Home and Community Based Services
Home & community-based services (HCBS) include a range of personal, support, and health services provided to you in your home or community to help you stay at home and live as independently as...
View ArticleNursing Home Issues
Choosing and Evaluating a Nursing Home Can there be a more difficult job than finding a nursing home for a parent or spouse? No one wants to live in a nursing home. They serve as institutions of last...
View ArticleLong Distance Caregiving
The first step to coping with this situation is to recognize the anticipated stresses. In the United States most of our family is spread throughout the states thus causing stress on the family when an...
View ArticleWhat is Long-Term Care?
What is Long-Term Care? Long-term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or...
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Long-Term Care Planning Tool
The primary goal of this tool is to help you understand: What long-term care services are available, How much you can expect to pay for long-term care, and What financing options are available to...
View ArticleGeriatric Care Managers
In the past twenty years a new profession has appeared that is particularly helpful for long distance caregivers. Geriatric Care Managers (GCMs) specialize in long term care arrangements. They may have...
View ArticleThe Most Common Issues of Aging
Thanks to new medications and surgical techniques, people are living longer. However, the body we had at 55 will be a very different body than the one we have at 75. Many issues, both genetic and...
View ArticleSafety tips for seniors: reducing risk, increasing peace of mind
(BPT) – If you’re just entering retirement, chances are you have many years of good health and independence ahead. But the normal aging process still brings limitations that we all need to prepare for...
View ArticleWhat Types of Services Do Home Health and Home Care Providers Deliver?
Home Health Care providers deliver a wide variety of health care and supportive services, ranging from professional nursing and HCA care to physical, occupational, respiratory, and speech therapies....
View ArticleOur Next Government Needs to Step Up Support for Long-Term Care
This campaign season, HuffPost Canada is going past the sales pitch, away from the attacks and beyond the ballot. Our Beyond the Ballot series is deep diving into three major problems facing Canadians:...
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