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“Damages associated with flooding can be worse and can be detrimental in no time. It requires quick planning and effective action to bring the entire condition under control in a short period of time for a healthy and loss-free life. Flood water comprises various infectious germs and worms that can easily cause grievous injuries to anyone getting acquainted with them. It is always recommended to consult with a professional water removal service with years of experience in dealing with emergency flooding,” said a spokesperson.

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NimNim aims to disrupt dry cleaning

The makers of NimNim, a smartphone app that allows you to order dry-cleaning services, want you to know that getting your laundry done doesn't have to be a pain.

The startup's founders, brothers Akshay and Nimish Sahani, see potential for an on-demand laundry and shoe repair service, especially in a city like Boston, with its mix of college students and working professionals.

"Everyone needs their laundry done," said Akshay Sahani, who left his job at Boston-based IT performance firm AppNeta this past January to pursue NimNim. The app debuted in the Apple App Store less than two weeks ago.

Sahani, a Northeastern University graduate who lives in Westborough, said the service has amassed 170 customers so far in downtown Boston, Back Bay, the North End and Beacon Hill — and the startup hasn't done any marketing yet. It's all been word of mouth, he said. About 50 of those are recurring customers, Sahani said. Sahani said other neighborhoods that NimNim will soon be available in include South Boston, Cambridge and Somerville.

Customers can download the NimNim app, put in their address and fill out some some information about how they want their laundry done. They then can schedule where and when they want their dry cleaning picked up and dropped off. Then a freelance courier will come and pick up their laundry.

For orders under $35, NimNim charges $3.99 for pickup and delivery. For orders over $35, the service is free.

So far, NimNim has been bootstrapped and has a number of advisors, including Sourav Sachin, the former head of engineering at Flipkart, the Amazon of India.

NimNim is just the latest service that takes advantage of smartphone technology to deliver services right to your doorstep. Another Boston-area startup in this space is butler service Alfred, which won the Techcrunch Disrupt competition this year and charges a subscription fee. Other companies such as San Francisco-based Postmates and Austin-based Favor have swooped into Boston to cater to people who want items delivered via app. Google Express has also launched in Boston.

The War in Paris to Clean your Home

Riding the Paris metro or walking the streets, it’s impossible to miss the increasing number of advertisements for tech startups. Airbnb, Drivy, Blablacar, Uber – the sharing economy is after you, whether you’d like to share or be shared. And, in the past 60 days, the latest war isn’t over your car, or your bed, but over your dirty floors.

Since September, three different services offering cleaning services online have launched in Paris – HomeJoy (US, Y-Combinator), Hassle(UK, Accel-backed), Helpling(Germany, Rocket Internet) & Handy (New York, not yet launched in Paris). These four services compete not only with each other, but with traditional maid services in Paris, like Shiva.

Differentiation in this market will be hard, and these companies are competing to attract cleaners, who, in Paris, have increasingly rejected working for cleaning services due to the increased taxes imposed by the state. In addition, these services compete for your floors – churn rate on house cleaners is relatively low beyond the one-off uses – once you’re hooked, you’re not going anywhere.

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Riding the Paris metro or walking the streets, it’s impossible to miss the increasing number of advertisements for tech startups. Airbnb, Drivy, Blablacar, Uber – the sharing economy is after you, whether you’d like to share or be shared. And, in the past 60 days, the latest war isn’t over your car, or your bed, but over your dirty floors.

Since September, three different services offering cleaning services online have launched in Paris – HomeJoy (US, Y-Combinator), Hassle(UK, Accel-backed), Helpling(Germany, Rocket Internet) & Handy (New York, not yet launched in Paris). These four services compete not only with each other, but with traditional maid services in Paris, like Shiva.

Differentiation in this market will be hard, and these companies are competing to attract cleaners, who, in Paris, have increasingly rejected working for cleaning services due to the increased taxes imposed by the state. In addition, these services compete for your floors – churn rate on house cleaners is relatively low beyond the one-off uses – once you’re hooked, you’re not going anywhere.

Nonetheless, the largest points of differentiation of the product happen behind the scenes. For example, while Hassle charges customers the least here in Paris, the cleaners themselves actually make the most, due to Hassle’s use of the Auto-Entrepreneur status. Homejoy, on the other hand, provides materials to all of its cleaners, where other services require clients to provide materials.

Handy has begun to branch out into repairman & plumber services, while Hassle CEO Alexandra Depledge says that, while users are used to paying a flat rate for cleaning services, plumper & repairman rates have so many variables that it’s difficult to put a standard price-tag on a catchall service; therefore, Hassle has chosen to focus on providing the best cleaning service.

I gave one of the services a test drive, and the service is simple: i selected a time and a cleaner was chosen for me. She was punctual, was polite, was well-dressed & professional, and she asked questions when she couldn’t find something. After she had been working for an hour, I left her alone in the house and went off to work, and when I came home, the place was clean. For someone like me, I could easily imagine having a 4-hour clean once every two weeks.

The market is still young, but it money is being poured into this market fast. The next 12-18 months will be key for this market in France – interestingly enough, no significant players from France have emerged beyond the ‘old world’ brick and mortar models.

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Could new technology help older people in Barcelona create stronger networks?

As life expectancies grow ever greater, cities around the world are being forced to face up to the challenges posed by social isolation and deteriorating health among their ageing populations.

