Cypress HomeCare Solutions Blog & News

For all those dog-lovers out there (and competitive types), the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is not just any puppy parade — it’s the Super Bowl for dog enthusiasts. In this dog show that is almost a millennium old (for dogs at least, 136 years for humans), my Labrador counterparts surprisingly have yet to win […]

Since 1995, an organization called the Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Foundation has been spreading awareness and increasing engagement in kind actions all over the world. The RAK Foundation has designated this week as Random Acts of Kindness Week with a purpose of encouraging people to go above and beyond to make others feel special. […]

Bob (left) with fellow Private Duty Home Care Association Advisory Board members For six years now, Cypress HomeCare Solutions’ Managing Partner Bob Roth was invited to participate and represent the home care trade at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) Strategic Planning Congress this week in Washington, D.C. One hundred and twenty […]

Cypress HomeCare Solutions is proud to present Lynda Walker as our Caregiver of the Month for January 2013! Lynda possesses an immense dedication to her role as a caregiver, and shows her compassion and understanding with everyone she cares for. Since joining the Cypress team in November 2009, Lynda has gone above and beyond to […]

It was obvious what team I had to support at the Super Bowl this year. Because of my doggy DNA (Labs are “bird dogs” you know), I naturally had to go for the Ravens. Turns out my canine sense was right this time around when my team came out on top! Besides, what is a […]

My fellow Americans, is it right what I heard? A day for the Groundhog, it’s almost absurd. A somnolent rodent barely awake from the freeze, May turn in his tracks to catch some more ZZZ’s? His actions predict the weather and you’re enamored; despite… A meteorologist never has to be right. My Cypress co-workers scolded […]

Football is not just an American tradition, but really THE family sport. A staple at family gatherings (think Thanksgiving), this aggressive yet unifying sport has touched almost all of our lives — who hasn’t spent a Sunday or Monday night with at least one family member glued to the television? The connection between football and […]

Cypress HomeCare Solutions had the honor and privilege last week of welcoming 13 home care professionals from across the country to our office for the first-ever Private Duty Field Trip, hosted by the Academy for Private Duty Home Care and One On One Home Care Solutions. This all-day event gave participants insight into running a […]

Growing up, our parents were the ones to give us “the talk” — often more than once. Now that our parents are older and facing a new stage in life, it has become our turn to have “the talk” — this time about their options for the future. For many aging adults, the reality that […]

Cold and flu season can be a dangerous time for our older clients and aging loved ones, and this year’s in particular appears to be especially concerning. Health professionals are calling it an epidemic, and at least 47 states have reported widespread flu outbreaks, with Arizona counting more than 1,000 cases alone. With the increased […]