Aging in Place

by Keri L Story, MS, OTR/L What is aging in place? The ability to live in one’s own home and community independently, safely, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level (CDC 2013). The aging population or silver Tsunami consists of 46.2 million...

Fastest Growing Occupation

“There are currently about 2.5 million home care workers in a workforce that is the fastest growing occupation in the nation,” according to Carol Regan, Government Affairs Director at PHI (Paraprofessional Health Institute). Care N Assist is seeing this growth. We...

Reminiscing

This summer, Care N Assist reaches 12 years in business. Summer is a great time to reminisce about all of the good times of the last year like establishing the Marshall office and launching a Lansing office. My favorite memories are centered around the times we were...

A Flat Rate

Care N Assist doesn’t use gimmicks or slick packages to get people to spend money. We charge a flat rate per hour for services. Our rates remain the same regardless of the length of the shift or if the shift is on a weekend. Simple and straightforward billing is...

Wealth of Knowledge

It is a very well documented thing that as baby boomers retire they are taking a great wealth of knowledge, wisdom and leadership skills with them. Recently, I had one of those boomers, a daughter-in-law of a client, email me on the weekend asking me to call her on...