Tips for Family Caregivers
In the United States, approximately 80% of care for the elderly is performed by family members, including spouses and adult children. One out of every four household provides some form of senior home health care, [...]
Best Practices in Non-Emergency Senior Planning
Too often, adult sons and daughters scrambling to respond to a sudden change in an aging parent’s health – be it a fall, an unexpected hospital admission, or a mental health episode – wish they [...]
What is Respite Care?
When beginning to care for an aging parent, many adult children believe they can do it all. They may recently be empty nesters or recent retirees themselves, and feel they can throw themselves into caregiving [...]
Things to Notice This Holiday Season
If your parents have moved to South Florida or spend their winters here, Thanksgiving and the holidays may be the first time you are seeing them in several months. If Mom or Dad are getting [...]
Tips For Caring for An Elderly Parent From Long Distance
As difficult as it is to care for an aging parent, the challenges are magnified when your aging loved ones live tens or hundreds of miles away. Adult children living at a distance from aging [...]
Who’s Who in Elder Care and Home Health Services
The journey of aging gracefully extends beyond the consultation rooms of primary physicians and specialists. Indeed, it often requires a harmonious orchestra of professionals to ensure older adults maintain their safety and independence at home. [...]
Understanding and Dealing with Denial
Caring for elderly parents or taking care of an aging spouse can be challenging, especially when they're unwilling to acknowledge or accept the need for assistance. As a primary caregiver, it's natural to feel overwhelmed [...]
More than Just Assistance with Activities of Daily Living
The need for personal home care assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), such as bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting and feeding, often leads seniors or their family members to seek the support of home health [...]
Navigating Senior Care: Identifying When Your Aging Parent Needs Assistance
For many of us, the challenge of caring for elderly parents or loved ones seems to come on suddenly, creating a substantial and potentially overwhelming transition. However, if you know what signs to look for [...]
Shining a Light on Dementia Prevention
Dementia is an overarching term referring to a variety of brain diseases that impact cognitive abilities and cause challenges in understanding and memory retention. As individuals age, their cognitive abilities may naturally decline, but for [...]
