciliations, etc., before the year's end.
And those of us with kids and families, including seniors who need in-home help and support should also be acknowledged and saluted for getting through the holiday season in one piece, and for quite a few, in great form and style. You guys rock, so give yourselves a big hug and a pat on the back. Lastly, there are the single people, who I suspect are having the most fun, enjoying the carefree life during the run-up to Christmas, Hanukkah and the New Year, but I could be wrong.
Anyway, we couldn't have you go off on your much-deserved holiday vacation without leaving you with the final edition of this newsletter for the year 2011. There are lots of worthwhile things to review in it when you get a chance along the way to read it online on your laptops, ipads or smartphones. We hope and trust that you'll find it informative, useful and, yes, even inspiring, as I did when I read the story about our Senior-of-the-Month, Charles Feeney (the story about whom is featured directly below). Mr. Feeney tried to anonymously give $350 million to Cornell University and donated $125 million to U.C.S.F. for a new medical center while he himself lives modestly, flying coach, wearing a $15 watch and not even owning his own home or car!!
From all of us at Home Sweet Home Care in San Francisco and Redwood City, thank you so much for your continued support and confidence. We wish you all a very happy holiday, full of love and many blessings.
Shirley Cohen
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Shirley Cohen is the Executive Director of Home Sweet Home Care, a full-service home care aide agency serving the San Francisco Bay Area since 1990.
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Meet Charles Feeney, Cornell's $350 Million Donor The New York Times has  unmasked 80-year-old Cornell alum Charles F. Feeney as the anonymous donor who gave the school a $350 million donation to construct a new technology-based satellite campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Officials at The Atlantic Philanthropies, the foundation started by Feeney in 1982, confirmed to the paper last night that he was the one who made the gift for the project, which is expected to generate an extra $1.4 billion in tax revenue for the city, plus 20,000 construction jobs and as many as 30,000 new jobs once the facility is up and running.
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Treating High Blood Pressure May Add Years to Your Life
People suffering from high blood pressure, or hypertension, who keep their blood pressure levels under control may add years to their life, a new study suggests. In fact, those in the study who took medicine to lower their blood pressure for more than four years reduced their risk of dying from cardiovascular disease over a 20-year period, the researchers found.
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Drug Interaction Checker Enter any list of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs,  herbals and supplements to see how they interact with each other and with other substances.
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10 Misconceptions About Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-term care insurance is complicated, costly and unnecessary. I'm healthy! I have family who will care for me, and I refuse to go into a nursing home, anyway. Medicare and Medicaid will cover care once I need it - why waste money on insurance?
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The Real Fountain of Youth: Exercise
Well, folks, it's happening. The baby  boomers, popularizers of tennis and skiing in the 1970s, inventors of jogging and step aerobics in the 1980s, are advancing through middle age to the very threshold of senior citizenship: The oldest boomers turn 65 this year.
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Temporary Help Wanted
Front Desk Manager for H.S.H.C., Inc.
Our agency is seeking a vacation reliever for our front desk from January 2nd - 25th. The job responsibilities are pretty standard for home care agency front desks, but we will give all the details to the right candidate. If you've got top-notch administrative skills and experience, hurry and send your resume in to Greg@homesweethomecare.com. If you've got the background and professionalism we're looking for, we'll invite you in for an immediate meeting.
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Let's Get Social with Social Media
Don't forget to check out our Twitter feed (see icon below). I think you'll be amazed by how many quality articles we find and publish on all kinds of things that affect the lives of seniors. We're very pleased and proud to offer our readers this wonderful resource library and want to invite you to check it out and sign up for our RSS feed so that you can get the latest posts on your desktop.
We'd also like to invite those readers who work directly with the eldercare community to join us on LinkedIn and Facebook (see icons below) where we can all discuss issues of concern and interest to seniors and their families. While you're on the Facebook page don't hesitate to click the "Like" option to help bring our articles to the attention of more readers.
Also, feel free to call us directly by phone at 415.776.7337 if you have any input about our newsletter, want to let us know about special community events or, if you want to inquire about our home care aide services.
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Home Sweet Home Care is a full-service home care aide agency which has been providing bonded and insured home care aide services in the San Francisco Bay area since 1990. We have a large pool of qualified and professional home care aides available to provide warm and caring services to seniors on a part-time, full-time, temporary or long-term basis. Our care providers are ready to assist seniors living with a wide range of conditions, including Alzheimer's, hip replacement recovery, post-op recovery, cardiac, cancer, stroke, Parkinson's, Hospice, to name a few. We also have live-ins. Call us today to find out how we can help at 1-800-286-2774 or visit our website at:homesweethomecare.com
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