Flexible senior care is one of the most important things you can do for an elderly loved one, especially if they are in fairly good health. Flexible care is important because of the fact that continuity of care does a lot for the mental … [Read more...]
Caring for a Parent and the Cost of Care
According to a study made by MetLife, the cost of sacrifice when it comes to caring for an elderly parent is about $3 trillion. That is how much Americans give up in lifetime wages when they quit their job to help care for an older family … [Read more...]
When a Loved One Has Chronic Pain
After speculation that opioid addiction for chronic pain was the cause of musician Prince’s death, a new study reveals that opioids do increase the likelihood of death in those that are given this pain management medication on a long term … [Read more...]
Stopping Elder Financial Abuse
Yesterday we talked about the different types of elder abuse that occur, and today we are going to dive a little deeper into this theme. Under the exploitation category, financial abuse is one of the most common types of abuse that can … [Read more...]
Quality Senior Care
Quality senior care is very much dependent upon quality people with quality jobs. If motivated, compassionate people are not getting good pay to perform their jobs providing help to your elderly loved ones, they will not stay in the job for … [Read more...]
Caregiving is a Fulltime Job
Elder care is a fulltime job on its own. If you are currently caring for an older loved one, you probably already know this. Caring for a family member is not only a demanding, nonstop job, it is mentally exhausting, too. Watching someone … [Read more...]
Loving Caregivers
Would you rather have your elderly loved one be cared for by someone who loves them and cares about their well being, or would you rather have someone who is cold and impersonal looking after them? If you are anything like the average … [Read more...]