Hospice is a Medicare benefit for those who have a prognosis up a life expectancy of 6 months or less (although people on hospice often live more than 6 months). There are many companies that provide the services offered by this benefit, and any hospice company in your area will gladly send someone to provide …
Skilled nursing is essential for home care because of the multiple problems experienced by seniors. Seniors fight for their independence, or they may isolate, denying that they have any problems. Aging can be a challenging process when you take into account complex diseases that might need to be monitored daily; falls that might result in …
It’s never too late. In the thirty-plus years in home care, there is one problem that stands out above all. No one is ever organized to take care of the aging parent. As we age, we are not going to escape the fact that aging brings consequences. There will be a fall, disease will become …
There has been such an increase in home health care companies over the last two years, that there must be some confusion in what each company does in providing care to their clients. There are franchised companies that are non-medical, Medicare Companies and there are Private Duty companies. Non-medical home health companies provide homemaker duties. …
Now, living 30yrs longer than several generations ago, rather than evoking celebration or innovation, the prospect of our longer life spans often creates fear and angst. Humans are wired to feel needed, respected, and purposeful. Sadly, too many aging adults suffer from pain caused by not having a reason to get up in the morning—longing …
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