More than 20% of Barcelona residents are 65 or over, according to city data, and that is expected to rise to 25% by 2040. To combat the problem the Catalan capital has come up with VinclesBCN – an app which helps at-risk elderly people, and their families and helpers, create collaborative care networks. The project won the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge 2014 last month, scooping the top prize of €5m in funding.

“People in cities tend to be anonymous, while in a rural context they look after each other and relationships are closer,” says Josep Maria Miró, who is head of the social innovation department at Barcelona city council and has been part of the multidisciplinary team working on VinclesBCN. “This also worries other European cities because most of their population is living in urban areas where solitude and isolation are intensified.”

Fernando García Bernal, a mobile developer and project contributor, explains that the app generates a trusted network of people who can organise activities for elderly users: “It can be installed on a tablet or mobile – allowing the elderly to make calls, send and receive multimedia content, share a calendar and transfer money easily and safely.” The hope is that, as well as helping the older people meet their basic needs, VinclesBCN will also encourage them to try new things, adds Josep Maria.

The city council – which is currently trialling the initiative with 20 elderly people in Barcelona – will provide training and help to users, who will be able to invite up to 10 close family members, friends, neighbours, social or healthcare employees to be part of their private circle. These network members can then respond to the user’s alerts, reminders and needs, interact with other people in the circle and organise activities.

The initiative hopes to reduce the isolation felt by some older people and provide careworkers with a network of support. Fernando believes that the app will give both groups improved connections to wider society and a better quality of life.

The app is expected to reach 20,000 over-65s, and integrate about 100,000 people in total through their trusted networks. “Barcelona can do it,” says Josep Maria. “People are receptive and my intuition is positive … Our hypothesis is that VinclesBCN overcomes urban isolation. We believe this but we need to find data that corroborates it. If the tests give us good results, the project might be replicated in other European cities.”

Confusion in the elderly — a life-threatening condition

Illness in the elderly is often manifested with a condition called delirium. This is an acute state of confusion presenting with drowsiness, loss of memory, fluctuating levels of consciousness and frequently hallucinations and delusions. Many individuals who are frail often do not present with the symptoms of a disease such as a urinary tract infection or pneumonia, but with delirium.

While uncommon in the community, delirium occurs in anywhere from 14-34 percent of hospital patients, but amongst those over the age of 80, over 70 percent have symptoms of delirium, particularly if they are about to undergo major surgery or are being treated in the ICU.

Delirium is often the initial symptom of an acute medical illness such as a urinary tract infection, pneumonia, sore throats, bronchitis and influenza. Many medications can lead to delirium, as can major illnesses such as a heart attack, stroke or hip fracture. On occasion it may be situational — brought on by a change in environment such as moving to a new facility or being admitted to a hospital for an elective procedure.

There are many risk factors for delirium, but far and away the most common is dementia, caused by strokes, Parkinson’s disease and most commonly Alzheimer’s. Delirium is more frequent in those with sensory deficits such as hearing loss or blindness, immobilization because of catheterization and frequently by the use of restraints. For reasons that are ill understood, delirium is more common in males and those with chronic renal or liver disease. The greater the number of chronic medical conditions, the greater the risk of delirium.

Dehydration is frequently present in patients with delirium and is the most common underlying cause of an acute state of confusion in the elderly. Compared to young people, older persons have a markedly reduced thirst drive. When they become ill, water loss is increased. Frequently the fluid loss is not replaced, and this in turn leads to increasing confusion and continuing worsening of symptoms.

When hospitalized, patients with delirium frequently become more agitated, pull out intravenous lines and may remove urinary catheters kept in place by an expanded balloon. This leads to injury and even worse, agitation. Often patients are restrained and prescribed psychotropic medications that may cause some but insufficient improvement. The combination of restraints to prevent injury and medications to reduce agitation frequently cause more harm than good. Hospital stays are increased, complications are high, and death is frequent.

There is much that can be done to prevent and manage delirium in ways that minimize complications. The importance of assuring adequate fluid intake is critical if an older individual develops an illness or shows signs of confusion. The earlier a diagnosis is made and the medical condition appropriately treated the better. Admission to hospital must be avoided as much as possible. Sadly, many families wait too long after symptoms develop to consult their doctor. Even over the phone, the physician can often help identify and treat the problem.

Hospitals are now more aware of the problems of delirium in sick older individuals. New guidelines have been developed to minimize the risk of confusion both before and after surgery. Appropriate anesthesia can do much as well. And today many hospitals have specialized delirium units. These often have four beds and are monitored continuously by one or more nurses. The goal is to avoid the use of restraints, assure hands on nursing care to reduce risks of removing tubes and minimizing drugs that can aggravate the problem. Wherever possible, family members are encouraged to spend as much time as possible at the bedside. A familiar face and voice can do much to help disorientation and reduce agitation.

Often patients remain confused throughout the hospital stay. For this reason, the patient is better off at home, provided the family has the resources to assure recovery. These days, the push to shorten hospital stays paradoxically leads to discharge too early that in turn increases complications and results in multiple readmission to hospital.

The solution to confusion in sick older patients is to assure a team of health care providers who participate in care prior and during an illness. Providing appropriate care after hospitalization can do much to improve chances of recovery and assure a better quality of life.

Elderly Housing Authority resident suffers stroke, receives eviction notice

Oh, the San Francisco Housing Authority. Its staff is always good for a “They did what?” article — but at least this one doesn’t end as badly as they usually do.

