When it comes to senior care, many people wonder if there are requirements that need to be met before someone is allowed to start receiving services. This is a bit more of a complex question than it seems on the surface. The … [Read more...]
When an Older Parent Needs More
How do you know when an older parent needs more help around the house than what they are able to do on their own? How do you know when family care is no longer cutting it, and something else is needed? For many people, this is … [Read more...]
Another Look at ADLs
Activities of daily living, or ADLs, are an important part of how health care providers and insurance companies measure the needs of seniors. For insurance purposes, there are six ADLs that need to be evaluated. These include grooming, … [Read more...]
What Does Senior Care Do?
Contrary to what a lot of people think, just getting older is not a reason to start thinking about the need for senior care. There are a lot of people in their 80s and even 90s that do not have a pressing need for senior care. Some people … [Read more...]
Visual Neglect a Major Problem After a Stroke
Visual neglect is a common, and yet often overlooked health effect that occurs in the aftermath of a stroke. This is the term used to describe the difficulty that the brain may have in processing information that is seen on one side of the … [Read more...]
The Evolution of Senior Care
When you think of senior care, what is your first thought? Whatever it might be, you are probably not considering many of the new and changing faces that this industry has seen. First, consider that the senior citizen population is bigger … [Read more...]