Category Archives: Care Management
Advice On Making Right Choice For Help With Elderly Care
The cost of hiring someone to help care for an elderly relative has remained fairly steady in recent years, according to a recent item in The New York Times. http://gty.im/173807843 It’s still about $19 an hour for a hired homemaker, someone takes care of things like cooking and cleaning. A home health aide, who… Read More »
Having A ‘Care Conversation’ May Be Easier Than Many Assume
Many adult children avoid have “The Conversation” with their elderly parents regarding their long-term care because they don’t want to hurt their feelings. Parents (Photo credit: mohammadali)It’s just too sensitive a subject, or so the reasoning goes. “These perceptions may not be reality,” according to a recent posting on the website CareConversations.com. “Loved ones… Read More »
Three-Step Process Can Help In Quick Long-Term Care Cases
An old saying goes, “Act in haste, repent at leisure.” (Photo credit: cseeman) Haste, though, can be obligatory when it comes to making decisions about long-term care for an elderly relative. “Sometimes unexpected circumstances, distance or a lack of resources can escalate a situation to one of immediate need or crisis proportions,” according to… Read More »
Elderly Self-Neglect Up To Others To Notice
The question is not if but when. It is inevitable that as people get older, at some point they will no longer be able to take care of themselves. By then, however, the individual is in no position to be the judge of needing help, and the difficult decision of stepping in must fall… Read More »
Less Costly Options Exist To Afford In-Home Care
While in-home care for elderly parents or other relatives may be a kinder approach than placing them in a nursing facility, it can also be a very pricy proposition. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A recent Caring.com article offers some creative approaches to affording this option. “In general, pay rates in urban areas are higher than… Read More »
Website Offers Warning Signs For Caregiver Thieves
It should be the last thing people have to worry about when hiring someone to care for an elderly loved one. But it’s not. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Talk to anyone who’s hired someone to help care for an older loved one, and theft is almost always a major worry,” according to a recent article… Read More »
Two Benefits That Provide Care for Veterans
There are various government programs and tax benefits available to those who provide significant care for veterans and their family members. If you are caring for a veteran at home, a recent article discusses the benefits you may be eligible to receive. If the veteran you are caring for would otherwise be eligible to… Read More »
Reducing the Pain When Longtime Partners Must be Separated
Many people assume that for elderly couples the death of a spouse is an inevitable and heart-wrenching experience, and they would be correct. (Photo credit: i.tokaris) However, separation from one another because one of the partners requires a greater level care than the other is almost as keenly painful. “Sadly, this scenario is more… Read More »
Help Available Finding the Right Nursing Home
Few decisions are more gut-wrenching than having to find a facility in which to place a beloved elderly relative. Nursing Home (Photo credit: LOLren) Unfortunately, many nursing homes and other eldercare operations sometimes offer misleading information and exaggerated claims, about such things as staff training and the kinds of services available. Fortunately, there are… Read More »
What to Consider When Choosing a Long-Term Care Living Situation for your Loved One
Choosing a long-term care living arrangement is one of the most difficult challenges faced by aging adults and their loved ones. Most families try to avoid the nursing home option to the very end, believing that assisted living or small residential care homes provide a better quality of life. But this may not necessarily… Read More »