One of the hot topics that a lot of seniors struggle with is Medicare allowances. Speaking simply, these allowances are the maximum amounts covered by Medicare for a specific service being offered. It’s the amount of coverage that Medicare … [Read more...]
Can In-Home Care Help Those With Acute Needs?
Many people that are new to the search for in-home care have questions about what it can do for their loved ones. There is a lot of confusion about what it can and cannot do, though, especially when it comes to medical needs. Individuals … [Read more...]
How to Avoid the Senior Care Shortage
During the pandemic, we saw something happen in the senior care industry that has been brewing for many years. In mass numbers, something that has been a simmering, smaller scale problem for years burst into the international spotlight in a … [Read more...]
The Importance of Familiarity in Care
A study that was conducted by New York University found that dementia patients fared much better after a hospitalization when the care staff that was helping them remained consistent. This study focused on seniors with dementia … [Read more...]
How In-Home Care Can Help Promote Health During the Pandemic
COVID-19 is a new illness, coming from a novel coronavirus that was discovered in the last part of 2019. As a result of this, there’s very little information about the illness, and the aftermath that survivors of the sickness will face. Now … [Read more...]
Avoiding the Nursing Home at All Costs
Have you started talking with your elderly parents about their desires for senior care yet? If so, you probably know what their feelings about the nursing home are. The vast majority of elderly individuals do not want to go into a nursing … [Read more...]
Ensuring that Your Parent Stays in Their Home
A lot of families know that their older loved ones want to stay at home for as long as possible. What they don’t know is how to make that happen. After all, part of being a family is to look out for the best interests of the people that you … [Read more...]
Where is Money Being Invested in the Senior Care Business?
Billy Graham, the late evangelist, once commented that if he had five minutes with someone’s checkbook, he could tell where that person’s heart was. Whether or not you agree with his religious views, he highlighted an important truth with … [Read more...]
Answers to Big Senior Care Questions
If you are looking for senior care for an older relative, odds are that you have a lot of questions, especially if you are at an early stage in your search. What’s the Difference Between In-Home Care and Home Health … [Read more...]
The Difference Between Home Health Care and In-Home Care
There is often some confusion between home health care and in-home care. Home health care is provided by a medical professional, usually a nurse, and things like occupational therapy, wound care, injections, and other medical treatments can … [Read more...]
Using Medicare for In-Home Care?
Medicare covers very little when it comes to in-home care, but that doesn’t mean it covers nothing. In some instances, Medicare will cover the costs of home health care, but only on limited and temporary basis. For this to happen, each of … [Read more...]
In-Home Care Explained
It’s always a good idea to refresh yourself with what exactly in-home care is. There are a lot of misconceptions out there, and having a clear definition of what it is, what you should be looking for, and how it will help you, is always a … [Read more...]