ADLs

Navigating Home Health Care, and Tips to Help Make the Right Decision.

Navigating home health care can be very stressful.  We get calls from people inquiring about care, community assistance options, or even just guidance. Each individual is treated with respect and dignity.  South Florida currently has plenty of options and finding the right one can be exhausting, confusing, and extremely frustrating.  It doesn't have to be.  How do you know which is the best one for you, and/or your family dynamics? Navigating through home health care, and understanding what sets one apart from ... Read more

Home Care for Aging Parents

  Home Care for Aging Parents Home care for aging parents is the best solution when your parent chooses to remain in their own home. At some point an elder loved one may need some help with caring for themselves and their household.  There are a few choices for care. Most common is the spouse or an adult son/daughter becomes the primary caregiver.  Whether the need for care is physical (stroke, Parkinson, MS, weakness, etc.) or cognitive (dementia, Alzheimer's disease, memory impairment, etc.) ... Read more

Old, Alone, “Don’t Need Help”

Old, Alone, "Don't Need Help" Old, Alone, "Don't Need Help" is a common response a Home Care Social Worker hears. It is hard to be ill or incapacitated. Living alone makes it that much harder. In fact, age, illness, and living alone are "risk factors" to be considered when putting together or thinking of a "Care Plan".  Whether returning home following a surgery, illness, stay in Rehab or have a chronic, degenerative disease, at some point in time all of us will ... Read more

Social Work Based Home Care

Social Work Based Home Care Social Work based home care takes a macro view of a client's needs, family relationships, home safety and an array of resources and benefits.  In-home care, Social Workers typically are with a Medicare Agency. They are one of the "Skills" which Medicare covers. Other skilled professionals are Registered Nurses, Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists.  In private duty home care, also known as non-medical it is rarer to have a Social Worker. As is often the case when working ... Read more

Making a Successful Home Care Match

Making a Successful Home Care Match Making a successful home care match doesn't just happen. It takes planning and a lot of truthful information. But, the right match is magic. Some areas of the country, like South Florida have many more choices to select from than other areas. It is helpful to have the person meeting with the home care representative be knowledgeable about the situation, needs and the personality of the person to be cared for. Care is usually for a ... Read more

Guide to Levels of Care

Guide to Levels of Care Guide to levels of care for moving a loved is confusing because each property or care level can have its own rules. Whether the person them self recognizes they need help or a family member, friend, banker, or doctor sees impairment or decline the first decision is to stay at home or move. When the choice is to move, is it to be closer to family or remain local but relocate into a more supportive environment. Staying at home ... Read more

Home Care Q & A

Home Care Q & A Home Care Q & A reviews the most common questions asked about private duty home care. Each person and situation is different so individual Care Plans vary. Overall though, Home Care keeps a person safe, improve quality of life, assist as needed with personal care, household chores, transportation, and companionship and provide respite time for spouses and other familial caregivers. General Questions Does it matter if I hire privately or through a company? Yes! People think they are getting ... Read more

Caregiver Types

Caregiver Types Summed Up  Caregiver types are identified by former First Lady, Rosalyn Carter as basically past, present, future and in need of. Research backs this up as it finds that millions of Americans, at some point in our lives will need some in-home services, care, and assistance. Caregiver types are typically a spouse, adult son or daughter, other relatives, friend, volunteer, a center (Rehab, Senior or Care) or a hired aide. We tend to wait too long to get help when ... Read more

Millennial Caregivers – The Shock Ahead

Millennial Caregivers - Be Kind to Your Grandchildren Millennial Caregivers are the next wave of family caregivers to take care of aging Americans. With ten thousand baby Boomers turning 65 daily, the tsunami has begun. The cutoff for Boomers is 1964 so there are many waves to come. Millennial caregivers will be the ones to care for them as they age, become ill and need help. With the tide of seniors with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, the need for monitoring grows ... Read more

CEO Brain Function

CEO Brain Function We Need to Exist CEO Brain Function (a.k.a. Executive Brain Function) in humans are extremely advanced. We can use critical thinking, planning or memory in ways that other beings cannot. Our brains also affect mood, behavior and personality, is the repository for language, our visual-spatial orientation as well as where our insight and judgement reside. Imagine what happens when the brain is impaired. Our brains need to be nourished and protected throughout our lives. However, accidents can cause traumatic brain ... Read more
Page 1 of 41234