Family Elder Care
Family eldercare advice: An essential in-home safety checklist
A big part of family elder care is ensuring your loved one’s home is safe from potential hazards. It isn’t possible for you to be with your loved one 24 hours a day to offer assistance and supervision, so here are several important things you should check for: Handrails on both sides of all stairs…
Read MoreWhat to do when you’re suffering from family caregiver burnout
Being a family caregiver is something most people do without a second thought. You love and deeply care about your parents and grandparents, so as they begin to age and require increased supervision and assistance you do everything you can to ensure you are there for them. However, there may be times when other commitments…
Read MoreFamily elder care in Woodinville for a loved one
Aging is an inevitable part of life and family elder care is something most of us will be involved in at some point in time. Learning that a parent or grandparent has been diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s can be very upsetting and the most important thing to understand is they will require more frequent…
Read MoreFamily Elder Care Advice: a Nurse Or a Caregiver?
When it comes to family elder care, knowing when a nurse or other medical professionals are needed versus the help of a caregiver is very important. Medical personnel such as a doctor or nurse are needed when a clinical assessment is required. A caregiver provided by a home care agency can help in completing the…
Read MoreFamily elder care advice: Pros and cons of living situations
Family elder care is a natural part of life, just like aging. As we get older and as our loved ones get older, the time will come when you have to decide on what type of living arrangement would be best suited to their needs. There are pros and cons of each living situation, so…
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