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1. 1. Pharos-Tribune - Logansport business expands to skilled nursing

   www.pharostribune.com/business - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/8/2006   Last Visited: 10/8/2006

   "Home is where people want to be," said Candy Candlish, nursing supervisor for Help At Home in Logansport. "By adding skilled nurses, we are able to do that."
   
   Currently, Help At Home has 10 certified nursing assistants on staff, and they are always hiring.
   
   Located at 3412 E. Market St., Help At Home provides alternatives to long-term care facilities. A scenario that plays out too often, Candlish says, is that people are not aware that there is help for the son or daughter caring for a parent or parents or a wife caring full time for a husband.
   
   "People do not realize the help that is available," said Candlish, expressing a significant concern. "There are people out there that could have used our services two years ago" when the company first set up for business in the area.
   
   Services offered at Help At Home include light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, running errands, transportation, companionship that is available up to 24 hours a day if needed and medication reminders.
   
   First an evaluation is needed to decide what is needed by the resident and also the caregiver. The lives of those who help can be consumed with taking care of someone full time, Candlish says. "They need a break" to relax, a chance to pay bills or to go shopping or "to just get out and away. They need that relief."
   
   Care for the caregiver is also a priority. Education and awareness are key to making the best of trying situations, says Candlish.
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   Now they are more accessible and more visible, says Candlish.

2. 2. Pharos-Tribune - Logansport business expands to skilled nursing

   www.pharostribune.com/business - [Cached]

   Published on: 9/30/2006   Last Visited: 9/30/2006

   "Home is where people want to be," said Candy Candlish, nursing supervisor for Help At Home in Logansport. "By adding skilled nurses, we are able to do that."
   
   Currently, Help At Home has 10 certified nursing assistants on staff, and they are always hiring.
   
   Located at 3412 E. Market St., Help At Home provides alternatives to long-term care facilities. A scenario that plays out too often, Candlish says, is that people are not aware that there is help for the son or daughter caring for a parent or parents or a wife caring full time for a husband.
   
   "People do not realize the help that is available," said Candlish, expressing a significant concern. "There are people out there that could have used our services two years ago" when the company first set up for business in the area.
   
   Services offered at Help At Home include light housekeeping, laundry, grocery shopping, running errands, transportation, companionship that is available up to 24 hours a day if needed and medication reminders.
   
   First an evaluation is needed to decide what is needed by the resident and also the caregiver. The lives of those who help can be consumed with taking care of someone full time, Candlish says. "They need a break" to relax, a chance to pay bills or to go shopping or "to just get out and away. They need that relief."
   
   Care for the caregiver is also a priority. Education and awareness are key to making the best of trying situations, says Candlish.
   ...
   Now they are more accessible and more visible, says Candlish.