How to Balance Home Aides, Bathing & Retaining Your Modesty

Posted on 10 January 2018

If you are an older individual who has recently gone through surgery, then it may be necessary for you to receive home care services while you recover. If you have never received these services, then you should know that home health aides can assist you with many of the tasks that you cannot complete on your own yet. Cooking, cleaning, dressing, and picking up are completed by these professionals. Aides can also assist with bathing. [Read More]

3 Ways to Ease Moving Your Loved One into an Assisted Living Center

Posted on 28 February 2017

According to the National Center For Assisted Living (NCAL), the average stay at an assisted living facility is 22 months, followed by 60 percent moving onto a skilled nursing facility. Obviously, most assisted living residents are moving from their own personal residents, and the transition can be difficult, adding extra stress for everyone. Here are three tips to make the transition as smooth as possible for this potentially difficult time in life. [Read More]

Work With Your Home Health Aide To Ensure The Following Wintertime Anti-Fall Measures Are In Place

Posted on 24 February 2017

Hiring a home health aide to care for your elderly parent can give you the peace of mind that he or she will receive the helping hand that is needed to continue to live independently. If you're concerned about your parent falling, this concern becomes even more real during the winter months, when the traction underfoot can be precarious due to snow and ice. It's useful to adopt an anti-fall strategy with the home health aide; he or she can take charge of implementing the necessary tasks, given that he or she will likely be visiting your parent daily. [Read More]

Keep Your Elderly Parent's Mind Active By Arranging These Activities During Home Care Visits

Posted on 23 February 2017

One of the benefits of having a home care worker visit your elderly parent is that the encounter can provide mental stimulation for your parent. This is especially valuable if he or she lives alone and may not experience a high degree of interactions with people throughout the week. Interactions with others can be helpful for keeping your parent's mind sharp as he or she ages, and this can especially be the case if you make an effort to arrange a different activity for the home health aide to perform with your parent. [Read More]

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Home Health: Finding Hope for You and Your Loved One

As a young adult, my parents were always there for me to lend a hand when I needed it the most. But as the years went by, I found that my elderly parents needed me more than I needed them. My mother's health failed, and my father developed dementia. I'm divorced with three kids and work two jobs to provide for them. My responsibilities keep me from providing the care my elderly loved ones need the most. After talking to my best friend about my troubles, they suggested that I get help from home health care. Home health care provides the majority of my parents' health needs, which allows me to feel better about everything. I no longer feel guilty that I can't be there for my loved ones. My blog can show you how to cope with your aging parents' growing needs properly. Thanks for stopping by.

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