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Studies show that nearly one-fifth of seniors are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. And mounting evidence suggests that what happens after someone is discharged may be just as important as the care they received while in the hospital.
The need for a home care agency to focus on keeping clients healthy at home and out of the hospital cannot be understated. Our own Dave Tasto elaborates in this Home Care Pulse article.
We understand the challenges you experience as a family caregiver for a loved one with Parkinson’s. To help make life a little easier, we would like to share these six tips with family caregivers to help a loved one live a quality life at home with Parkinson’s disease.
Caregiving is a wonderful career if you love helping people. You get to spend your day making a positive difference in people’s lives, and you deliver something nobody else can – the ability to help a senior age gracefully at home and not in a nursing home or other type of institution.
Paying for home health care is of major concern to many seniors and their families who don’t have a long-term care insurance policy or ample financial resources to pay out-of-pocket for home health care expenses. Fortunately, Medicare does pay some home health care costs under certain conditions.
Many patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s are elderly, which is certainly concerning if you have aged in place relatives or friends. April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month, which makes it the perfect time for you to learn more about the disease.
It’s been said that “The only way to do a great job is to love what you do.” What is it about caregiving that many find so rewarding? Based on our experience, here are five reasons we hear most from caregivers about why they are so passionate about their careers.
The signs are there that it’s time for your loved one to start receiving care from an in-home caregiver – missed medications, an unkempt appearance, loneliness. But, how do you know which home care agency to choose? Here are seven questions you should be asking every home care agency you interview.
Caring for a loved one with dementia? Looking for something fun and engaging to do? The JF&CS Memory Cafe coming up might be perfect!
The saying “Laughter is the best medicine” has been around forever. Still, it’s as relevant today as it was decades ago, maybe even more so given the high-stress levels so many people live with today, including our senior loved ones.
Assisting Hands Home Care provides in-home senior care for families in Lexington, Bedford, and throughout the greater Boston Northwest area.
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