Home Care

Sixty percent of people with dementia will wander. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ best tips for recognizing when outside help is needed to keep a wandering senior safe.

The VA’s Homemaker and Home Health Aide program provides home care for veterans, which includes assistance with personal care and daily activities.

Many seniors wish to age in place, and family caregivers are often able to provide the support they need for a while. However, it’s important to recognize when hiring in-home care for elderly loved ones becomes necessary.

Home care is non-medical supportive care, and home health care is prescribed medical care. Understand the differences and access care for your senior.

Interviewing home care agencies can help you determine which provider best fits your loved one’s needs. Start with these 25 questions.

Find out how to choose the best home care agency by gathering information about providers, evaluating their quality, and getting cost estimates.

If you have concerns about a senior’s ability to live independently or your growing responsibilities as their sole caregiver, consider both the tangible and intangible benefits of home care services.

When looking for a caregiver, don’t focus solely on training and credentials. Including these five important attributes in your selection criteria will help ensure you hire a compassionate, experienced in-home care aide.

Specialized training enables in-home caregivers to notice and act on important changes in a senior’s health. Personal care aides, home health aides and nurses can serve as the eyes and ears for family who cannot personally provide full-time care.

Home care payment options include Medicare and Medicaid plans, but VA benefits and long-term care insurance may also help pay for care.

Signs your parent may need help include sudden or significant changes in behavior, physical function, appearance, cognition, memory, or judgment.

At-home care for seniors can include help with housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation, personal care, medication reminders, and more.

Interested in taking care of elderly parents at home and getting paid? There are many resources that pay family caregivers for their services.

Respite care comes in many different forms and allows family caregivers to take a hard-earned break from providing hands-on care.

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Unlike basic activities of daily living (ADLs) that relate to personal care and are central to day-to-day function, IADLs are more complex tasks that are necessary for truly independent living.

Medicare covers short-term, medically necessary home health services like wound care, injections, physical therapy, and health monitoring.

A senior's refusal to bathe is a common source of frustration for countless caregivers. Experienced family caregivers share their best tips and suggestions for persuading an aging loved one to take a shower or bath.

Hospice, palliative care, home-based care, hospital-based care and long-term care facilities are all viable end of life care options. Compare end of life care types, where they are provided, the benefits offered and how these services are paid for.

Since my husband's hospitalization, the amount of care he requires has become overwhelming. Providing home care myself is no longer a viable option, and deciding what path to pursue next was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make.