Assisted Living vs. Home Care – How to Decide What’s Right for You
This article is here to help you to make the best, informed decision by looking at what both assisted living and home care can offer.
How to Assess if an Elderly Parent Needs Home Care Assistance
To help you know when it's time for help, here are seven ways you can assess if your elderly parent needs home care assistance.
Statement on COVID-19 Vaccines
What is First In Care doing to keep our caregivers and clients safe during this pandemic? What is our stance on COVID-19 vaccines? Find out.
When to Ask for Help as a Primary Family Caregiver
Caregiver fatigue is a common problem that many informal caregivers experience, especially when they’re shouldering most of the responsibilities. To protect your health and wellbeing, it’s O.K. sometimes to reach out for help.
How to Be Sure You’re Hiring the Right Home Care Company
Finding a home care company for your loved one that you both agree upon can be hard. At First In Care in Bradenton, we are a private, fully licensed and insured home care agency with compassionate caregivers that are carefully screened and highly trained beforehand. Our agency’s mission is keeping seniors as safe and comfortable as possible so they can stay right where they want to be.
Online Caregiver Match-Making Vs. Agency Hires
When it comes to a loved one’s caregiver needs, does it make sense to take a page out of the online dating playbook? Can a great home care aide be discovered virtually? Here are factors everyone needs to consider when browsing those online caregiver profiles.
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.
How do I Find a Professional Caregiver?
Your aging parent has finally reached the point where they need some in-home care, and you’ve tried to step in and provide the nurturing assistance they need. Unfortunately, with everything else on your plate it’s starting to physically and emotionally wear you down. At this time you’re considering a professional caregiver for your mom or [...]