Cypress HomeCare Solutions Blog & News

Fox61 revealed homecare workers in Connecticut were lobbying for higher wages. This month, the CT Post reported homecare workers’ wage will be raised to $16.25 by 2020. Most make under $14.25 per hour, and some less than $13.53. According to the CT Mirror, caregivers will also be eligible for worker’s compensation. This is crucial for […]

Whether we’re eight or 88, we all need human interaction. Typically, eight-year olds don’t have a problem getting enough – they spend the day with their friends and teachers at school and then go home to their families in the evening.  Older adults on the other hand, don’t always have as many family members or […]

Gerda Weissmann-Klein: Turning Tragedy into Opportunity Red, white and blue.  Stars and stripes.  Gerda Weissmann-Klein.  They all paint a picture of patriotism and decorate the 10th anniversary of Citizenship Counts.  Gerda, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor, has dedicated the latter part of her life to instilling patriotism and the importance of civic duty in America’s youth […]

Caregiving for a veteran may involve physical and mental obstacles. Caregivers need to be aware of these issues and how to professionally handle them with compassion. PSTD PTSD stands for post traumatic stress disorder. It’s a mental disorder resulting from witnessing or experiencing a distressful situation, in which the victim has difficulty recovering. Around 11-20% […]

Here at Cypress, we love life! We wanted to share a few of the things that Make Our Hearts Flutter! Wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day filled with life and love with those you cherish most.

What better day to demonstrate our love and gratefulness toward Sara than on Valentine’s Day! This morning, we had the pleasure of presenting this very special and deserving young woman with the Caregiver of the Year Award! Get to know Sara a little more!       As our way of saying THANK YOU for being […]

Michelle Cornelius, Director of Memory Care Programs at Cypress HomeCare Solutions, served as a dementia expert in this Caring.com article called “How to move a parent with dementia to assisted living.” Read the entire article here. Are you wondering if in-home personal care is the right move for your loved one? Cypress HomeCare Solutions serves […]

Do you believe that losing weight will improve your self-esteem? Here’s the catch-22: you need some level of self-esteem to stick with a diet and exercise program to begin with. If you’ve been beating yourself up for “letting yourself go” over the years, or for not looking like you did at age 25, it’s time […]

  We’d like to recognize and thank Dr. Daniel Adelberg for generously sharing his knowledge with us through this column.  Dr. Adelberg’s motivation to preserve and restore vision is personal.  This dedication was inspired by two family members who are blind from hereditary retinal degeneration.  He has over 30 years of experience since graduating from […]

January is National Glaucoma Awareness month. Over 3 million Americans suffer from glaucoma, and many don’t know they have it until symptoms become severe.  Prevent Glaucoma with Regular Eye Exams  Glaucoma is a condition in which damage to the optic nerve causes vision loss. Because this vision loss tends to creep in through peripheral vision, many […]