What is a Nurse Registry?
Families often ask us to explain the difference between a nurse registry and a home health agency. This is a particularly common question from clients who split their time between Florida and other states, as [...]
Tips for Healthier Senior Nutrition
Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution or following a specific health scare, there are many reasons we promise ourselves to eat better going forward. For seniors who may be dealing with or trying to stave [...]
Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder in Seniors
The holidays are supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year”. But according to Mental Health America, the number of Americans age 65 and older suffering from some form of depression spikes each [...]
Everything You Need to Know About Skilled Home Care
It’s easy for individuals or families exploring senior home health care to get lost in the jargon. In particular, understanding the difference between “skilled” home health services and “unskilled” or “private duty” home care can [...]
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 [...]
Choosing the Right Home Health Aide
If you've made the important decision that you or your loved one needs some help around the house, the next step is figuring out how to find a talented, dedicated and compassionate home health aide [...]
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 [...]
Skilled vs. Private Duty Senior Care: Making Sense of the Jargon
We often hear from potential clients or their families that they are confused by terms they are introduced to during their elderly loved one's home care journey. Industry insiders - physicians, geriatric care managers, home [...]
