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- Using Life Insurance for Elder CareSeniors can now use life insurance to pay costs of home care, assisted living or nursing home. Only 3% have long-term care insurance, but 80% have life insurance.
- How to Know the Duties of an Elder Care LiaisonBecause the Baby Boom generation is aging, the need for elder care liaisons is growing.
- Should Your New Year's Resolutions Include Eldercare Planning?If you or your family member ever need home care, assisted living or nursing home, what is your plan to cover the cost of $2,500 to $10,000 a month for the rest of life? Should an eldercare plan be one of your New Year's resolutions?
How to Reduce the Costs of Elder CareThere are many options worth considering that could potentially lessen the costs of elder care, including long term care insurance, health care savings plans, a geriatric-care manager, or a part time in-home caregiver.- Elder Care Support Funded by EmployersFor many families, caring for an elderly adult is quite common and employers are recognizing the need to support their employees in this financial process.
Interview - Author and Elder Care Expert, Elizabeth PettifordThe book brings a new awareness of the horrors and trials of going through aging issues through the eyes of the elder themselves.- How to Plan for Elder CareMore than 50 million people provide care for a chronically ill, disabled, or aged family member. You can expect to face many challenges. Planning for long-term care is vital.
- Boomers and Elder CareBoomers are taking care of their kids and their parents. They need to remember to take care of themselves too.
- How to Cut the Costs of Elder CareElder care is expensive. Here are some ways you can cut those costs and still provide quality care for your aging parent.
- Guide to Elder Care OptionsAdult day care centers may be standalone. You may also find one in a senior center, nursing facility, church, hospital or school. Costs vary according to the services offered.
- Elderly Housing Options: What They Are, Costs, Payment, ConsiderationsUntil the 1970s, the main choices for long term elder care were the family home or a nursing home. Options have expanded since then.
- Elder Care: How to Figure Out How to Provide Care for an Elderly Loved OneWhat information you need to know to decide how to provide care for a loved one who can no longer live on their own.
- Assisted Living & Elder Care Svces.Tips for deciding on assisted living and elder care services.
- Elder Care: Helping Our Aging ParentsAs life expectancy increases, baby boomers are faced with looking after aging parents. How we treat them will be how we are treated in the future...
Elder Care in the Twin Cities, MinnesotaSurviving elder care by yourself or with a relative in Minnesota's Twin Cities can be exciting.- Planning for Elder CareYou can help your elderly relative feel more at ease by involving them in the decision making process when possible.
- Handling Our Elders with Grace and DignityOur elders were there to take care of us when we were helpless children. Even as we age ourselves, it behooves us to take proper care of them, both out of respect and because we will be that age eventually --
Elder Care: Learning to Bathe Your SeniorLearning to bathe your mother or father may seem challenging at first. Whether you're giving a sponge bath to a bed-bound elder or giving a shower to an elder in a shower chair, these simple steps will help you master this vital part of caregiving.- Elder Care: Learning to Dispense MedicationsWhen you are a caregiver for your infirm parent, the accurate and timely dispensing of medications is a critical responsibility. Your parent's life may depend on it.
- New Site Has Free Daily News for Seniors and Wire Service for PublishersFree for seniors: Daily news you can use. Cheap for publishers: A new wire service for senior news.
- Elder Care '" Financial Planning with an Aging ParentLearn about elder care and financial planning with an aging parent. It is important that you get involved in your parents estate planning and financial affairs before it's too late.
- How Has Recent Technology Affected Elder Care?Technological advances of recent years have affected the elderly in numerous ways. They benefit from high tech medical care, from advances in assistive technology, and from access to information via the Internet.
Elder Care and TreatmentMany senior citizens are treated like children or either made to feel that they do not fit into today's world. Yet we strive to extend life as long as possible.
Elder Care: How to Help Prevent FallsHelp prevent your elderly loved one from falling at home by making these easy modifications around their home.- Resolving the Issue of Elder Care in a Family MeetingAs a parent ages, there are many issues that must be faced by the adult children of the family. In a perfect situation, the role of caregiver and decision maker would be evenly dispersed among the adult children.
- Always the IdealAt the end of the day, we only need a shoulder to rely on. Usually, it is the shoulder that feels more like our own but a little stronger.
- Planning for Your Own Elder CareHaving one or both parents who were spry and mentally alert through their senior years does not guarantee that you will carry on those traits. Preparing for your own elder care can ensure you live out your life the way you want.
- Finding Elder CareFinding elder care for your loved is never an easy thing to do. Anyone in this position would want to make sure that they are doing the right thing. Read along and find out what to look for and important questions to ask.
- National Aging in Place CouncilExplore what the National Aging in Place Council has to offer, how you can get involved and what their goals are.
- Elder Care: How to Hire a Competent Care GiverHiring a competent care giver for your parents is extremely important to their health and longevity. Without careful investigation you could hire the care giver from the dark side.
- Elder Care: Residential Living and Aggression Among ResidentsIf you are considering the placement of a loved one in a residential living facility, be certain you ask about the facility's management of resident to resident aggression.
- Elder Care: When Living Alone is No Longer an OptionEventually, aging senior citizens must make the painful decision to leave their homes. If they are unable, the decision often falls to their children or primary caregivers. Knowing when to make the move varies by individual.
- Elder Care Focuses on Neurofeedback Over Opioid UseWhen providing elder care, one of the most important roles may involve limiting use of opioids and pain medications and, instead, promote natural alternatives to healing and managing chronic pain.
