Is your senior safe from financial abuse? You might be surprised.
It’s common for your loved one’s needs to change over time. If you’re lucky, you have a trusted caregiver who really connects with your senior, understands his or her needs, and is responsive to your input and concerns.
Many families don’t realize how much a loved one’s health has deteriorated until a fall lands them in the hospital.
At some point, a drive out with your aging mother or father becomes a bit more complicated than hopping into the passenger seat.
Perhaps the greatest amount of anxiety regarding home care surrounds the concept of letting a stranger into your loved one’s home.
With nearly 8 out of 10 seniors preferring to stay in their home as long as possible according to AARP, chances are...
Finding care for your aging parent is a huge responsibility and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Can your dad age in place, or do you need to consider a residential facility? Should you hire a private caregiver or a licensed home health aide?
At some point, your parents will need more than a simple helping hand around the house. When that happens, your family will need to enlist outside help if they wish to remain at home.
It’s not hard to see why so many seniors prefer to stay at home as they grow older rather than relocate to a nursing home or assisted living facility.
When you have agreed to care for your mother or father as they age, the job you started doing can sometimes become too much.