Jennifer Benjamin, Co-Founder of Family First Home Companions, is a certified dementia practitioner dedicated to helping Long Island seniors stay independent, safe, and supported at home.
Tips for Caring for an Elderly Senior through Their Stroke Recovery
Each year throughout the United States approximately 795,000 people suffer a stroke. For those who survive the event, the recovery period can be extremely challenging. The care that you give to your elderly loved one can be instrumental in helping them to cope with...
Help! My Aging Loved One Refuses To Stop Driving
Michael was worried about his aging mother. She had just had yet another small fender-bender, this time at the grocery store parking lot. He knew she hadn’t been as physically robust since her minor stroke last year, and worried that her driving skills had suffered....
Tips for Traveling with your Elderly Parent
As a family caregiver, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily activities of living. Before you know it, months have slipped by with little quality time spent between you and your aging parent. Taking a trip with them may seem a little daunting, particularly if they...
Keeping Your Parent Safe: 2016’s Most Popular Phone Scams Revealed
In 2016, the U.S. Senate Aging Committee received more than 2,000 calls from seniors or elder care providers to report another scam. There are clear patterns involving the types of scams being used to swindle seniors out of their money or vital information....

