Always Best Care 93-year-old client donates 100 handmade blankets

What started as a project between two Always Best Care caregivers and their 93-year-old client Eileen, turned into something much more rewarding than anyone involved could have imagined.

On Friday, Dec. 6th at 12:30 p.m. Eileen, along with her caregivers and owner of Always Best Care, Colleen Foley, visited Safe Babies Healthy Families (137 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Waukesha, WI) and presented the 125 blankets to those in need. 

 “My client has Alzheimers and has around the clock in home care. The caregivers are always looking for new and innovative activities to do with her because she loves to stay busy,” explained Colleen Foley, Owner and Director of Client Care for Always Best Care of Greater Milwaukee. “With the help of Eileen’s two Always Best Care caregivers, Betty and Sally, together they created over 100 children’s blankets and are donating them to Safe Babies Healthy Families in Waukesha.”

Eileen has been a client of Always Best Care for the past 18 months. In light of Eileen’s Alzheimers diagnosis, her family wanted her to have constant care, while at the same time allowing Eileen to remain in her home. Caregivers Betty and Sally have been with Eileen from the beginning, in addition to providing the necessary daily care, they keep her involved in a variety of activities. Creating the blankets has been a great project for Eileen; it has kept her busy, engaged and excited, with something to look forward to over the holidays.

What started out as a simple project, blossomed into an act of generosity. It sparked Eileen’s daughter Patty to get involved, along with Betty’s friend, Ed King. Together they all helped purchase the blanket materials in order to keep the momentum alive, enabling Eileen to create 125 unique blankets.

Safe Babies Healthy Families was selected as the recipients of the gift donations in response to its efforts to help children through the local region. A Waukesha based organization, Safe Babies, primary focus is to break the cycle of child abuse, neglect and poverty in communities throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

About Always Best Care

Always Best Care combines national strength and standards with local accessibility and personal service. The President of Always Best Care of Greater Milwaukee is Colleen Foley, a life-long resident of Wisconsin who is expanding the Always Best Care brand into Milwaukee and the surrounding areas. We have strong relationships with area hospitals, social workers, senior communities and senior resources throughout the area. Caregivers at Always Best Care of Greater Milwaukee are licensed, bonded and insured to provide the safest and highest level of care. There’s no charge for an in-home care consultation or assisted living referral services.

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