Assisted Living At Home
A home care aide or home health aide provides for individuals who are physically or mentally disabled or face chronic health issues like Alzheimer’s or Dementia. They also provide medical care and assistance for the elderly who aren’t necessarily ready to move into an assisted living facility or who want to stay at home. In the beginning stages some [...]
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Given a choice, most of us want to stay in our homes. For those who need ongoing care but wish to remain at home, in-home assisted care services is the answer. In-home care is a safe, effective way to provide care, yet maintain an independent, non-institutionalized life. Not all in-home care for the elderly in [...]
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If your parent suffers from Alzheimer’s disease it can be a time of great stress for the family. You know you have come to a point where you cannot allow your parent’s safety to be jeopardized, but you also know they are stubborn, don’t like change, claim they don’t need help, and are the happiest [...]
Continue reading about Providing In Home Care for Parents with Alzheimer’s Disease
After the age of 65, the mind begins to diminish in most people. It is such a widespread occurrence that almost 10% of the people over 65 and more than 1/2 of people 85 and older experience some kind of memory loss. Dementia is the general name for any kind of age-related forgetfulness as well [...]
Continue reading about Realizing the Difference Alzheimer’s vs. Dementia
Your mother or father has been growing old gracefully, but one day you begin to notice some changes in your parent’s behavior. These changes grow more pronounced over the next few days, weeks, and months. Your mother gets confused about the year or her relationship to you. Your father’s mood swings wildly, and he is [...]
Attention Caregivers – Read This Before Working Direct I know a CNA/caregiver with years of experience – let’s call her Jody. Jody is a wonderfully compassionate caregiver who has worked for us with several elderly patients. Because I would feel absolutely comfortable sending her to my own mothers house, her value to my company Home [...]
Continue reading about Attention Caregivers and Home Health Aides – Why Working Direct Can Cost You
I love my patients – I love the caregivers that work for me – and I love the fact that I’m able to help people through difficult times. It is a rewarding profession and it gives me more than I’m able to give back. At this point, fair readers, you’re probably saying – Yes, but what about [...]
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