Caring Companions Of Atlanta

Helping People Live With Dignity

470-514-5954

We Like Having Fun!

Yes…we are in the business oMustang2f taking care of people…and yes, that feels pretty dang nice! But we also like having fun. A LOT of fun. So, as part of getting involved, we frequently ask our friends in the senior care business how we can help make what tElvishey do extra special. To that end, our friends at Insignia of Sandy Springs had a brilliant idea to add the cherry on top of their Senior-Senior Prom event last night. They already had plans to crown a king and queen of the ball. And, Elvis was in the house! But that just wasn’t enough. I got an email from Jennifer Franks and Chelsea Taylor asking if I knew anyone with a classic car for photo ops. Well, guess what? I did!

Mustang1We had a terrific time helping out last night! They are always best in class in what they do and I love seeing how they go that extra mile for their residents. Thanks a million for asking us to be a part of it!

“You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog…..”

Adam

Community Involvement

Neil At Caring Companions of Atlanta, we take a different approach to community involvement. Sure, we volunteer for a variety of senior and special-needs related organizations, including Perimeter North Village and Atlanta area hospice. We also serve on the Chambers of commerce in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs. But it doesn’t stop there. We offer entertainment modules to senior facilities across the Atlanta metro area and even sit with fellow senior resources to find out how we can help with their priorities. Sow how does that all come together? Well, here is a snapshot of what we’ve done lately:

  • Provided dozens of rides for seniors free of charge
  • Scheduled, and paid for multiple performances by the British Voice Actor Neil Scott-Barbour to do readings at Atlanta area senior facilities
  • Donated décor and resources to help assisted living and memory care units plan fun events for their residents
  • Facilitated getting Atlanta Braves tickets for 45 residents of a facilityNeil2

Recently, one of our friends at Dogwood Forest called and said they were packing toiletry kits for Atlanta area homeless. We were so happy to get a call! We took it as a complement that they were comfortable tell us that they needed…and not what we offered! We went and bought a ton of travel sized toiletries and even sent staff to pack kits with their residents. Another partner said they wanted to play host to a summer fest party. We jumped in and have been active members of the planning committee. To us, participating in our community is the best investment we can make.

I love a quote from Booker T. Washington: “If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”

Makes sense to us!

Adam

On Volunteerism

Kits2 After a long corporate career that left almost no time for volunteerism, I now spend a good bit of time volunteering. It started with being a driver at Perimeter North Villages (see a prior blog on them) taking older adults to Dr.’s appointments and such…I then started doing stuff with Halcyon Hospice. I almost always jump in when asked…it is not only a great way to meet people, it offers a real service to those you help. Often times it is something so simple for an able-bodied person to do…and so helpful to the person on the receiving end. What people don’t always understand is that the volunteer usually gets more out of it than the person/organization being helped.

Trinity Lifestyles Management/Dogwood Forest

Last Friday, Caring Companions joined Dogwood Forest/Trinity Lifestyles Management to pack and decorate toiletry care kits for the homeless. Initially, we dropped off travel sized bottles of shampoo, body wash…band aids…chap stick, etc., at their Sandy Springs assisted living facility (by the way, Dogwood Forest is a beautiful property!!!). On “game-day,” buses of volunteers took to the road to a warehouse in SW Atlanta to get to work. It was a fun day (albeit rainy!) and the number of kits we put kits1together was pretty amazing! A true group effort that included Trinity’s corporate staff as well residents of their assisted living facilities. Thanks for having us…it was a terrific group of people!!!

Everyone is busy and having extra time is not in the cards for us all. Trust me…I never was able to jump in on stuff like this during my corporate days. However, if you can, lend a hand…you won’t regret it. Promise!!!!

As Booker T. Washington said:

” If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”

Could not agree more!

Adam

Fun and Entertainment

IMG_20160412_141727309A sincere thank you to our friends at Insignia of Sand Springs! We brought the British Voice Talent (Neil Scott-Barbour) in for a reading and their hospitality was special! Plus, the residents really enjoyed the entertainment!
BrinIMG_20160412_141959ging in fun and entertainment to our friends in independent and assisted living is part of our community involvement and we love seeing the faces of residents as they get a change of pace. Stay tuned as we unveil new entertainment modules over the next few months. And, please make sure to take a look at Neil Scott Barbour’s FB page…he is a real talent!

Fishing for Seniors

Last week, I spent a few days at the beach with my family and we did some deep sea fishing…it was a blast! Now I am back in the saddle and taking my favorite witty senior to a doctor’s appointment later this week. She ALWAYS comes up with something that makes me chuckle. In her honor, I submit to you the “funny” below. Look for installment two of the senior resources series next week: “The Role of a Care Manager.”
Fish“Poor Old fool,” thought the well-dressed gentleman as he watched an old man fish in a puddle outside a pub. So he invited the old man inside for a drink. As they sipped their whiskeys, the gentleman thought he’d humor the old man and asked, “So how many have you caught today?”
The old man replied, “You’re the eighth.”
From A Prairie Home Companion