You may recall the sad story of Mary DiGuiseppi, a 94-year-old woman who has lived at Clementina Towers South of Market for 29 years. She lives on the 10th floor of the public housing high-rise for seniors and disabled people, and whenever the frequently malfunctioning elevators are both broken, she’s stranded in her room.

In September 2013, DiGuiseppi was dropped off at Clementina Towers in a shuttle van after visiting her adult day care program. The elevators were both out, and DiGuiseppi was stranded in the lobby for 10-1/2 hours with no food, no water and no access to a restroom.

“I was in the lobby all alone, and I was frightened and cold,” she told The Chronicle later, noting the only help she got was from a security guard who put two chairs together for her to lie on. “It was very uncomfortable and painful.”

DiGuiseppi became one of 24 tenants to sue the Housing Authority for not fixing the elevators despite years of complaints. In April, Mayor Ed Lee said he found $5.4 million in his housing budget to finally get the elevators at Clementina Towers and other public housing projects fixed – though the ones in DiGuiseppi’s building won’t be completed for another year.

DiGuiseppi suffered a severe stroke about six weeks ago and after a brief stay at St. Francis Hospital is being cared for in a rehabilitation center in the city. Her husband and two sons are dead, and DiGuiseppi has no power of attorney in place. She failed to pay her October rent of $259.

On Oct. 21, a notice from the Housing Authority was taped to DiGuiseppi’s door telling her she had 14 days to pay her back rent or she’d be evicted. Obviously, she wasn’t inside and wouldn’t have known she received it.

Her neighbor and friend, Terry Bagby, spotted the note, read it — and gave us a call. We contacted the Housing Authority about the matter, and Director Barbara Smith said it was a mistake. The 14-day notices are automatically generated by a computer when back rent is due — although we saw the notice, and it was hand-signed and hand-delivered so it wasn’t exactly automatic.

“When you got involved, housing wanted to change their tune,” Bagby said. “They don’t like the media attention they get.”

Smith said the agency staff is now working with DiGuiseppi’s social worker to help a conservator get put in place to manage her money and pay her bills. In the meantime, the eviction is off the table.

“Of course we’re going to keep her apartment for her while she’s convalescing — absolutely,” Smith assured us. “We have absolutely no intention of any kind of eviction against Miss DiGuiseppi.”

 Smith even visited DiGuiseppi at the rehabilitation center. She visited her after the 10 1/2 hour elevator malfunction too.

“We’re hoping she recovers and comes back,” Smith said.

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Residential homes, nursing or respite: Choose the right care home for you

We are living longer than ever before, with life expectancy rising year after year thanks to better lifestyles and advances in medical technology. In the past three decades the number of people in the UK aged 90 and above has almost tripled, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics.

However living longer presents its own challenges. Although we all dream of enjoying a comfortable retirement where we live independently in our own homes what happens when we need the help of others to deal with the health problems of old age such as dementia or osteoporosis?
Although we are often reluctant to think about it many people will need care at some point.
The word "care" covers a wide range of services from having a care worker visiting for an hour or two every day to going to live in a home after being unable to carry on independently.
It can also be difficult to work out whether someone we know - friends, family or loved ones - needs assistance and equally tough to make the decision that they can no longer live on their own.
The type of assistance people need can change significantly over time
It's never too early to start thinking about the financial, logistical and emotional issues that could arise if you or a relative need care.
In some cases, following an operation or a serious health problem for example, it will be obvious that support is needed.
At other times a gradual deterioration in health and independence can make it difficult to know when to look for an At other times a gradual deterioration in health and independence can make it difficult to know when to look for an alternative.
Often the decision is made in the heat of the moment following a fall or a bout of ill-health and without time to consider all the options.
If possible start by talking to your GP or your relative's GP for guidance. Then ask your local authority for a care needs assessment to make clear what help is needed and provide an idea of what financial aid you or your loved one is entitled to.
To help steer you through the maze the Daily Express has published a free guide to Elderly Care in association with private healthcare provider Bupa.
It can help answer any questions you may have about the types of care available and how it can be funded.
The type of care people need can significantly change over time as their health deteriorates or improves.
These are the main types available:
CARE AT HOME
If you or your relative can manage alone for most of the time but need help with daily tasks such as washing and preparing meals you or your local authority may decide that having care workers visit a few times a day is sufficient.
RESIDENTIAL CARE
For those unable to live independently on their own care homes provide rooms, meals and personal care such as help with washing and dressing.
NURSING CARE
If health problems require constant medical attention nursing care should be made available in a care home or in your own home.
RESPITE OR SHORT-TERM CARE
In many cases residential care may be needed only temporarily. For example if a carer needs some time off the person they are caring for may go into a residential or nursing home for a few days or weeks.
Short-term or short-stay care may also be useful for those who are recovering from illnesses or operations.
It may also give someone who is thinking about going into a care home an insight into what life would be like there.
DEMENTIA CARE
As the number of people living with dementia increases more and more homes are specialising in looking after people with these conditions.
Depending on the severity of the condition these could be nursing homes or residential homes.
PALLIATIVE CARE
For terminal conditions palliative care in hospices or care homes can help relieve pain.
CHOOSING A CARE HOME
Whether you are paying for care yourself or relying to some extent on local authority funding you should have a choice about which care home you go into.
So what do you and your relatives need to bear in mind when making a decision? A key point is whether the home offers the kind of care needed. Some homes specialise in looking after people living with dementia for example.
The needs assessment carried out by your local authority should identify the specific care that should be provided for you or your relative, as well as whether the support of trained nurses will be needed.

