How In-Home Care Can Prevent a Return to the Hospital
Without in-home care for seniors after returning home from a hospital stay, many more would experience hospital readmissions. Here's how in-home care helps.
Without in-home care for seniors after returning home from a hospital stay, many more would experience hospital readmissions. Here's how in-home care helps.
Choosing the right home care provider is essential in ensuring seniors receive the best possible care. But how can you determine which caregiving assistance is best for you? Continue reading to learn seven major considerations.
Seniors' response to the idea of receiving help may be less than ideal at times. Here are five tips on how to get them to the accept the idea of home care assistance.
How can you tell when your parents need help at home? Here are seven signs you can look for that will give you clues that they could use some help.
When no informal caregivers are available to assist them, professional in-home caregiving becomes a viable option. That home care usually takes one of two forms: non-medical personal care or home healthcare. Here’s a breakdown of what each type entails.
Emotionally, long-distance caregivers often experience feelings of guilt for not being physically present with their loved one, anxiety over the local care being provided, and fear about the future care and longevity of the person they are a distance from. Fortunately, many people have gone before you in giving long-distance care. They offer some excellent advice for you to perform your responsibilities well and feel good about the care you're providing.
Bearing the responsibility of caring for a loved one can be extremely stressful. Not only does meeting the daily needs of the one you’re caring for create stress, but having your own needs met can be very challenging and cause additional stress for you. This can result in physical and emotional trauma for you and potentially diminished care for the person you’re caring for.