Category: In-Home Senior Care

Our new Houston area office is up and running! Cambridge Caregivers recently opened the new location to meet the growing demand for the Bellaire, River Oaks and Houston area. It’s the latest in a series of planned new locations in Texas and beyond.

Caregivers and company leaders shared a meal and a chance to share joys and concerns. Life is busy at Cambridge Caregivers. Every day, our scheduling and marketing team takes incoming clients’ requests, matches them with members of our team of caregivers, and schedules the caregivers’ shifts. Meanwhile, our caregivers are providing care in our clients’… Continue reading Cambridge Caregivers Roundtable

When vetting employees, Cambridge Caregivers goes the extra mile, beyond what’s required. Here’s why it’s so important.

Discover how Cambridge Caregivers tackle the industry’s consistency of care challenge, ensuring familiar faces and reliable support.

Discover how Cambridge Caregivers tackle the industry’s consistency of care challenge, ensuring familiar faces and reliable support.

As more Highland Park residents choose to “age in place,” Cambridge Caregivers is ready to help Highland Park is a special place for Cambridge Caregivers. Many of our clients live there, and a growing number of Highland Park residents are choosing to remain there after retirement. Census data shows that nearly 30% of Highland Park… Continue reading The Park Cities Guarantee

*Featured image of Megan Guerrero, Houston Office Director Spurred by market demand, Cambridge Caregivers opens a new office to serve families in the Bellaire/River Oaks area. Cambridge Caregivers is pleased to announce the recent opening of a new office to meet growing demand for in-home care services in Bellaire and River Oaks in the Houston… Continue reading READY TO SERVE

Franclean is a young man who’s going places. And his career with Cambridge Caregivers is helping him get there. “I love working for Cambridge, because they’re flexible and they schedule my work around my studies and other commitments,” he said. Those commitments include studying to become a cybersecurity specialist, as a student in Grand Canyon… Continue reading Caregiver Highlight: Franclean

June 13-19 is National CNA Week, a time to honor the dedicated professionals who play an important role in caring for our clients. Most of our team of more than 225 Cambridge Caregivers are CNAs. (Others are LPNs, RNs and EMTs.) CNAs may work in many different settings: hospitals, skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities,… Continue reading Hats off to Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs)! 

What It Is, and Why You May Need One Most people understand the need for an advanced directive and medical power of attorney. These documents are especially important for patients with terminal illnesses. Many people near the end of life do not wish to be resuscitated or subjected to heroic procedures. In the event they… Continue reading Out-of-Hospital DNR

On Memorial Day, our nation honors and mourns the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. This weekend, all of us at Manchester Living are also taking a moment to remember the veterans we have served over the past ten years. It was our privilege to help them enjoy… Continue reading Memorial Day: Remembering Those Who Served

Just as she reached to place her iPhone on its charger, Martha, 88, tumbled to the floor. She broke her hip and couldn’t get up. Martha (not her real name) remained on the floor for hours until her worried daughter turned up to check on her. Researchers call this a “long lie,” an instance where… Continue reading Preventing Falls

As Cambridge Caregivers geared up to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the company’s top three leaders discovered a notable commonality: None came to the company with experience in the senior living or senior care industry. But all three had personal experience navigating the challenges of caring for a senior for a parent or grandparent. CEO Adam… Continue reading Cambridge Caregivers Executives: “We know what it’s like.”

Over 40% of adults aged 65 or older require daily assistance. However, it might be difficult to identify the right moment to seek the services of a caregiver. Unfortunately, most people only consider home care services after an incident or injury has occurred, which often implies more care is required, thereby reducing the spectrum of… Continue reading Identifying the Need for Home Care: 8 Indicators to Watch For

Beth Jacobs was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than 10 years ago. Today, she’s still active and enjoying life while managing the symptoms. She credits her medications, regular exercise, and most importantly, the encouragement of her support group and her care partner, her husband. “He’s my emotional support,” she said. If you’re the care partner… Continue reading Caregiving and Parkinson’s Disease