I hate litter so much I even clean up the toilets at service stations, admits Joanna Lumley

With her clipped tones and posh persona, people might assume Joanna Lumley lets other people do the cleaning at home, let alone beyond her front door.
But the actress, 68, has admitted to taking it upon herself to tidy mess wherever she finds it, even cleaning bathrooms at motorway service stations.
And the veteran star of James Bond and Absolutely Fabulous has criticised modern attitudes that let people feel entitled to litter the streets with rubbish.
She said: ‘I can't bear people being sick in the streets and throwing paper out of the car window.
'Back [in] the olden days we had things like “Don't Drop Litter” campaigns. At school we drew posters.
‘[When I see someone dropping litter] I say, “I think you've dropped something”, or “Pick this up and put it in the bin.” They look at you as if you're speaking Swahili.
‘[They say] “What's your problem?” They think it's odd because they've had nobody to say, “Don't you dare do that or I'll make you clean the whole street.”’
And, speaking to The Times, she added: ‘In petrol stations on the motorways where people have left the place looking messy, I clear up each lavatory I happen to have occupied.
‘When people drop paper on the ground, and everything like that, I pick it up, put it in the lavatory, and make that room look nice.
'[I] cannot see why people are allowed to get away with letting everywhere look so foul.’
This desire to keep things tidy ties into her commitment to being environmentally friendly.
Miss Lumley, an experienced campaigner for nearly 80 charities, is a staunch advocate of recycling, which she does ‘obsessively’ at the Stockwell home she shares with her husband, composer Stephen Barlow, 60.
She said: ‘Even clingfilm — if it's gone over a salad bowl, take it off, use it again. I wash out carrier bags, I save brown paper from parcels. I save string, I save ribbons. I separate all my bits and pieces. All the tins — which might contain fox food — I rinse out and put in there. I have the plastic that can be recycled in there, all the ones that can't be, and all the stuff that can go on to the garden compost.

‘I switch off lights like a maniac. I drive at reasonable speeds so that I don't waste petrol.’
In the wide ranging interview she also revealed that despite her aristocratic image, she has ‘never felt British’ and dislikes being labelled as such, describing her upbringing as ‘pan-Asian’.
She said: ‘I'm three quarters Scottish but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race. I always think now it sounds like BNP and Nigel Farage — a rather ghastly thing’.
And, returning to a subject that has brought her controversy in the past, she reiterated her belief that young women should think carefully about how the dress and act on evenings out, to avoid attracting unwanted attention.
Claiming that critics have accused her of spoiling young people’s ‘fun’, she pointed to the rape by footballer Ched Evans as an example of where things can go wrong.
She said: ‘If someone takes advantage of you and it becomes a rape none of it is fun. Being left in the street with sick down your dress is not fun.
‘And we mustn't let our daughters or granddaughters think we don't care enough about them. So this is where you wave your finger, as a woman, and say, “Don't do that.” I'm not taking away people's fun, I'm saying, “Don't do that”.
‘I think of all younger girls as my daughters, I don't care whose children they are, they are my children as far as I'm concerned.’

Fall Day of Service: MCLA students, volunteers clean up North Adams

Decades of mildew and dirt were scrubbed from dozens of gravestones at Hillside Cemetery by about 60 MCLA students and other local volunteers as part of the Fall Day of Service on Saturday.
Other students and volunteers — more than 70 in total — painted curbs, spruced up the Good Will store property on Curran Highway, and cleaned up several small pocket parks around the city.
The work at Hillside Cemetery also included straightening some headstones and raking leaves. Roger Eurbin, a volunteer and member of the city Cemetery Commission, coordinated the effort, all part of a multiyear project to restore the historic cemetery.
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Eurbin said the work being done by dozens of college students was an important step forward in the restoration.
"It is critical — you can see what erosion does," he said waving at the hundreds of gravestones behind him, some of which are broken or tilted after years, even centuries, of wind, rain, snow and ice. "It's going to take a lot of work to get this cemetery in presentable order."
The students and other volunteers fanned out around the north side of the cemetery on West Main Street with buckets, brushes, rakes and shovels.
Most of them were busy scrubbing gravestones. The markers were noticeable brighter once cleaned.
This is the fifth Fall Day of Service. It was established as a follow up to the Spring Day of Service, which has been a successful community service event for years.
"A bunch of us come down and just try to give back," said Gary Lavariere, a junior at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. "I've done this for three years, and this is a fun one. Scrubbing these graves down is good — they really need it. They end up looking a lot better."
MCLA sophomore Lily Breen said the volunteer effort is well worth it.
"It's not that hard to help the community out — you should at least do that," she said.
An MCLA student-volunteer scrubs a gravestone Saturday at Hillside Cemetery in North Adams as part of this year’s Fall Day of Service.
An MCLA student-volunteer scrubs a gravestone Saturday at Hillside Cemetery in North Adams as part of this year's Fall Day of Service. (Scott Stafford — The Berkshire Eagle)
Hillside Cemetery started out as a family cemetery when the daughter of Richard Knight was buried on the hilltop around 1789, Eurbin said.
More than 200 are the graves of Civil War veterans, he noted. About 350 are veterans of wars ranging from the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War to World War II.
Every Wednesday and every other Saturday, Eurbin and two other volunteers, Ed Marino and Larry Burdick, work at the cemetery straightening or mending gravestones and cleaning up the property.
The restoration effort has been ongoing for about five years, Eurbin said. It will take another five years or more to complete, he added.
Today there are about 2,900 graves, 25 of which were uncovered about three weeks ago when volunteers — including Eurbin and his 17-year-old grandson, Justin Bryant — cleared some underbrush from the northeast corner of the cemetery for the first time in decades.
Eurbin said those graves would eventually end up being restored along with the rest.
"These are folks who deserve as much recognition and honor as early residents of the city — so we'll treat them like any other," Eurbin said. "We don't have any favorites out here."

