In-home care has been growing in its visibility and usage over the last few years. Ever since the pandemic, more and more people are using in-home care for themselves and the care of their older family members. In-home care was … [Read more...]
Why Isolation Continues Among Seniors
Isolation became one of the biggest issues to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, it was a necessity to stay healthy through the hardest parts of the virus, especially when no one fully understood the extent to which it … [Read more...]
Why We Need to Think Differently About Senior Care
The traditional model of senior care has been shaken up ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. It isn’t a surprise. The pandemic has changed how we think about a lot of things, why should senior care be any different? A … [Read more...]
Growing Populations and Senior Care
The state of Florida is currently going through an interesting process when it comes to the elderly population there, and it’s one that other states should keep their eyes on if they want to truly learn how to better care for the older … [Read more...]
Staff are Essential for Success in Senior Care
Senior care staff are essential for the long term health and wellbeing of our older family and friends. However, there are shortages of caregivers all across the country right now. It’s a problem that’s been a long time in the … [Read more...]
Fighting Loneliness in the Senior Population
Loneliness is one of the biggest mental health issues that we face. It’s been growing in severity for years, but the pandemic brought many of these issues to light thanks to much of the population being asked to stay in their homes during … [Read more...]
How COVID Helped to Transform Senior Care
It’s been a couple years since the COVID-19 interrupted all of our lives. This was a trying time for everyone and the impact still lingers today. While we are happy to have life return to mostly normal, there are some lessons that we as a … [Read more...]
Connecting with a Loved One In Care
Staying connected to a loved one that is residing in a care facility can be a big challenge. Even if you live closeby, going somewhere to see your elderly loved one can be a big chunk of the day. Add in the check in processes and security … [Read more...]
The Pandemic’s Impact on Elder Abuse
The pandemic was a terrible time for everyone throughout the globe. But many people were impacted more heavily than others, with the senior population being hit hard because of the vulnerable position that seniors already find themselves … [Read more...]
Finding Care Can Be a Challenge–What to Do About It?
Some parts of the country are experiencing shortages of senior caregivers. This shortage had been predicted for quite some time–after all, the number of seniors in need of care in our country has been growing rapidly thanks to the Baby … [Read more...]
A Quick Glance at the Care Market
Over the last several years, the senior care market has been on a wild ride. Even before the pandemic began here in the United States, there were calls for drastic action to be taken in the world of senior care because of the growing number … [Read more...]
What’s the Controversy with For-Profit Care?
Over the last several months, parts of the world have had a backlash against the for-profit senior care industry. But the reasons why aren’t always quite clear. And even though there are reasons why this stance exists, the reasons why are … [Read more...]