Understanding Home Care Options for Your Aging Parents
Choosing the right home care option for your aging parents starts with understanding the different types. Here's a guide to get you started!
Having the Tough Conversation About Home Care With an Aging Parent
Getting an aging parent to accept home care is never easy, even when it's desperately needed. Here’s how to tactfully address the issue.
Is It Better to Hire a Private Caregiver or Use an Agency?
When it comes to home care, should you go with a private caregiver or one supplied through an agency? Here are the pros and cons of each!
Assisted Living vs. Home Care: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to senior care, two of the more popular options are home care and assisted living, but what's the difference between them?
5 Steps You Can Take to Ease a Senior Parent into Accepting Home Care
Is your parent hesitant to accept help? If so, here are five ways to ease your senior loved one into accepting some professional home care.
5 Signs That it May Be Time to Bring in Some Home Care Assistance
Is there a senior in your life who wants to remain in the comfort of their own home? Here's how to know when it's time for some home care assistance so they can do just that.
What is Home Care and is it Right for Me?
According to a recent AARP survey, a majority (77%) of Americans aged 50-and-over want to continue aging in place for as long as possible. If you feel that way, home care might be the perfect choice for you.
Parkinson’s Signs and Symptoms
Parkinson’s can be a very complicated disease to diagnose, with signs and symptoms that mimic those of other health conditions commonly found in the elderly. If you are currently caring for an aging in place loved one, here’s what to look for.
How to Help Seniors Make it Through Allergy Season
For aging-in-place seniors who live in cold-weather states, spring’s arrival is a welcomed breath of fresh air. But when seasonal allergies are a problem, nature’s colorful blooming flowers and budding trees can also be a source of frustration and discomfort.
5 Ways to Help Seniors Feel Less Alone
Nobody likes to feel alone, but for seniors aged 65-and-over, loneliness can be a constant companion. Chronic health conditions, lack of transportation and poor mobility can all leave seniors feeling lonely, depressed and unappreciated. If those negative feelings persist, they can cause serious health problems that eventually threaten an elderly person’s independence.