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November: National Family Caregivers Month

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  National Family Caregivers Month November is National Family Caregivers Month and as we bear down on Thanksgiving 2025, Ann's Guardian Angels, Inc. is thankful for all those joined together in the hard work of caregiving. We hope you experience a restful Thanksgiving this week because you deserve it. We are also thankful for Governor Maura Healy of Massachusetts for designating the week of November 17-22 as Home Care and Hospice Appreciation Week, in recognition of those who provide dignified, compassionate care within the home. We are thrilled to highlight these 2 official dates of recognition because they honor those who make tough sacrifices in caring for loved ones. If you are wondering how to leverage and find support for your unpaid caregiving experience, please check out Archangels : discover your "intensity score," grab a badge (see below), and learn about resources that could be available for you, through a unique partnership with Boston Senior Home Care . Al...
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The Grand Finale

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THE GRAND FINALE Ann's Guardian Angels, Inc. (AGA) has officially entered the social media world and we hope you'll check us out on Facebook , Instagram and YouTube . In the last month or so, we have posted announcements about our updated website,  job opportunities on Indeed, partnership with Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts as well as short videos about who we are. While we are exploring this virtual space we recognize that many of our clients might not be online. Still, we are glad to be here and look forward to creating a face to the world and content that connects and informs. Ann's Guardian Angels is a truly blessed caregiving business; we are a small boutique success story--our referrals are our bread and butter, in fact --and yet as we open our doors to the world wide web, to YOU , we invite you to come in and make yourself comfortable. We are caregivers, after all. Grab a cup of coffee, take a seat on the sofa and let's listen, watch, comment and share.  Mo...
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Connecting The Dots: Story One

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“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards." Steve Jobs In the frigid cold days of a Canadian winter, an 81-year old lady shuffled around her small apartment in Montreal. She was weak, frail, alone, and comforted only by her pet poodle. The lower Westmount rooming house where she lived was quickly catching on to her neglected affairs. With no family to attend to her, she had become incontinent, unable to perform basic hygiene...and the stench carried into the common areas. The tenants complained. The house manager ordered her to leave. The woman was distraught.  Meanwhile, a 20-year old Dawson College student down the hallway had been bedridden with an illness for 6 weeks and recovering. Weak and frail herself, she heard of the elderly lady's plight and reached out to help. Within a matter of weeks, the old woman was bathed and cleaned. Her apartment was tidied up and organized, and against great odds, the student was able to l...
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