Caregivers May Move Furniture and Request Manual Labor in Dolly App
For a senior, something as simple as moving a bookcase to clear up space in a room can seem daunting. Physically they can’t attempt to move it themselves for fear of injury, and senior caregivers may not be able to assist alone. The Dolly app offers professional on-demand moving, delivery and assembly services for senior […]
Personal Care Aide Senior Home Care Training
Personal Care Aides are the name given to caregivers in some states, such as New Hampshire and Minnesota. Personal Care Aides assist seniors with activities of daily living and are employed by senior care providers. By learning the basic caregiving skills, personal care aides can deliver caregiving services more safely, while having the knowledge needed to […]
Coupon App Offers Cash Back in Time for Thanksgiving
My grandpa used to go through the coupons that came in the daily paper to find the best deals at local grocery stores and then take me or my brother with him to go pick up the bread, milk or half a pound of lunchmeat on sale. These days for senior caregivers finding the best […]
Alzheimer’s Disease Strikes Chris Graham at Age 39
A rare form of Alzheimer’s disease is passed on via a faulty gene, which strikes much before retirement years. Chris Graham’s father died when he was just 42 years old and his aunt passed away at age 38. His brother now lives in a nursing home, at the age of 43. Now, Chris knows he is […]
Giving a Loved One the Tools to Stay
Home With In-Home Care Aging impacts an individual’s life in unexpected ways. An aging parent or family member might not have the physical ability to continue cooking meals, paying bills or keeping a home clean, but that does not mean he or she feels ready to move from home. By using in home care in […]
Caregiver Job Growth Continues to Rise as Senior Population Increases
Louisiana Direct Service Worker Caregiver Training
Louisiana caregivers are called “Direct Service Workers” and receive this designation when working for senior care companies or as caregivers for the disabled. The definition by the state of Louisiana of a Direct Service Worker is: An unlicensed person who provides personal care or other services and supports to persons with disabilities or to the elderly to […]
Brain Health Index Score Helps Seniors and Caregivers Manage their Minds
Brain health may soon be proved to be the most important component of healthy living and aging, as our brains connect to all the other functions in our bodies. The human operating system is turning out to be greatly impacted by our state of mind. Researchers now say our brains are the most important organ, […]
Caregiver Cooking Made Easy With Recipes App
Finding the perfect recipe if you already know what you want to cook can be pretty easy in the age of the internet. However, as a busy senior caregiver, if you don’t already know what you’d like to cook, finding a recipe can seem overwhelming with thousands of dishes to choose from. The BigOven app offers […]
Senior Care Services Evolving as we Begin Accepting “Being Mortal”
America’s “Oldest Old’ are increasing. This term refers to those who are age 80 or older. Media attention recently has focused on the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Medicare benefit program and how when it was developed in 1965, the lifespan for an American senior was age 75. This is why Medicare benefits begin at […]
National Memory Screening Week November 1st through 7th
Memory loss can be both a concern and fear for everyone. Especially for senior caregivers who have witnessed someone experience memory loss. I had the opportunity to meet former President Ronald Reagan after his memory loss had progressed (he thought he knew me, but for sure we had never met). It was a reminder to me that […]
Finding Quality Senior Care: First Understand Medicare vs. Medicaid
Seniors usually do not plan ahead for senior care. Anyone in the senior care industry already knows this fact and I remember one time a larger senior home care franchise group shared with me that they had paid a significant amount of money to an advertising agency to research how seniors plan for senior care. […]