There often comes a time when adult children or another family member might have to make different living and/or care arrangements for their aging parent, grandparent, aunt or sibling. Sometimes the spouse is still capable of handling any of these common changes, and the rest of the family should still include them fully in the […]
Our Veterans put their lives on the line to serve and protect our county. They fought for our freedoms and helped to defend our democracy and our rights. We owe them a lifetime of gratitude. Many of the amazing veterans who defended our country are now seniors and are in need of care and medical […]
As difficult as it is to start a conversation about end of life, getting affairs in order before death does not have to be a monumental task. It is not something that you sit down one weekend and do. While parents are still in control of their mental faculties, adult children should approach them, treading […]
Do you feel like your elderly parents have unhealthy habits? In this article, we will discuss how you can intervene as an adult child. To begin, we will discuss changing rolls. As a child, your parents were the ones who steered you from bad habits into good ones. They likely insisted on eating well and […]
For a variety of reasons, home care is currently poised to be and play a key role in the coming years as the center of health care. Changes is our country’s demographics over the past few decades is showing a continued trend towards elders living longer and desiring to age in place at home. Health […]
In 2015, American Hospital Association published a report on the topic of the hospital discharge process, noting that there was about a 17.5% reduction in hospital readmission, most of the patients being elderly. In 2017, the University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute discovered that hospitals which involved unpaid caregivers or family members in the discharge […]
At some point, everyone must rely on someone else for assistance. For some seniors, this is harder to admit than it is for others, and families often find themselves stuck in the position of trying to convince their senior loved one to accept help from another person. Whether you are trying to help your parent […]
What are the psychological and physical benefits of companion care? Human beings were not meant to be alone. Unfortunately, that happens too frequently to the elderly population. As they age, many feel isolated and depressed because the need for touch and companionship is not met. Often, the elderly are isolated in nursing homes, or if […]
What’s the difference? It can be difficult to realize that an aging parent requires assistance. Providing care ourselves is often something we would like to do. But, this becomes difficult with job, family, and other life commitments competing for our time. Living far away from loved ones in a nursing home reduces social interaction and […]
When a loved one is hospitalized, the main focus of the family is being there for their loved one to make their treatment and recovery time in the hospital the best and most effective it can be. Spending time with the patient to help ease their stress, alleviate their fears, and provide for their practical […]