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100 jobs created across Coventry and Warwickshire by home care company

A company which specialises in providing care for older people in their own homes has announced plans to create 100 new jobs across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Home Instead Senior Care will be taking on 40 new workers in Coventry and a further 60 jobs are being created in and around Stratford.

The firm is part of a national network recognised as one of the UK’s leading in home care organisations and Home Instead was set up locally by business partners Philip Wright Howarth and Philip Maundrill.

Mr Wright-Howarth said: “With an ageing population, caring for the elderly has never been a more important issue.

“A knock on effect has resulted in a significant period of change and growth in social care, which is leading to a broader range of improved job opportunities in the sector.”

Home Instead services include personal care such as assistance with bathing, dressing, eating and medications; home help covering all aspects of day-to-day housework, shopping, meal preparation and household duties plus companionship services that can involve everything from escorting clients to appointments through to simple conversation and good company.

Mr Wright-Howarth added: “Our visits are typically of one hour duration, allowing our team of caregivers to spend quality time with clients. We also match clients and caregivers so they share common areas of interest.

“For people with no prior experience, we provide a full training programme so anyone who is interested in working in the sector should get in touch.

“The at home care that our team is providing allows for prolonged independence, stability and security for elderly people and assures peace of mind for their families.”

The Home Instead service provided is extremely flexible and ranges from a few hours a day to 24 hour care.

The announcement comes just days after a Coventry training firm revealed plans to close by Christmas – leaving 100 jobs facing the axe.

Pearson Education, which is based at Siskin Parkway East at Middlemarch Business Park, branded the decision to shut as ‘regrettable’ and is in consultation with staff.

Mom attacked asking for help with groceries

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) —A Memphis man is in jail for attacking his mother because she asked him to help bring some groceries in from the car.

Harold Jackson is facing domestic assault charges.

His mother and wife told WREG this isn't the first time he's been to jail, but it's the last time they'll let him hurt them.

They agreed to tell their story because they hope it will help other women find the strength to do what they had to Thursday night.

"We are going to take care of each other, and do what we have to do to get through it," Kathy Edge told WREG.

She and her daughter-in-law, Shelly Jackson, are helping each other hold it together after a traumatizing night in their home.

Kathy calls her son an alcoholic, and when she got home Thursday night, she says he grabbed her in the doorway and slammed her hack against the wall.

"He said, 'I ought to just take you out and hit you right now,'" she said, adding when he drinks he's "a different person."

His wife Shelly heard the screams and called 911.

"The fact is I don't know what would happen if I didn't. It's what I had to do," Shelly said.

Shelly says her husband has hurt her before, and the pain from the abuse caused her to lose her job, and eventually their home.

"I'm finished losing because of somebody else's actions," she said.

Shelby County sheriff's deputies came to the house in Lake Valley Cove and eventually found Jackson hiding in the backyard.

Shelly says something about that night just clicked, and she realized she needed to speak out about this problem that very few people in her life know exists.

"There is five percent of your relationship that is great, and meaningful. There is 95 percent that is chaos. People like me live in the five percent and refuse to see the 95 percent," she said.

Now Shelly and Kathy are staying strong for her 8-year-old daughter, and trying to get help to work through all of this hurt.

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Porter Health Care System celebrates Environmental Services and Housekeeping week

Environmental Services and Housekeeping Week recognizes the contributions of health care environmental services and housekeeping’s role in infection control, cleaning protocols, patient safety goals and overall customer satisfaction. This year, EVS Week was celebrated at Porter Health Care System Sept. 14-20.

There are more than 80 EVS associates at Porter and according to Assistant Director of Environmental Services Debbie Wilson all are committed to maintaining a clean environment, but also view their role as one of customer service.

“Our job is to put the patient first,” Wilson said. “When we are cleaning a patient room, we engage the patient in conversation and create a positive connection.”

Every time a patient room is cleaned, an EVS associate leaves behind a business card and a feedback form to let the patient know their room was cleaned, and to give the patient a way to contact the department and leave feedback about the experience.

Often, the feedback forms recognize EVS associates for more than satisfaction of a clean room.

“This is by far one of the best hospitals I’ve ever worked for,” said Director of Environmental Services Marvin Ramey. “The housekeeping department, from the management staff to the associates, all present a level of compassion that’s just amazing. I’m typically bombarded with positive comments from patients about our department.”

