Senior Care News

If anyone is like me, they are counting down the days until this brutally cold winter ends. In the meantime, though, we need to take

2014 has not only been cold, but it’s also been very busy for me in the community. I’ve been attending several networking breakfasts sponsored by

Jamie, Lisa, and I attended the SVET Russian Media Group networking holiday event on 12/12 at Petergof Restaurant in Northbrook. It was a great event

On 11/8, I attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Patriots’ Gateway Center, the Therapeutic School and Center for Autism in Rockford. Walk With Me

What a fun day Jamie and I had at the North Shore Senior Center. Jamie spent time meeting more of the staff at the senior

On Wednesday, 9/25 I attended the health fair at the Wheeling Senior Center. It was a great day to be out in the community. It

Saturday, 9/21 was a special day for our team at Companion Services of America. As the managing director of CSA, I feel that the Alzheimer’s

We are getting excited for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s next month. We’ve done a lot of preparation to raise awareness in the community and

Jamie and I attended the Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago’s Annual Golf Outing at the Grand Geneva resort. Easter Seal’s favorite celebrity, Joe Montana, was in

We have launched a new training product for not only our staff, but also for our clients and their families. This training tool is available

Our company is on the committee for the North Shore Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Lisa and I attended our first monthly meeting to brainstorm ideas

Yesterday, Jamie, Lisa, and I (Mary) participated in Bingo at the greenhouse at the James Lovell Federal Healthcare Center. We gave out lottery tickets and

Yesterday, Jamie and I participated in the Buffalo Grove Senior Expo sponsored by the Buffalo Grove Park District. There were many vendors ranging from rehabilitation

Yesterday, Lisa and I hosted another Bingo event at the VA small houses which is geared towards residents that are independent. It was an enjoyable

Yesterday, Jamie and I sponsored a seminar on the Cold War at the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield. We met many of the senior

Yesterday, Lisa and I participated in a vendor fair at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital. We met social workers and nurses from various departments, including emergency,

So much of our day in home care is spent doing paperwork and answering phones, we sometimes lose focus of why we’re here. Yesterday, one

Yesterday, Jamie, Lisa, and I enjoyed our afternoon playing Bingo with our favorite Veterans. Lisa called Bingo. Jamie passed out the prizes while I assisted

Yesterday, Companion Services of America, which services Deerfield, Highland Park, and the surrounding areas, sponsored a yoga class for the residents of Sunrise Assisted Living.

Last week, Jamie and I sponsored a chair yoga class at Brentwood North in conjunction with Assured Healthcare Staffing. The senior residents really enjoyed participating

On Friday January 25th, Steve and I attended an open house for Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago at their school in Chicago.  The guest speaker

Yesterday afternoon, Lisa, Steve, and I hosted Bingo at the VA for our Happy Heroes. CSA hosted a pizza party and distributed prizes to the

Our hearts go out to the families of the victims in the school shooting. The majority of the victims were children between 5 and 10