Senior Care Blog

How do you find the right caregiver for your loved one? When your mother or father requires some level of help in order to live at home, then they need a caregiver. One of the first instincts that adult children have when it comes to providing care to a loved one is to be that caregiver for them.

If you work full time, care for your own family, and are the primary caregiver for an aging parent, you don’t get to spend much time with either your family, or your parent.

Time is the one constant in the entire universe. Sure, Einstein stated that is was the speed of light, but it’s really just time, and time marches on. When your loved ones reach a certain age, such as their seventies, you may be more curious about your family roots, your ancestry.

In most northern regions of the United States during the winter, bad weather can hamper one’s ability to get to their destination. Snowfall, especially during blizzards, can make road impassable and they can actually become closed to anyone except ‘essential’ personnel. So are home care services determined to be essential personnel?

If I were to ask twenty people about why they are, or have been reluctant to hire elder care services for their loved one, I would likely hear some of the most common answers being thrown back at me time, and time again. One of the most popular reasons that people tend to give is that they think it will be far too expensive; they couldn’t justify spending “all that money” on something that they could do themselves.

Regardless of how you feel about AB241 bill and the politicians and process who brought it forth and had it passed, the bill is creating a lot of discourse.

One of the most common questions that people have when it comes to senior care is how much it will cost them. Of course, just like many commodities, and services that are available, it’s just about impossible to offer a fair estimate for any family who finds themselves in need of senior care services.

When you have a loved one who is recovering from a major illness, surgery, heart attack, stroke, or other ailment, the one thing that you want is to be able to help them reduce hospital readmission rates. Of course, you may not think about their improving health in those terms, but it’s one of the best ways to focus on doing what is best for them in the long-term.

It’s important for your senior’s diet to support their health. Managing your elderly loved one’s health can come in the form of a low sodium diet. Eating healthy means making changes to your loved one’s current eating habits. Lowering your senior’s sodium intake can be beneficial to their heart health, reducing cardiovascular risks. It can also relieve hypertension. By following some basic guidelines you can have your senior on their way to a healthier diet.