Service Employee International Union's tactics rooted in 1980s

The Service Employees International Union's organizing approach is only a few decades old.
During the mid-1980s, SEIU was struggling to unionize janitorial workers in major cities. Commercial building owners began to contract out cleaning services to companies that used cheaper nonunion labor.
When SEIU tried to organize the private janitorial contractors, building owners would switch to a nonunion company.
The old way of organizing building-by-building wasn't going to work. So SEIU began thinking bigger, with city-wide campaigns to raise wage standards for workers in an entire market, said Richard Hurd, a professor of industrial and labor relations at Cornell University.
“Instead of simply trying to organize the workers, they figured out in each different industry and each different setting, what is the best way to gain leverage versus the employer,” Hurd said.
Efforts to organize janitors coalesced into a movement known as “Justice for Janitors.” A strike and street demonstrations in Los Angeles in 1990 attracted national interest, drawing support from religious leaders, community organizers and politicians.
Former Vice President Al Gore, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., backed Justice for Janitors campaigns, which have secured 27 master contacts with commercial cleaning contractors, the union says.
The slogan “One Industry, One Union, One Contract” doubled as an organizing strategy for SEIU that has continued today, including the recent efforts to raise wages for fast-food workers nationwide.
“What's happening now with fast food is a natural parallel to what happened in the 1980s,” Hurd said. “Because instead of trying to organize the workers fast-food outlet by fast-food outlet, they're figuring out the best way to have leverage against the employers.”

Carpet Cleaning Services in Australia Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

Operators in the Carpet Cleaning Services industry in Australia provide professional carpet cleaning services, such as steam cleaning, dry-cleaning and rug cleaning. Carpets are typically professionally cleaned every one to two years. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Nick Flores, “Demand for industry services plummeted during the peak of the global financial crisis, as consumers delayed discretionary services, including professional carpet cleaning.” The upward trend in household discretionary income over the past five years has boded well for the industry, as consumers have gradually expended on discretionary purchases. Dwelling commencements over the past five years have largely been volatile but have generally increased over the period, which has boosted demand for carpet cleaning. Industry revenue is forecast to grow at an annualised 2.4% over the five years through 2014-15, to reach $219.9 million. This includes a forecast growth rate of 1.4% for 2014-15.

Hard surface flooring alternatives have served to dampen demand for carpets. Hardwood flooring is a more expensive alternative to carpets, but benefits from its longer life span, ease of maintenance and its ability to collect less dust and allergens. In addition, “hardwood flooring is perceived as having more of an aesthetic appeal and a better investment as it is able to boost the value of the dwelling,” says Flores. While hardwood is an expensive choice, laminate flooring products have the appearance of hardwood flooring, but costs a fraction of the price and represents another alternative to carpet. Nevertheless, the trend towards city living has supported the use of carpet as a means to reduce noise pollution, which has supported the industry. Growth in the number of businesses in the economy over the past five years has supported industry expansion, given the prevalent use of carpets in commercial office space areas owing to their cost advantages. The industry exhibits a medium level of market share concentration. Major players include Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning and A Whistle & Co (1979) Pty Ltd.

The Carpet Cleaning Services industry is comprised of a multitude of small independent owner-operators, due to low barriers to entry. The share of the market absorbed by franchisees has exhibited stable growth over the past five years, as they are able to leverage on their brand and benefit from centralised administrative functions such as its call centre facilities. Over the next five years, industry operators are expected to increase their use of online platforms such as social media to promote their service offerings.

Laundry days

When you walk down the cleaning aisle in your supermarket, the choice of laundry detergent is among the most complex.

Not only is there a bewildering array of products but we have a choice between liquids and powders, cold or hot water products, and a variety of claims as to their special active ingredient. Some tell us they are enzyme-boosted, whereas some tell us that they use "oxy action."

So which product should you choose?

Well, there are a few secrets the washing industry knows but doesn't tell us.

The first is that if the wash doesn't do a good job, most people won't notice, for the simple reason that it all comes out the same. The whites don't look grey and the colours don't look dull, as we are comparing like with like. For this reason, inferior products still manage to sell simply because they are marketed well.

Let's look at the ingredients in detergents, and then we'll sort the wheat from the chaff.

A premium-brand product may contain up to 10 different ingredients. First we have the surfactant, or detergent, the most basic ingredient. These are exactly the same chemicals as you find in dishwashing detergents and many general cleaners.

Next we have the builders. These are chemicals designed to ensure that minerals don't deposit in your clothes, giving them a scratchy feel. Alkaline salts come next, usually washing soda, which help deodorise and dissolve body fats.

Enzymes are a fairly recent addition to laundry products and are specialised biological molecules that are capable of spectacular results. Rounding off the cleaning components we have laundry bleaches - the oxidisers, the source of the "oxy-action" claims. Supporting the cleaning chemicals are anti-redeposition agents. Their job is to stop soil that has been removed from one part of the garment depositing elsewhere on the garment. Some products also contain softeners, clay or silica-based products that are designed to make the garment feel soft to the touch. Lastly, there are free-flow agents (for powders), optical brighteners, and fragrances.

As you can see, modern laundry detergent is a highly sophisticated product - much more so than, for example, a hard-surface cleaner, which normally contains only one active ingredient.

So, should you use hot or cold, and liquid or powder?

Cold Power has successfully convinced us that we can get good results in cold water but it's interesting to note that this practice is not employed overseas to any extent.

While there are many people who use cold water with various brands of detergent and are happy with the results: this is only because they are comparing like with like, as pointed out previously. But the fact is that no cold water wash can compare with either a warm or hot water wash with a premium brand, for the simple reason that the two factors that give these spectacular stain-removing powers - enzymes and oxidisers - are inactive in cold water.

