Difference between Hospice & Home Health
Does your aging parent need hospice? They might benefit sooner than you think. There is a lot of confusion and ...
Health
Resources and other information to help improve the health and medical care for your aging parents.
When does my parent need hospice care?
Hospice care can often help sooner than you think. November is National Home Care & Hospice month.
Hospice ...
How to help a parent with low vision
If your aging parents is having trouble seeing. As we get older our vision often gets worse and we might need ...
Does your aging parent need Home Health?
Understanding Home Health Care. There is often confusion when it comes to Home Healthcare. It's often confused ...
Physical Therapy and Aging Parents
Does your parent need physical therapy even if they're not injured or have a broken bone? As our parents age they ...
Skilled Nursing 101
When you need it. How you get it. What it involves. A stay in Skilled Nursing often comes after a stay in the ...
Where do you turn when you need help for your aging parent ?
Do you know about the Area Agency on Aging? When we need help for our aging parents it's often hard to know where ...
Questions for the Pharmacist
Why you should build a relationship with your aging parent's pharmacist. Our aging parents often have trouble with ...
Nine most common types of Dementia
Dementia is a broad term that doesn't give you the whole picture Did you know that nine types of dementia make up ...
Tips from a Doctor: Doctor Visits with Elderly Parents
How to help the doctor better help your aging parent. If you're taking your aging parents to doctor visits or even ...
Medicaid: Can your aging parent qualify?
Medicaid eligibility varies by situation and by state and can be difficult to know who qualifies. It’s often confused with Medicare but Medicaid is based on income and finances.
Advanced Care Planning – Tough Conversations
There are a lot of tough conversations that we need to have with our parents, including their end of life wishes.