Heart of the Home Series

A room-by-room, day-by-day guide for family caregivers preparing a home after a hospital stay — covering discharge questions, home safety, essential equipment, fall prevention, medications, and a free printable checklist.

Heather Robbins didn't set out to run a nonprofit — she set out to survive. As the full-time caregiver and wife of Rob Robbins, a U.S. Army veteran and retired emergency physician living with TBI, frontotemporal dementia, and Parkinson's, Heather shares the invisible weight of caregiving, the tools that actually help, and why she founded Robbins Nest Alliance.

Janet Musau spent seven years as a hands-on caregiver before founding GrandCare LLC in Renton, WA. In this Heart of the Home Series interview, she shares how servant leadership, dignity-centered care, and community connection drive her mission to help Washington seniors age safely at home.

EnhDme now carries all four Med-Mizer ActiveCare™ hospital beds — the only line with OneButtonSafeTurn® technology that pivots the bed into a full chair position for safer, more independent transfers at home.

A June tribute to the 20 million men quietly carrying the weight of caregiving. Five real caregivers — Leon, Carlos, Bryan, Michael, and Brent — share the one piece of advice they wish someone had handed them sooner. As Rosalynn Carter said, we will all be caregivers or need one. This one's for the guys who show up every day.

Hospice nurse Julie Kiker, RN, BSN shares nearly two decades of bedside wisdom — on calling, comfort, and why no family should walk the final journey alone. A Heart of the Home feature by EnhDme.

After losing her mother to cancer, Takia Robinson made a vow — to become the kind of caregiver her mom deserved. Today, as CEO of Excellent Heart Home Care, she leads a team serving 13 Maryland counties with compassion, dignity, and heart. This is her story.

Stair transfers are one of the most overlooked injury risks in home caregiving. EnhDme now carries the full Climbing Steps Mobile Stairlift line — FDA-approved, patented, and built to protect caregivers and restore independence on every floor.

The word “bariatric” appears on equipment tags and product pages — but most people never get a clear explanation of what it means, or why choosing the wrong weight rating can put both the individual and their caregiver at serious risk. This guide breaks it down.