Your Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga possess a heartfelt desire to work with seniors in the Mississauga area including Streetsville, Clarkson, Port Credit & Applewood. It’s the reason why they were chosen to serve seniors and their families.

Award-Winning Program

The American Society on Aging has recognized Home Instead, Inc. as the Small Business of the Year for it’s exclusive CAREGiver training program designed by the world-renowned experts of The George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Center. This program and other professionally developed and recognized Alzheimer’s care training programs provide CAREGivers with the latest in Alzheimer’s education and dementia care techniques, so you can be assured your loved one is with a trusted professional.

Home Instead Senior Care® has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association. The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Their mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

Alzheimer’s disease is fast becoming one of the greatest medical challenges facing Americans today. The Alzheimer’s Association Early Detection Alliance (AEDA) spread’s awareness of Alzheimer’s disease. Their goal is to educate everyone about the warning signs of Alzheimer’s, the importance of early detection, and the resources available to help them.

If you’d like more information about our Alzheimer’s program, please call us at 905-276-2273. You may also wish to visit the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada at www.alzheimer.ca or log onto the Alzheimer’s Foundation for Caregiving in Canada website at www.alzfdn.ca/ for additional information and resources

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

Welcome to Home Instead Senior Care – Serving Mississauga including Streetsville, Clarkson, Port Credit, Erin Mills, Meadowvale & Applewood.

If you’re looking for extraordinary in-home senior care and elder home companionship, you’ve come to the right place. Your local Mississauga Home Instead Senior Care office is your connection to compassionate, reliable one-on-one, non-medical assistance. We can provide everything you’d do for your loved one and more, so you’ll have confidence that your loved one is safe … whether you live several provinces away or just kilometers down the road, please call 905- 276-2273.

Our home care services are available around the clock, every day of the year and they include everything from companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, shopping and errands to continual care and Alzheimer’s care. With our extensive experience in elder care, we can help you find the right solution to assist your loved one in maintaining the best possible quality of life.

Here’s what a few of our happy clients say about us:

When we moved our aunt, who has dementia, from her retirement residence in one city to another to be closer to her family, it was a difficult adjustment for her. Fortunately, a dedicated team of HomeInstead caregivers provided her with continuing support for the many weeks it required for her to become comfortable in the new surroundings. Through memory challenges and mood swings, they were empathetic, caring and conscientious, providing her with patient companionship and reassurance. Home Instead of has been a real blessing to our family! Corinne & Dave

Dear Greg and all the staff of Home Instead Senior Care…..Our family will always be grateful for the wonderful help rendered to Mother in her home in the time of her declining health. Her doctor observed that he felt that she would not likely have lived as long or as well as she did without the care provided the Home Instead Caregivers. M.  Copeland

Jennifer was fabulous, and gave my dad and us a quality of life that we wouldn’t have been able to enjoy.  I wouldn’t have been able to be with him as I was if it were not for her….she truly cared for my dad and he really grew to love and trust her like none other. She gave him absolutely the best care, and he looked at her with hopeful eyes to make him as comfortable as possible. L. Ball

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

Seniors are using internet technology and social networking tools to stay connected with family and friends.

To help older adults avoid struggling with basic computer skills, there are a variety of resources that can help seniors get connected and ensure they have the needed assistance to stay safe and independent.

According to a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, as of December 2009, 38 percent of U.S. adults ages 65 and older go online, a significantly lower rate of internet adoption than the general population (74 percent) and even the next-oldest group (70 percent of adults ages 50-64 years old go online).

There are various places in your community that are able to help older adults learn to use a computer and go online. First, ask someone who knows how to use the computer – perhaps the family member who gave you the computer – go to Mactech Distance Education in Canada at www.homeed.com or log on to www.seniornet.com.

SeniorNet, a non-profit organization of computer-using adults over 50, offers about 200 Learning Centers managed primarily by senior volunteers at senior centers, community centers, public libraries, schools and colleges, and clinics and hospitals. For more information about the centers or to find the nearest one to you, ask your family to log on to www.seniornet.com.

Computer Generation offers computer training to Toronto’s seniors at home or retirement residence – private, semi-private or small group – at http://www.computergeneration.ca.

Here’s another resource: Experience Senior Power at www.50plusprime.com teaches older adults basic and intermediate computer skills, using an easy step-by-step tutorial.

Does your area have a community college? If so, many offer computer classes geared toward seniors. If there’s no community college in your area, why not try calling the local high school computer department and asking if they know of classes for seniors in your area. If nothing else, perhaps a high school student would be willing to tutor you.

Or consider calling Home Instead Senior Care at 905- 276-2273, we hire CAREGivers to assist seniors in their homes with non-medical tasks. A CAREGiver could help you find someone to assist you with the computer as well as offering support with day-to-day activities such as meal preparation and light housekeeping.

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

The services provided through the Mississauga Home Instead Senior Care office and our award-winning Alzheimer’s Care program, are an invaluable solution to help your loved one cope with the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.

