Owning your own home is one of the hallmarks of the American Dream and, 90 percent of the time, owning your own home is awesome. You can paint the walls whatever color you want. You can stay up all night without worrying about the neighbors. You can redo your backsplash to look like a rainbow
For older adults considering their options and family members looking to do the best for their aging loved ones, there’s one thing many people agree on: the importance of living at home for as long as it’s the safest, healthiest thing to do. This is especially true now that COVID-19 has kept so many
There are lots of subjects people don’t like to talk about, but getting older is certainly toward the top of the list. We all know we’re aging, but no one likes to be reminded that we might not be as spry as we used to be and no one out of school wants to
While there are many companies out there providing in-home companion care and skilled care services for seniors looking to grow older in the comfort of their own home, who is taking care of the home itself? When you're talking about Aging in Place, the care for the person is only half of the equation.
Spring is officially here and, depending on what part of the country you live in, it’s time to start thinking about warm weather home improvement! Here are five things we’d recommend you look into having your local TruBlue technician help you with this season: Gutter Cleaning: While cleaning your gutters isn’t a difficult job
One in four adults over the age of 65 falls every year and, of those falls, 20 percent cause serious injuries. While not every fall is preventable, 90 percent of falls happen in the home and many of those can be prevented with home safety modifications, according to the National Council on Aging. That’s
Valentine’s Day has come and gone and, whether you sent your special someone a bouquet of roses or you took yourself out to dinner, we bet you forgot to show your home some love. Luckily TruBlue can help, both at Valentine’s Day and throughout the year, especially through our House Care Plus program. House
Having your furnace cleaned, checking your windows and doors for tight seals, storing your outdoor furniture, inspecting your fireplace… there are lot of projects you’ve probably already checked off your winter home maintenance list. It’s pretty easy to remember the projects you see every day – and that will have an immediate impact if
If you have a sump pump, it’s easy to see why it’s important during the rainy parts of the year and it’s even easier to know that it’s working. But sump pumps are important in the winter too, especially if you live in an area that gets a lot of snow. Here’s how to
Whether your live in Colorado or Connecticut, winter brings cooler temperatures and it can help the efficiency of your home if you weatherproof and winterize! Here are a few things you’ll want to do – or bring TruBlue in to do – before winter is in full force. Doors and Windows: Take a look
