Senior Care Blog
Senior Home Care ServicesPosted by: Matthew
Many people are confused about what senior home care services are and whether they are covered by Medicaid or Medicare. Senior home care is also often times confused with home health care & nursing.
What are Senior Home Care Services
Senior home care services are non-medical care services provided in the home by Home Care Agencies. These services can be covered by medicaid if certain eligibility criteria are met, but are generally not covered by medicare. Senior home care services are provided on 2 to 24 hour basis.
Senior Home Care Services Include:
- Respite care (family relief)
- Homemaker services
- Companionship
- Fall prevention
- Medication reminders
- Incontinence care
- Bathing & grooming
If you would like assistance or more information you can always call us at 1-866-775-0028, visit our Senior Home Care Agency Directory, or fill out this simple online form. Get Help Now!
When Elderly Parents Refuse HelpPosted by: Matthew
Therea Phillips, Client Care Manager for All Valley Senior Home Care in Walnut Creek, California shares some tips about what to do when an adult child caregiver’s elderly parents refuse outside help.
As our parents age we walk a fine line between making sure that they are taken care of and taking away their independence. All of a sudden children are now in the position of protecting their parents. They find themselves in a position of ensuring their parents environment is safe but also respecting their choices and decisions that they are still able to make. Unfortunately, if their parents are no longer able to make these important decisions it then can become a war of wills with elderly parents making their children feel guilty.
Understanding Why Parents Refuse Assistance
What has to be understood is some of the reasons why an elderly parent may act out and refuse…
When is it time for Senior Home Care?Posted by: Matthew
Senior home care agencies provide caregivers to a person in their residence to assist with everyday activities. These activities include helping someone get up in the morning, showering, cooking, and cleaning. Seniors can utilize this help either for a short time while they are recovering from an ailment, or when things are just becoming too difficult to perform on a daily basis.
There are many cases when seniors can benefit from senior home care services.
- When family members are either gone at work or on vacation.
- When you just get back from the hospital.
- When you’re too busy to perform every household task.
Senior Home Care agencies are more than willing to work out a personalized and detailed plan of service. The office staff will go over everything the times and days of service, what is to be accomplished during those times, and what is to be…
Senior DrivingPosted by: matthew
Maria Lopez, Administrator of All Valley Senior Home Care in Brawley, California shares some tips about speaking to your senior loved one about understanding when its time for them to stop driving.
Has your senior loved one gone out for a drive not saying where they were going leaving you worrying their safety? Have you noticed damage or dents on your senior loved one’s car and they can’t explain the damage or say it must have been someone else? Has your loved one come home late stating they had gotten lost?
If the answer to any of these questions is yes then you may have come to a point were you must ask your senior loved one if it safe for them to drive.
Affects of Aging on Driving
As we get older, our bodies change in ways that make it harder to drive.
- Vision gets weaker. Your eyes become
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