Although Alzheimer’s disease currently has no known deterrent or cure, specific methods of care can help manage the symptoms of dementia. For example, maintaining routines and simplifying tasks may reduce fear and confusion. WebMD also suggests that a caregiver adapt activities and a routine to allow the person with Alzheimer’s to participate as much as possible.

As the stages of dementia progress, the person affected will require increasing amounts of care. In the early stages, according to Caring.com, people with Alzheimer’s typically have both “good” days when you don’t notice unusual behavior, and “bad” days when they forget they have a pie in the oven, or call you in a panic because they have been driving around for an hour unable to find the local grocery store. It’s important to watch out for “bad day” situations like these as they will only become more frequent and dangerous, clearly indicating a need for more supervision. Web MD suggests you should take steps to remove things that could endanger your loved one, such as hiding the car keys and matches. In advanced stages, people with Alzheimer’s may begin to wander, or they may become hostile and violent at times, posing a danger to themselves and others. A caregiver can create a safer environment and help minimize their source of frustration to reduce wandering or hostile behavior.

Visit our Alzheimer’s and dementia resource center for additional insight on caring for individuals suffering from this disease.

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

Going home for the holidays often leaves family members shocked at the declining health or independence of a loved one. Warning signs can help make decisions that will keep your senior safe long after you’ve returned home.

To learn more about these signs, register for the FREE Home for the Holidays web conference.

The web conference will help you recognize the warning signs that indicate your senior loved one might need additional help for things such as loss of appetite, unwanted weight fluctuations, spoiled food in the fridge or clutter. Whether you’re a long-distance caregiver or just live down the street, the holidays are a good time to assess the situation with Mom and Dad, and help them come up with a solution if necessary.

The web conference will be:

• Moderated by a Home Instead Senior Care® representative
• Hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA)
• Co-sponsored by the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC).

The hour-long web conference will be offered on two dates and times:

Tuesday, Nov. 15th—1 p.m. Eastern Time

Monday, Dec. 5th—8 p.m. Eastern Time

Get more information and pre-register for the November 15th web conference

Get more information and pre-register for the December 5th web conference

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

Whether it’s your parents, a grandparent, aunt, uncle or a cherished friend you’re looking out for, we understand how the responsibility can wear on you … at work, at home and in your relationships with family and friends. Do you fear for your loved one’s safety, but hope to find a manageable way for them to remain in their home? Do you feel like you want to be there for them all the time but can’t manage? Maybe you’ve thought about a nursing home or assisted living facility? Or you might have even considered having your loved one move in with you. At Home Instead Senior Care of Mississauga we have the expertise to help you discuss these important matters with your family and the experience to help you make the right decision – wherever home may be.

An emergency with older adults can happen at any time. Seniors are at particular risk because of the large numbers of medications they are taking.

A call in the middle of the night that Mom had a bad fall or Dad accidentally overdosed on his meds can strike terror in the hearts of family caregivers. It could happen at any time, often because seniors take so many different medications. According to a study conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network, far too many adult sons and daughters don’t have the information they need should that emergency call come, and their senior mother or father needs help.

Should you need to speak to someone immediately about arranging care we are available to support you.  We are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to receive your calls and arrange for care on short notice.

During Regular Business Hours:

Please call 905.276.2273 and explain to the receptionist that you need to speak with someone immediately about arranging care for your loved.  They will ensure that you speak with a Staff Coordinator and do not get voicemail.

Off Hours:

Please call 905.276.2273 and press “2” and you will be connected with our on-call Staff Coordinator who can arrange for services on short notice during off hours.

***Although we prefer a few days to arrange for care we are able to place CAREGivers within a few hours in emergency or crisis situations.

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

Close to six million individuals in Canada and the United States alone have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia — a number that is expected to reach nearly 20 million in the next five decades. To some these are just statistics, but to us, they represent millions of families with loved ones who require special senior care, both at home and in assisted living facilities.

It’s one of the most devastating illnesses of our time to impact seniors and their loved ones. Alzheimer’s disease can rob older adults of their pasts and futures. But help and hope are available for seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease as well as their family caregivers.

Here are other recommendations from the Alzheimer’s Association:

• Stay mentally healthy, since mentally stimulating activities strengthen brain cells and the connections between them, and may even create new nerve cells.
• Stay physically active, as physical exercise is essential for maintaining good blood flow to the brain. It also can significantly reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes, and thereby help to protect against those risk factors for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Studies show the best place for a person with memory loss is in familiar surroundings. Our approach of encouragement and assistance helps family members cope with the challenges of dementia. Since 1994, families like yours have trusted Home Instead Senior Care to provide one-on-one Alzheimer’s care and dementia care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The services provided by Home Instead Senior Care are a valuable, trusted solution to help your loved one maintain a regular routine, thus enhancing his or her quality of life.

If you’d like more information about our Alzheimer’s program, please call us – 905- 276-2273.

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.

Home Care Mississauga helping older adults and elderly live independently and safely at home. Home Instead Senior Care in Mississauga knows the stress that our public home care system is under and we can provide the professional care that our aging seniors need. Please call 905- 276-2273.