Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Senior Health Care". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and ad... Read Full Story
What are your senior living options? Are you planning
to purchase senior care services at home? Whether you are planning to receive
home health care services from an agency or hire a home health aide, you need
to know your rights as a patient. Here's what you would find in a standard bill
of rights.
As a senior home care patient, you should be:
Allowed to choose the kind of senior health care
service and assisted living you prefer
Informed by the home health agency what your ri... Read Full Story
So you have a senior living all alone? You understand
he needs assisted living. A nursing home doesn't seem like the right move. You
wish to let him live independently for as long as possible. Senior care at home
seems like a good option. You have a list various agencies in your locality
that provide in-home health care. You have decided to purchase home health care
service for your loved one. What next?
Weigh the pros and cons of hiring senior home care
service from an agency aga... Read Full Story
You know your elderly father needs assisted living and
can no longer be left alone at home. Home health care seems to be the best
option. You know there are many agencies that provide home health care
services. How should you decide which Home Health agency to choose for your
loved ones?
Talk to friends, neighbors and your local area aging
agency about senior care. The following questions can help guide your search:
1. How long has
the home health agency been ... Read Full Story
(ARA) Biting cold, ice-slicked sidewalks and roadways, and storms that shut down businesses, schools and services winter aggravations can create serious safety risks for seniors. Yet with some planning, preparation and caution, seniors can stay safe and even enjoy some time outdoors this season.
Here are seven tips for senior safety in cold weather:
1. Make sure your home and its heat source are safe, secure and reliable. Before the weather turns cold, have your homes furnace serviced. Ch... Read Full Story
(ARA) Biting cold, ice-slicked sidewalks and roadways, and storms that shut down businesses, schools and services winter aggravations can create serious safety risks for seniors. Yet with some planning, preparation and caution, seniors can stay safe and even enjoy some time outdoors this season.
Here are seven tips for senior safety in cold weather:
1. Make sure your home and its heat source are safe, secure and reliable. Before the weather turns cold, have your homes furnace serviced. Ch... Read Full Story
Are you an elderly or disabled person who needs to be
cared for at home instead of a healthcare facility? Has somebody suggested
hiring a home health aide to assist you? How is a home health aide going to be
of any help to you?
As more and more people start living well into their eighties,
senior care is becoming a concern. This is an age group that usually has health
problems. Many seniors are now looking for assisted living options. One of the most favored options for senior
li... Read Full Story
Is it time you looked for assisted living options? Have
you been considering in-home health care services as a senior living option?
Are you wondering whether your expenses for senior home care will be covered by
Medicare?
Medicare does not cover custodial care or long term care
at home. The senior care needed must be medically necessary.
According to Medicare, 'Home Health Care' is the skilled
in-home nursing care and certain other health care services that you get in
... Read Full Story
(ARA) - When Jody found her grandmother Florence, a strong, 77-year-old woman affectionately called "Mama", vacuuming the front lawn one day, Jody finally decided it was time to move her to a dependent care facility. The decision was not easy. Having seen her grandmother gradually slip away, five years after being diagnosed with Alzheimers, the family struggled with the decision of when to seek full-time nursing care for Florence.
Its a scenario that more baby boomer children are ... Read Full Story
(ARA) - When Jody found her grandmother Florence, a strong, 77-year-old woman affectionately called "Mama", vacuuming the front lawn one day, Jody finally decided it was time to move her to a dependent care facility. The decision was not easy. Having seen her grandmother gradually slip away, five years after being diagnosed with Alzheimers, the family struggled with the decision of when to seek full-time nursing care for Florence.
Its a scenario that more baby boomer children are ... Read Full Story
