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Posts from May, 2017

  • How to Become a Caregiver for the Elderly How to Become a Caregiver for the Elderly For nursing homes and retirement facilities, there’s nothing more valuable than high-quality help. While many businesses need qualified and reliable help, no industry needs it quite like that of caring for the elderly. Being a caregiver for the elderly has so many rewards, ... Read More
  • How to Talk to Your Parents About Senior Care How to Talk to Your Parents About Senior Care Even though it isn’t always possible, most seniors would rather live at home with a home health nurse or other aid, rather than living in an assisted care facility. It’s a very difficult thing to decide whether your aging parents need to accept senior care outside the family ... Read More
  • Making Life Easier for Alzheimer’s Patients Making Life Easier for Alzheimer’s Patients One of the most dreaded moments a family can face is receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. It can be really difficult to navigate the many challenges between initial diagnosis and the end of life. All too often, families try to handle it all on their own, only to discover ... Read More
  • Financial Help for Caregivers of the Sandwich Generation Financial Help for Caregivers of the Sandwich Generation When it comes to the caregivers of the “Sandwich Generation,” there are some unique challenges. Perhaps you didn’t expect to find yourself taking care of your elderly parents, but they probably didn’t expect to need help at this stage of life either. Whether the recession ... Read More
  • Is Palliative Care Right for Your Family? Is Palliative Care Right for Your Family? What is Palliative Care? In a nutshell, palliative care has one aim and that is to make life better for both the patient and the caregiver. Recent studies have shown that cancer patients who received palliative care had far less depression. They also lived significantly ... Read More