One of the greatest fears that seniors have as they age is that they are going to be a burden on those around them. In fact, this fear can blind people to their real needs and cause them to put off finding senior care until it’s too late. … [Read more...]
Long Term Care for the Long Haul
The thought of long term care can be overwhelming for some people because it can seem like it completely overwhelms your life. Looking at an elderly family member and thinking about their list of needs and health concerns, and then all of … [Read more...]
Dizziness and Fall Prevention
Dizziness is one of the leading causes of falls amongst seniors, but because it can have so many different causes, it is also one of the most difficult causes to address. Because dizziness can create a fall even when there are no obstacles … [Read more...]
Improving Health with Digital Care
Digital care currently has a lot of positive hype surrounding it. Many experts believe that things like telemedicine and remote health consultations have the potential to help improve the lives of seniors, especially those that currently … [Read more...]
Why are Care Market Studies Important?
You will often come across government and privately sponsored long term care studies when you are searching for information online. Things that talk about senior care numbers, dollar signs, and future predictions might not seem to be all … [Read more...]
Small Steps to Resolve a Big Problem
When someone has a stroke, it changes their life. They need to make changes to their lifestyle, their healthcare, and they might even need help just getting through each day in a safe manner. Unfortunately, when someone has had one stroke, … [Read more...]
Unpaid Caregivers Can Do Great Work
At some point, many of us have acted as a caregiver to a family member. This is not an official role, or probably even one that we volunteered for or felt qualified for. However, that doesn’t make it an unimportant thing, and it doesn’t … [Read more...]
Is Professional Care Worth It?
There is no doubt about it: senior care can be very expensive. In fact, paying for care can be such an issue for some that they decide that they can provide that care themselves. Rather than move mom or dad into a nursing home, these … [Read more...]
How a Professional Can Help With the Senior Care Talk
The need for long term care is one of the hardest things to talk about with a loved one. So many people that need assistance around the house do not believe or want to admit to themselves that they need help. Unfortunately, this is not an … [Read more...]
A Step Forward in Multiple Sclerosis Care
Multiple Sclerosis is one of those disease that does not have a cure and gets progressively worse as the patient suffering from the disease ages. Medicine has come a long way over the years as far as far as slowing down the advances of the … [Read more...]
Family Caregivers Pay More than Thought
A new annual report from AARP indicates that the average family caregiver pays $7,000 in out of pocket costs toward assisting an elderly loved one each year. This comes directly from their Family Caregiving and Out-of-Pocket Costs: 2016 … [Read more...]
Sacrifice is Part of Helping with Senior Care
When you are caring for an elderly loved one, you need to expect that there will be changes in your own life, too. When you are helping someone else every day, sacrifices need to be made. Now, when you love someone and truly want what is … [Read more...]