If you are considering adult day services for your elder family member, it is important to remember there are three models of care: medical/health model, social model, and specialized models. The prices vary greatly between the different models, as each provides unique services. Facilities providing a medical/health model are the most costly, as they typically [...]
Nursing homes are facilities that provide patients a private or semi-private room, all meals, personal (non-nursing) care, nursing care and a variety of medical and therapy services. Most typically, nursing home care is reserved for patients with chronic conditions that require long-term care or for patients that need round the clock care for a shorter [...]
As the Baby Boomers continue to age, many adults today have parents that are walking the fine line between being able to live independently and needing long-term care planning. We all want our parents to enjoy freedom and independence for as long as possible. So if your parents aren’t quite ready to move into an [...]
Let’s face it, not many people think about how they will pay for care for a confused, elderly mother or father. In general, people avoid thinking about death at all costs, and when they are hit with the actual costs required to care for their aging parents they are surprised and unprepared. Aging is inevitable, [...]
Beginning in 2002, the MetLife Mature Market Institute began publishing a yearly report that details the cost of caring for the nation’s aging population. The report gives an in depth look at the costs of nursing homes, assisted living communities, and beginning in 2007 home care services. In the next few blog posts, we’ll take [...]
Nearly seven years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the inspector general’s office of the Health and Human Services Department identifies major gaps in emergency preparedness and response of nursing homes across the country. Natural disasters, be it tornados, hurricanes or floods, leave the nearly 3 million elderly and medically frail living in nursing homes [...]
This June 15th, in Prague will mark the 7th annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse is excited to report that this year, the United Nations has officially recognized the day as an International Day. Each year the INPEA contributes to World Elder Abuse Awareness Day [...]
You may wonder what is the best approach for visiting your loved one who you’ve recently placed in a nursing home or assisted living facility. Such consideration is very important, as your loved one’s experience during the initial few days can play a major role in determining how well he or she adjusts. For instance, [...]
If managing your loved one in the evening becomes overwhelming and neither of you can find a moment’s respite, then you should know that you have multiple options. For one, instead moving your loved one to a nursing home, you can simply “package” your services by hiring an at-home care agency. With an at-home care [...]
Many family members of those living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia will want to make sure they spend plenty of time researching assisted living facilities before settling one a place for their loved one. Perhaps one of the last things you’ll want to do your loved one who really enjoys his or her newly established [...]