Ever since the COVID pandemic, senior care has continued to evolve and change for the better of the people that it serves. One of the big issues that was revealed early on in the pandemic was that senior care wasn’t helping … [Read more...]
Figuring Out Medi-Cal on the Go
When it comes to senior care, more and more people are relying on Medi-Cal as their insurance to help cover their costs. Medi-Cal–California’s Medicaid policy–is a publicly funded health insurance for those that have limited … [Read more...]
3 Pros and 3 Cons of Aging in Place
Aging in place has become an increasingly popular form of senior care. But what does this mean? Aging in place refers to a senior citizen staying where they are to receive care, rather than having to move to a new location to get the help … [Read more...]
Addressing the Root Causes of Care Dilemmas
As I’ve written about on a few other occasions, we can learn a lot about senior care and how to improve upon it by looking at how other countries are handling the issue. Today, I wanted to take a look at some of the proposed changes that … [Read more...]
Upcoming Challenges for Nursing Homes
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government placed a set of waivers in place to help support nursing homes as they adjusted to changing regulations and realities. These waivers were designed to help ease some of the burden that … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s Severity Similar Both In and Out of Nursing Homes
A recent study found that the number of people with Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms in nursing homes is roughly the same as the number of those outside of a formalized care facility setting. Additionally, the severity of those symptoms … [Read more...]
More Steps Needed to Help Improve Senior Care
Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of improvements when it comes to senior care. But even with all of these advances, there’s still a lot more work that needs to be done if all seniors are going to receive the high … [Read more...]
Senior Care and the LGBTQ Community
Some seniors that are part of the lesbian, gay, and queer community are afraid that the prejudices and viewpoints of caregivers will lead to a negative senior care experience. Although a lot of seniors have had the opportunity to openly … [Read more...]
Vaccinated Seniors and the Spread of COVID
The COVID-19 virus has devastated the senior citizen population across the world. Research into the disease shows that people with comorbidities are the ones most likely to pass away because of the pandemic. And unfortunately, it tends to … [Read more...]
Senior Care and the Family
A good senior care service is willing to go above and beyond to help the people that they serve. The last year and change has pushed this concept to a new extreme. COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic has changed care permanently, and has … [Read more...]
Why Mistakes are Amplified in Senior Care
If you make a small mistake at your place of employment, it’s probably not going to be a big deal. If a paper isn’t signed or if you forget to submit something on time, there’s usually a degree of flexibility with your employer. There might … [Read more...]
Will People Stop Using Care Facilities?
Now that we have lived through COVID-19 and seen just how vulnerable individuals that reside in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are in a time like this, will people stop using these facilities? This is the question … [Read more...]