Your work schedule is preventing you from helping your aging mother the way you once did. Your father is in need of home care, but only for a few hours a week. Your uncle is not able to keep up with his home the way he once did. Do any of these scenarios sound familiar?…
The Importance of Caring Caregivers
We’ve all heard stories of home health aides who don’t seem to have a rapport with the clients they assist. In turn, clients have a difficult time welcoming them into their homes, reinforcing an already difficult situation involving a loss of privacy. In fact, if you are a person who is facing the task of…
Receiving Nursing Home-Level Care at Home
When it becomes clear that a loved one requires extensive care, people are often quick to assume that a move to the nursing home is the only option. After all, if 24-hour care is needed, isn’t facility living the best solution? Believe it or not, it is possible for many people to receive the necessary…
Arranging Home Care for a Family Member
A March 2012 USA Today article by Christine Dugas discusses the challenges that children often face when caring for elderly parents. Dugas writes, “Family caregivers take over many responsibilities. One might manage a parent’s finances, while another sibling will take the parent to doctors’ appointments and shopping. Those who move in with a parent take…
Home Care for Couples is Cost-Effective
Transitioning to home care is a process, both for the person receiving care and for family members of that individual. Nobody offers support quite like a spouse, but what if that spouse also ends up requiring care? Is it possible for both partners to afford care, and it is realistic for two individuals in need…