Investing In and Financing Home Care Services
Living at home for a lifetime is the aim of nearly all seniors. Home is where we’re most comfortable. It is where memories have been and continue to be made. We’ve carefully built our environment at home according to our individual tastes and personality. Also, it’s where we have the independence to make all of […]
Home Care Agencies Help Families Overcome the Challenges of Long Distance Care
It is said that distance makes the heart grow fonder, but long distance care for aging parents might cause additional feelings: worry, concern, and helplessness, to mention a few. It is hard to understand just how your parents are doing through phone calls, video chats, emails, and letters. There are several actions you can take, […]
Understanding the Ways Home Care Services Can Complement Hospice Services
If you asked people who are in the last 6 months of their lives what is most important to them, you’re likely to hear responses such as: Retaining control over which services will be provided To be pain free Spiritual and emotional support To remain at home In-home hospice services meet all of these needs […]
Creative Ways to Help Improve Social Wellness in Older Adults
Living through more than a year of a global pandemic taught us to never take for granted the small but exceptionally essential things in life: shared laughter, hugging our friends and family, a dinner date in our favorite café. We discovered firsthand how much socialization is to be valued, and how lost and empty we […]
In-Home Care Consultations Help Families Explore Elder Care Options
You’ve just finished talking to Mom on the telephone, and now have a feeling something is not completely right. Though it was a pleasant conversation, her memory lapses were concerning. She assured you that she is perfectly fine – that she’s eating very well (although she could not remember what she had for dinner), taking […]
Managing Chronic Health Conditions More Effectively with In-Home Care Services
Did you ever wake up and realize, from the time you got out of bed, that it was going to be “one of those days?” Maybe you slept through your alarm, tripped over the cat, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small inconveniences, however, pale in comparison of what over 50% of […]
Home Care Is a Solution That Helps Seniors Age in Place
It was not long ago when there was a general presumption that when we grow older, we will naturally need to relocate into a nursing home or assisted living facility. There is now a better understanding that living at home for the duration of aging with in-home support is actually a feasible option. There is […]
Management of Incontinence in Seniors: Tips to Help
While not unusual in older adults, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to manage, impacting daily life in many ways, and often leading to reduced self-confidence and assurance along with the reduction of enjoyable activities. Yet it’s crucial to understand that bladder control problems are not something that must simply be accepted as a normal […]
Looking for In-Home Care Services for Seniors? Know the Questions to Ask
Discovering the right care solution for a senior loved one is one of the most important as well as overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety of the senior is paramount, but there are a number of other things to consider as well, for example, if the senior’s quality of life and ability to […]
Understanding Chronic Fatigue in the Elderly
Feelings of exhaustion can seem like a common occurrence for a number of us. The alarm goes off too early, the demands of day-to-day life are draining, and by the conclusion of the day, as soon as we can finally sink into bed, it may be hard to turn off our thoughts to achieve a […]