You have found the home-care provider or facility you want to help with the care of your aging loved one, but how does one pay for this? If your loved one doesn’t have long-term health insurance, things can get expensive very quickly. This government website answers the many confusing questions involved with the financial end of providing care. Included …
When Your Loved One Can’t Communicate Clearly
One of the most difficult situations to deal with when caring for a loved one with a brain disease such as dementia, is when the patient cannot clearly communicate his/her wants and needs. Even when we have provided the necessary home-care or nursing care for their safety, we worry how their emotional safety and if their needs are being met. …
How to Know When Home Care is Needed
When do normal signs of aging transform into issues that require in home health care? It can be difficult to decide how much care, if any, is needed for a loved one. In this article in the Wall Street Journal, Kristen Gerencher breaks down the decision.
How to Manage Home Care
From deciding on a home care worker you can trust, to the intricacies of managing home care once its secured, this article from Anne Tumlinson at Daughterhood.org shares all of the essentials.