The reason that enzymes are inactive in cold water is simply that they are biological molecules, and are designed to work best at normal body temperature - about 40C. Below this they are inactive, and above this they are destroyed. This is a fact that the manufacturers don't tell you.

For the oxidisers, they are inactive simply because they don't dissolve in cold water. The water must be at least 60C before they dissolve, and then they are able to do their stuff - oxidising food dyes and other stains.

Now if oxidisers don't dissolve until the water is 60°C and enzymes are inactive at this temperature, then you can't do a wash that uses both at once. But don't expect the manufacturers to advertise this fact - they just take the attitude that whether you wash in warm or hot water, it'll all work somehow.

While this may be true, if you're smart you can get the best of both worlds.

The first thing you do is get some Biozet Attack liquid. This remarkable product relies solely on biological activity, and even advertises the fact that it contains no oxidisers. However, at about $35 for 2.5L it's very expensive, so instead of using it in the machine, we are going to use it as a Rolls Royce pre-wash.

Tip a bit on a stain then rub it in with your fingers. You get the combined effect of the rubbing, plus the fact that your fingers are at exactly the right temperature to activate the enzymes. Toss it in a bucket of warm water for half an hour as a pre-soak and let the enzymes do their stuff. Finally, put it through a hot wash with Omo powder or some other oxidiser-loaded product and let the oxidisers finish off what the enzymes started.

Alternatively, if you want to wash in warm water to save power, do the wash (after the pre-soak) with a liquid detergent like Dynamo. Even if you have to wash in cold water for some reason, the enzyme pre-soak will greatly enhance the outcome.

Finally, if you wish to use the more traditional pre-wash approach, White King Stain Lift will work best on food stains, and the Amway Home SA8 prewash will work best on oils and inks as it is the only solvent-based pre-wash on the market.

Kevin Naze column: Expert tips on controlling buck fever

Every fall, thousands of archery and gun deer hunters are struck with a malady that can surprise and frustrate even the most veteran among them.

Buck fever.

Just the sound of it is an adrenaline rush for many as they relive some of their best — and worst — moments frozen in time.

Chuck Adams, the world's most accomplished and published bow hunter, shared some of his tips to help cure the affliction in an online story for North American Hunter recently.

Adams said that while there's no substitute for bow hunting experience, trying to get close to wild animals in the off-season can help some, as can visiting a fenced enclosure such as a game farm or zoo and studying the animals as close as allowed.

Dedicated target practice — knowing that both your equipment and eye can be trusted — may also help calm your nerves. Shooting hundreds or even thousands of arrows in the months prior to the hunt may help you go on autopilot at the moment of truth.

Dust Right After Returning from Vacation for a Longer-Lasting Clean

Dusting is my least favorite household chore. Here's a tip to get more bang for your dusting buck: If you're away for any significant period, like a vacation, dust as soon as you get back. The air has settled, you'll pick up more dust, and you'll get a longer-lasting clean before you have to dust again. 

I actually stumbled on this after getting back from a week-long overseas trip. No one had been in my apartment since I left, and while I try to tidy up so I have a clean home to return to, I noticed that all the dust in the air had settled because there was no one there to stir it up. The AC ran while we were away, sure, but one quick dust up and I noticed that after a few days, I wasn't lamenting having to do it again the way I normally did. 

It's just one of those cleaning tips that makes logical sense—more dust settles with less activity, so take advantage of a low activity period to make your cleaning more efficient. Next time you get home from vacation, before you flop into bed and get back to normal living, take a second to do a quick cleanup. You'll find it's worthwhile.

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Good service is always in season

As the leaves begin to turn colour and their slow descent from branch to ground marks the turning of the seasons, most property owners shift their mindset and begin to think less about property maintenance.

But Chris and Amanda Gwynne-Timothy of All Outdoors Landscaping & All Indoors Cleaning Services know that perhaps more than any other time of year, the fall is when one should be paying particular attention to the niggling little issues around a property – both outdoors and indoors.

Based just outside of Chester on Wake Up Hill Road, All Outdoors Landscaping was established more than six years ago.

"I was in the retail business most of my life. I grew up in a retail business and wanted to try something different," Chris explained. "I've always had a bit of a green thumb and always loved working outdoors. So, we started in 2008 with a dump truck and a little excavator and some lawn-mowing equipment, and we went from there."

For Chris, the move was driven by a desire to establish his own niche, trading in ties and pressed shirts for overalls and work boots, something that he was all too happy to do.

His wife, Amanda, supported his choice and started at square one, helping to grow All Outdoors Landscaping from the ground up.

What began as a modest operation focused on the outdoors quickly evolved to offering services ranging from construction and excavation to trucking and year-round property care, such as lawn mowing and snow removal. Today, with more than 10 employees in peak season, a full fleet of vehicles and equipment, and a constantly growing customer list, they are proud of their success but aren't about to rest on their laurels.

Not only did the "outdoor" component thrive, but, along with it, a burgeoning "indoor" aspect of the business began to emerge as well.

"The cleaning side is something new to us, but it compliments what we do," Amanda explained. "We do a lot of renovations – people adding new patios or a retaining wall – so we're into a lot of nice properties and there's often a lot of clean up to do."

The All Indoors component of the business, Chris added with a laugh, really kind of got started by accident.

"We'd say, 'Oh, we'll clean that up for you,' because we may have tracked some of the mud into the house during a renovation project ... and it kind of just, basically, snowballed from there."

