Safe at Home – Home Care vs. A Care Facility
If there’s an aging senior in your life, at some point they will probably need some outside help. Should you turn to a care facility or home care?
How Recovering at Home Can Benefit the Healing Process
A growing body of evidence would seem to indicate that recovering at home might be the better choice for that special senior in your life. See why.
How to Respectfully Convince an Aging Parent They Need Care
Convincing an aging parent that they need care without being too pushy is never easy. Here are some proven ways you can get them to say "yes"!
Finding Affordable At-Home Care
Many aging adults are determined to remain in their homes as long as possible. The challenge is this: As adults get older, living independently in a single-family home becomes more and more challenging over time and at-home care may become a necessity.
Must-Know Questions & Answers About Hiring a Private Caregiver
Soon I will have to hire an in-home caregiver for my husband. My thoughts have turned to the obvious: Who can help us? What skills must his caregiver have? Costs? How do we hire the right person? Such questions lead to more questions, and here is where I am: Should I use a senior home care agency or what about hiring a private caregiver? Differing opinions abound among family and friends. But facts count more than opinions, so I’ve started asking questions—and getting answers.
Does My Family Need Home Care?
Overview of Family Caregivers in the U.S. A joint study between the National Alliance for Caregiving and the AARP estimated that over 34 million Americans provided unpaid care to an adult age 50 or older in the past 12 months. And while millions sacrifice careers and personal ambitions in order to dedicate themselves to the [...]
How to Avoid the Perils of Going Home After a Hospital Stay
Getting the news that you’ll be heading home from the hospital can be a big relief at first. Recovering from an injury or illness in your own home is, for the most part, a much more comfortable experience than it is in the hospital. Unfortunately, the reality of leaving the hospital is that you’ll be [...]