Easing the struggle of the family caregiver
Help My Senior speaks to caregivers’ concerns in their struggles to help their loved ones. We also offer trusted referrals to home care agencies we know personally and have come to trust. Learn more on our About page.
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Medicare Advantage plan cutbacks highlight need for quality home care
Short-term rehab and other healthcare professionals take note - Good home care services are now more important than ever in the light of unwelcome changes in many Medicare Advantage plans. The medical news site KHN reported that nursing homes say that Medicare...
Family problems: why kids dump mom and dad into a nursing home
As a social worker, have you ever wondered how some adult children seem to just dump their parents in a nursing home and never visit them? That question was posed on Quora.com. Kurt Guntheroth, a software engineer and Forbes contributor, came up with these answers...
Home care agency vs. placement agency – which is better?
Is your loved one about to be discharged from rehab? Are you thinking of hiring a low-cost caregiver? Beware. Cheaper does not always mean better. Search the internet and you’ll find a plethora of caregivers, some of which charge lesser fees … they seem too good to be...