Home Care
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Hiring and verifying extra help to bear the load of caregiving is important for your health and well-being, and your loved one's. Here are 4 tips to help.
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If your in-home caregiver isn't cutting it, or isn't the right fit, it can be difficult to end the relationship. Here, 8 steps to take when it's time to "break up."
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There are numerous risks and hidden costs involved in paying a caregiver under the table. Here are the dangers to consider before entering into an under-the-table arrangement.
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Set up automatic payments for regular bills from your parents' checking account or your own. Register on your bank's website as an online user, then specify which bills you want to automate. If you're worried about overdrafting, you can choose to be e-mailed for approval before each payment is sent ...
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Independent Living: Eight steps to help someone make independent living a reality.
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Moving an older adult into your home isn't a simple decision. But home care could be a great solution if you decide your family is suited for it.
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Most older adults would rather live out their lives in their own homes, rather than in a nursing home. Learn how that may be possible and affordable.
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When you're faced with difficult decisions about senior care for a loved one, a geriatric care manager can be a huge help. Find out what GCMs do, how much GCMs cost, and more.
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Personal care assistants provide a wide range of non-medical care. Learn what personal care assistants do, what they cost, and where to find them.
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Senior move managers help plan and manage moves for older adults, no matter what the distance. Learn the services and costs for senior move managers.
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Respite care for elderly adults may mean occasional or regular backup help that a family caregiver can call on for a few hours, a few days, or longer. This includes assisted living respite, companion care, elder companions, and adult day care.
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When you go home to visit your aging parents for the holidays, look for these 8 clues that they might need in-home care or other help.
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Keeping older adults clean when they can no longer manage personal hygiene completely on their own is no fun for you -- or them. Your goal should be to preserve privacy and dignity, while also helping your loved one stay clean.
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Is your house feeling more like a hospital than a home? Maybe it's the medical equipment everywhere. Pill containers covering counters and tabletops. Medical notes and directions all over the refrigerator, where kids' drawings and pretty postcards used to be front and center. A clinical atmosphere i...
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Hospice care supports those facing death as well as their families and friends. What hospice provides and how to find hospice care in your area.