Snowball it did.

Whether you're the owner of a private residence or a business, the range of services that All Outdoors Landscaping & All Indoors Cleaning Services offers is impressive.

"We've done it all," Chris said.

"There was a 30-year-old home recently that was having some water-drainage issues in their basement. We went along the back of the house with an excavator and dug down to the footings of the house and we got down to the old footing drainage and it was all plugged," he recounted.

"So we ripped that all out, put new drainage in, and put insulation on their foundation for them."

"On a few construction cleanups at new builds, they'd have us go through the place stem to stern for drywall dust and construction debris," Amanda added.

"We do window cleaning in residential and commercial, too, and we've got quite a few folks that are on weekly or bi-weekly cleaning. Right now, we are focused on building commercial clientele and getting our name out there as another option for cleaning services."

Beyond structural property work, the All Outdoors Landscaping team are also the ideal folks to call on at this time of year to take care of the arboreal and foliage aspects of your property too.

In order to keep plant life around your property looking good and strong and healthy when next spring comes around, there's proper maintenance for that.

"Whether it's thinning out hostas, or clipping back rose bushes, it's very important as the leaves start to turn to be mindful of your fall property cleanup," Chris said.

TWO LADIES CLEANING, LC MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN WITH CANCER

WO LADIES CLEANING, LC PARTNERS WITH A NONPROFIT

St. Louis, Missouri – October 14, 2014 – Two Ladies Cleaning, LC is a locally owned, bonded, and insured residential cleaning company that has teamed up with Cleaning For A Reason, an international nonprofit foundation. The company performs a complete cleaning package on every visit and does NOT perform rotating house cleaning services. Clients can choose from one of three popular packages or can design a custom package based on specific needs. Clients are also free to choose between the traditional cleaning products or green cleaning products.

President Aaron Burnley states, “Cleaning For A Reason is allowing us another avenue to give back to our community and make a difference in the lives of those that are undergoing cancer treatments. These ladies need to focus on their health, while we take care of their homes.”

The company has agreed to help women battling cancer by cleaning two homes per month for four consecutive months at no charge. The only requirement is that the homes be within the company’s existing service area of West and South St. Louis Counties of Missouri, Northern Jefferson Counties of Missouri, and Columbia and Dupo of Illinois. For more information about this company, go towww.twoladiescleaninglc.com.

Cleaning For A Reason strives to aid women who are battling cancer by teaming up with professional cleaning companies across the United States and Canada. Together, these two forces offer free house cleaning to meet the needs of women, and since 2006, have donated more than $4.5 million in free services, helping more than 15,000 women with cancer.

Service is ‘Cleaning for a Reason’ – helping cancer patients

Cleaning for a Reason is a nonprofit which partners local cleaning companies with women battling cancer.

It’s a small gesture but one that can have a big impact on the people, removing the pressure of housework and adding the peace of mind it’s been done.

Since Cleaning for a Reason began eight years ago, $4.5 million dollars in free maid services have been donated across the U.S. More than two dozen companies in Chicagoland have partnered with the organization, helping patients focus on the good of their good days.

Handy Hits $1 Million A Week In Bookings As Cleaning Economy Consolidates

The market for online and mobile cleaning and home repair booking services is taking off and Handy is set to announce some big numbers.

Two years after its launch, Handy has hit over $1 million in bookings per week. “We’ve gone from about $3 million in run rate to $52 million in run rate,” says chief operating officer, Umang Dua.

IMG_1439_1 (1)For Hanrahan and Dua, the new on-demand service economy offers a better model for both consumers and service professionals. With the company’s new mobile app, Hanrahan says “our cleaners say it’s like an ATM machine in your pocket.”

For most cleaning professionals on Handy, the hourly wage is between $15 and $22 per hour, averaging around $18 per hour. “It gives you the ability to pick your own hours and it gives you a healthy hourly wage,” Hanrahan says.

The revenue numbers come as both Handy and Homejoy have taken steps in recent months to re-define their businesses through new branding and new apps for mobile devices (respectively).

Increasingly, consumers are getting comfortable with the idea of booking services through their mobile phone and with mandated background checks on both the national and county level followed by an onboarding process, Handy service professionals are thoroughly vetted.

“We think the Handy platform will be a remote control for your home. We want to gt to a place where we’ll roll out all of those service categories in an instant book kind of way,” says Hanrahan.

Both Handy and Homejoy see themselves as providing services beyond just home cleaning, but for Handy at least, the bulk of the company’s ballooning revenue is still coming from housecleaning. In fact, roughly 85% of the company’s money comes from cleaning, with the remaining 15% split between “handyman services and a small number of plumbing services”, according to Hanrahan.

Handy is currently in 25 cities in the U.S., two in Canada, and offering services in London. “We’ve had over 200,000 applications to the site for potential cleaners and handymen, and has over 5,000 active professionals who complete at least one job in a month.

Maid service provides free house cleaning for breast cancer patients

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Carolina Home Cleaning, a local, “green” cleaning maid service is offering free home cleanings to anyone in the area who is suffering from breast cancer.

"Whether it's a breast cancer patient that you know or don't know, you can make a tremendously positive impact by alleviating some of the stress and work load in these patients’ lives by having them come home to a clean, and peaceful environment." said Jennifer Adams, communication manager of Carolina Home Cleaning. " It's one less worry for them."