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Season's Greetings !
" People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. "
~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ~
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Dear Friends of At Home Solutions:
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah! A new year is soon upon us. For many, that means new beginnings and staying optimistic that 2010 will bring with it more joy, happiness, laughter and prosperity than last year.
For us, we are excited to announce that we are adding on a second line of service beginning January 1, 2010. We are now able to provide hands on hygiene and medical assistance which includes:
v Showering Assistance
v Medication Set ups and administration
v Transferring Assistance
v Dressing Assistance
v Feeding
v Ambulation Assistance
We will still be offering our regular non-medical Caregiver services at the same rates, but this next level of service allows clients to choose more services when / if they need more assistance.
For your peace of mind and comfort, it is possible to stay safe, secure and independent with compassionate Caregivers and Home Health Care Services. I am thankful for all of you who over the past year have referred us to your loved ones, clients, neighbors or friends who needed a Caregiver.
Please continue to keep us in mind and contact me personally if I can be of any assistance to you or a loved one.
In Gratitude,
Kristin Kopp
President / Founder
At Home Solutions, LLC
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* Events and Activities * |
January 3rd
Minnesota Boychoir Annual Winter Holiday Concert "Listen to the Wind"
Musser Cortile; 1pm & 3:30pm; FREE
If you would like to participate in a group or solo act, contact us for a time slot at 952-949-3126 All ages welcome! The program is free and open to the public. Directions to Prairie Adult Care at http://www.prairieadultcare.com
Eden Prairie Professionals in Aging (EPPIA) is a networking group based in Eden Prairie, a town of 50,000 in the southwestern Twin Cities. Our member organizations are devoted to providing services for seniors in our community.
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Now until February 13th
Champlin Women of Today's Annual Arts & Crafts Show
9am to 4pm
109th and Douglas in Champlin, Minnesota
Over 150 artists and crafters with a wide variety of unique arts and crafts.
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Minnesota Boychoir Annual Winter Holiday Concert
Musser Cortile; 1pm & 3:30pm; FREE
Over 100 talented boys aged 7-18 years old comprise the Boychoir - as they perform their annual Winter Concert at Landmark Center. Two concert times: 1pm & 3:30pm http://www.landmarkcenter.org/
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January 26th
Decorating Day at Benedictine
HandsOn Twin Cities
http://www.handsontwincities.org/
Learn about relevant monthly topics while you artistically design the bulletin boards and lobby to match the monthly t heme. Your creative energy will help make Benedictine Health Center feel more like home for the patients living there.
Minimum age for this project is 8 with adult supervision. To register a volunteer under 18, please call HandsOn Twin Cities at 612-379-4900.
The interests recommended for this project
Children & Youth, Poverty, Seniors, Companionship
Skills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are: Arts & Crafts
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February 27
Walk to Cure Diabetes
Largest indoor walk in the country with over 18,000 walkers. A family-fun event with entertainment from bands, mascots, balloon artists, jugglers. A true collaboration between individuals and famiiles directly affected by diabetes and companies and civic organizations that support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's mission.
http://www.jdrf.org/mnnd
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*What's new at AHS*
Tanja Birke, RN is our new full time nurse with At Home Solutions. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and is the mother of two children. To read more about Tanja please visit our website and select the 'staff' section. Welcome Tanja !
Congratulations to the following caregivers:
Janet will be here three years in January !
Heather, our Operations Manager will be here two years in January.
To Liza and Nancy for being with us for one year in January.
Margie will be with us for one year in February.
Thank you for your presence. We appreciate who you are and what you do for the people you care for.
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* 2010 Handbook *
From: Cathy Clairmont ~ English Rose Suites
Health :
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food
that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E ' s -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
Personality : 10. Don ' t compare yourself to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
11. Don ' t have negative thoughts or worry over things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
12. Don ' t over do. Keep your limits.
13. Don ' t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
14. Don ' t waste your precious energy on gossip.
15. Dream more while you are awake
16. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
17. Forget issues of the past. Don ' t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
18. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don ' t hate others.
19. Make peace with your past so it won ' t spoil the present.
20. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
21. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
22. Smile and laugh more.
23. You don ' t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...
Society :
24. Call your family often.
25. Each day give something good to others.
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
28. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Your job won ' t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life :
31. Do the right thing!
32. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
33. GOD heals everything.
34. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
35. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
36. The best is yet to come..
37. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
38. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy!
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* Featured Caregiver *
Our featured caregiver, Judy and her husband Kevin moved here from North Carolina two years ago. They have two grown children who live in Brooklyn NY. After many years of teaching she wanted to pursue a new career path by helping seniors stay in their homes longer by being a caregiver with At Home Solutions.
Judy recently assisted one of our clients in creating a special, lasting gift to the family members by documenting the clients' memoirs and mailing them to relatives. She spent time listening and writing intimate details to make sure the project was done with much care. Judy's compassion inspires all of us to do what ever we can for the people that we serve every day.
Judy says: "Meeting new people, helping our clients, and learning so much from them makes every day different, challenging and educational. I love going to work! Now that winter is here, in my free time I'll be riding my bike inside, ice skating outside and knitting bears for the Mother-bear project.". Here is the link for it. http://www.motherbearproject.org/
Thank you Judy for being with us and making such a difference simply by being who you are!
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At Home Solutions, LLC is a locally owned and operated home care company that provides caregivers for adults and seniors with diabilities in the Twin Cities area. We provide high quality home health aide assistance, medication management, and nursing care as of Janaury 1st 2010.
We are also here to provide non-medical companions to help individuals maintain their independence and provide respite for the family member caregiver(s).
We provide services such as, but not limited to, incidental transportation, meal preparation, companionship, light cleaning, errands, transportation, organizing, medication reminders, and laundry assistance. We provide caregiver services 7 days a week, 2-24 hours a day throughout the entire Twin Cities area. We can be ready to help as soon as possible. Our company is non-franchised, registered, insured, licensed and bonded.
Call us today for a free, no obligation, in home consultation.
At Home Solutions, LLC.6965 Langford Ct.
Edina, Minnesota 55436-1770
952-292-5801
Fax: 952-224-0991 *this is our new fax number*
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