All around the country, local and state governments are experimenting with Medicaid rules to help people stay out of nursing homes. Nursing homes are extremely costly, and other, less intensive types of care, like in-home care and assisted … [Read more...]
When In-Home Care isn’t Right
Here at the Paradise In-Home Care blog, I often mention the great benefits that using in-home care can bring families. I'm a firm believer that this is usually the best type of senior care for an elderly individual, but I'm also careful to … [Read more...]
How to Help an Elderly Loved One with Senior Care
One of the big questions that a lot of people have when an elderly family member shows a decline in health is, “what should I do to help?” They might even think, “should I do anything to help?” In short, the answer to this question really … [Read more...]
What is Elder First Care?
Elder first care is not a new concept, nor is it a difficult concept to implement. But with all of the rules and regulations that caregivers are placed under, the simplicity of elder first care can often be lost. And while all of the rules … [Read more...]
Three Steps to Finding the Right Senior Care
If you are unsure about whether your mom or dad is receiving enough care and assistance, there are a few steps that you should take. Here, we’ve outlined three steps that you can take to help them to find the right senior care to address … [Read more...]
What’s Better: In-Home Care or Assisted Living?
If you are looking for senior care for an elderly parent or grandparent, one of the first things that you probably did, back at the beginning of your search, is to compare costs of the different types of care out there. You’ve probably … [Read more...]
Things to Know About Assisted Living
Assisted living facilities serve a very important purpose when it comes to senior care, and many people benefit from using these in a big way. However, other services, and particularly in-home care, often have benefits that assisted living … [Read more...]
Preventing Bedsores with Quality Senior Care
Bedsores are quite common among those that spend large portions of their day in bed or in a wheelchair, and they are almost always preventable. With all of the other health issues out there, a bedsore might not seem like a huge issue, but … [Read more...]
Testing an Alzheimer’s Vaccine
What do Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer’s disease have to do with each other? Apparently, a lot more than first thought. Researchers are beginning a study at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine that will target … [Read more...]
Senior Home Sharing
Senior home sharing is a rather new form of senior living, and as an alternative method of living, it is showing some potential for helping elderly folk have better lives. The concept is pretty simple, actually. A few elderly folk move into … [Read more...]
New Research on the Alzheimer’s Front
The genetic variation ApoE4 has been connected to Alzheimer’s and can be found in both men and women. However, recent research has shown that men who have this variation present are at a much higher risk of brain bleeding than the rest of … [Read more...]
Make a List of Senior Care Choices
As most of us who have ever cared for an elderly parent or grandparent know, there are often no easy choices when it comes to senior care. This goes for both those receiving care and those giving care, including doctors. Whether it’s the … [Read more...]