Five Summer Safety Tips for Seniors

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As temperatures across the country continue to climb, we are reminded of how important it is to pay attention to your body and its need during the hot summer months. It is common for seniors to have a higher sensitivity to the sun, making it especially important for them to watch their water intake and Read More >>

The Importance of Staying Social as We Age

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Regardless of your age, it is important not only be physically active, but socially active as well. For seniors especially, staying social does more than just give you something to do, it also has wide ranging health benefits. According to University of Rochester Medical Center, continued social interaction has the potential to reduce seniors’ risk Read More >>

When Is the Right Time to Move out of Your Home?

One of the toughest decisions is answering the question, “When is the right time to move out of my home?”   Absolutely no one I have ever worked has wanted to move out of their own home. It’s home! It’s where all those memories are, it’s often where children and grandchildren were raised, holiday dinners were Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Resident Carol “Shorty” W.

Helping Hearts Foundation Resident Carol “Shorty” W. from Helping Hearts Foundation on Vimeo. Social services should be afforded the ability to go see the living conditions and doctors should once again get in the practice of prescribing nutrition. Had that happened at the first sign of trouble on a doctors visit for compulsive eating years Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Resident Craig

Helping Heart Foundation Resident Craig from Helping Hearts Foundation on Vimeo. Craig became a Helping Heart Foundation Resident a few years ago when he realized his options for safe, secure and affordable housing were running out. Having battled a lifelong addiction to alcohol and drugs Craig was beset upon by injuries and illnesses that made Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Rescue – What We See

Wash your hands. Western medicine is an amazing achievement in human history. To have banished from daily life the unsanitary conditions that breed viruses, bacteria and parasites is a major reason why humans are flourishing on the earth. Yet even in the most affluent of countries and the richest of cities, the causes of a Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Resident Alberto

Helping Hearts Foundation Resident Alberto from Helping Hearts Foundation on Vimeo. Alberto’s is a bittersweet story of a man with a loving family, a positive outlook on life, boundless energy who was diagnosed with multiple terminal illnesses and spent his last days as a resident of the Helping Hearts Foundation. Surrounded by family and friends, Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Residents Sue and Bridget

Sue & Bridget from Helping Hearts Foundation on Vimeo. Sue & Bridget have formed a part of the Helping Hearts Community for more than a year now. Living in the same house has allowed them to form a bond which has sped along the healing process for both of them, each in their own different Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Residents Roland and Janette

Helping Hearts Foundation Residents Roland and Janette from Helping Hearts Foundation on Vimeo. Roland & his wife Janette have been with Helping Hearts Foundation for more than two years. Despite their own physical disabilites they do their best to act as anchors to the community of residents, by fixing breakfast every morning and talking openly Read More >>

Helping Hearts Foundation Thanksgiving

Helping Hearts Foundation Thanksgiving Feast from Helping Hearts Foundation on Vimeo. Thanksgiving is a special time for Americans from all walks of life. To be surrounded by friends and family is everyone’s goal on this special day. In the Helping Hearts Foundation bringing people together in the spirit of extended family is our goal and Read More >>