Home Care

  • Dementia Wandering: Professional Caregivers and Memory Care Facilities Can Help

    Sixty percent of people with dementia will wander. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ best tips for recognizing when outside help is needed to keep a wandering senior safe.

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  • Understanding the VA Home Care Program

    The VA’s Homemaker and Home Health Aide program provides home care for veterans, which includes assistance with personal care and daily activities.

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  • Family Caregiving Isn’t Easy. Here’s How to Know When You Need Help.

    Many seniors wish to age in place, and family caregivers are often able to provide the support they need for a while. However, it’s important to recognize when hiring in-home care for elderly loved ones becomes necessary.

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  • Home Care vs. Home Health Care: What’s the Difference?

    Home care is non-medical supportive care, and home health care is prescribed medical care. Understand the differences and access care for your senior.

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  • Top 25 Questions to Ask a Home Care Agency

    Interviewing home care agencies can help you determine which provider best fits your loved one’s needs. Start with these 25 questions.

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  • How to Choose a Home Care Agency

    Find out how to choose the best home care agency by gathering information about providers, evaluating their quality, and getting cost estimates.

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  • 5 Benefits of Home Care for Seniors

    If you have concerns about a senior’s ability to live independently or your growing responsibilities as their sole caregiver, consider both the tangible and intangible benefits of home care services.

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  • 5 Qualities to Look for in a Caregiver

    When looking for a caregiver, don’t focus solely on training and credentials. Including these five important attributes in your selection criteria will help ensure you hire a compassionate, experienced in-home care aide.

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  • Hiring an In-Home Caregiver to Act as the Family Lookout

    Specialized training enables in-home caregivers to notice and act on important changes in a senior’s health. Personal care aides, home health aides and nurses can serve as the eyes and ears for family who cannot personally provide full-time care.

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  • How to Pay for Home Care

    Home care payment options include Medicare and Medicaid plans, but VA benefits and long-term care insurance may also help pay for care.

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  • How to Know When Your Elderly Parents Need Help at Home and When to Intervene

    Signs your parent may need help include sudden or significant changes in behavior, physical function, appearance, cognition, memory, or judgment.

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  • Care for the Elderly: In-Home Services That Help Seniors Age In Place

    At-home care for seniors can include help with housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation, personal care, medication reminders, and more.

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  • How to Get Paid to Be a Caregiver for Parents

    Interested in taking care of elderly parents at home and getting paid? There are many resources that pay family caregivers for their services.

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  • What is Respite Care? An In-Depth Explanation

    Respite care comes in many different forms and allows family caregivers to take a hard-earned break from providing hands-on care.

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  • Using a Reverse Mortgage Loan to Age in Place

    A reverse mortgage loan is one option that may deserve consideration as retirement needs grow and savings and Social Security benefits may not be enough to retire on comfortably and with confidence.

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  • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Defined

    Unlike basic activities of daily living (ADLs) that relate to personal care and are central to day-to-day function, IADLs are more complex tasks that are necessary for truly independent living.

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  • Does Medicare Pay for Home Health Care and In-Home Care?

    Medicare covers short-term, medically necessary home health services like wound care, injections, physical therapy, and health monitoring.

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  • 6 Caregiver Tips for Convincing a Senior to Bathe

    A senior's refusal to bathe is a common source of frustration for countless caregivers. Experienced family caregivers share their best tips and suggestions for persuading an aging loved one to take a shower or bath.

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  • Comparing End-of-Life Care Options

    Hospice, palliative care, home-based care, hospital-based care and long-term care facilities are all viable end of life care options. Compare end of life care types, where they are provided, the benefits offered and how these services are paid for.

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  • Caregiving Decisions Can Be Heartbreaking

    Since my husband's hospitalization, the amount of care he requires has become overwhelming. Providing home care myself is no longer a viable option, and deciding what path to pursue next was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.

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