Home Care Resources - Comprehensive Guide

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What is Live-In Care?

Making the decision to seek care for a loved one is never easy, but HomeCare.com can help. Families often find themselves balancing emotions, responsibilities, and the desire to ensure their loved one remains comfortable, safe, and respected. For many, home care offers the perfect solution—providing professional support while allowing seniors to continue living in the place they love most: their own home.

Wandering is one of the most common and concerning behaviors among people living with dementia

Chronic Conditions

How to Prevent Dementia Patients from Wandering: HomeCare.com Safety Tips for Families

Wandering is one of the most common and concerning behaviors among people living with dementia. For families, the thought of a loved one leaving home unnoticed can be scary and stressful. Fortunately, there are compassionate and practical ways to reduce the risk of wandering while keeping your loved one safe, comfortable, and engaged.

Alzheimer's and Dementia is a progressive condition that affects memory, thinking, behavior, and the ability to perform daily tasks. While every journey with Alzheimer's and Dementia is unique, one common challenge families face is deciding how best to provide care. Many families choose HomeCare.com so their loved one can remain in familiar surroundings with personalized support.

Chronic Conditions

Caring for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients at Home with help from HomeCare.com: A Guide for Families

Alzheimer's and Dementia is a progressive condition that affects memory, thinking, behavior, and the ability to perform daily tasks. While every journey with Alzheimer's and Dementia is unique, one common challenge families face is deciding how best to provide care. Many families choose HomeCare.com so their loved one can remain in familiar surroundings with personalized support.

Family Resources

Compassionate Home Care Services: Helping Your Loved One Thrive at Home

Paying For Care

How Much Does Home Care Cost

I’ve been through quite a learning journey while searching for the right caregiver for my loved one. My story offers some great insights for anyone navigating the world of home care for the first time, especially when it comes to understanding the factors that impact costs.

Caregiver Resources

Caregiver Support Groups: Defend Yourself Against Burnout

Caregiving, especially for a loved one, can be one of the most draining responsibilities a person could take on. It's not just the physical and emotional part of the job that can leave you spent, it's also the isolation. Since your loved one can't be left alone, you often will notice that your personal time - for friends, for errands, for exercise - starts to dwindle. Isolation and exhaustion can quickly build into a phenomenon known as caregiver burnout that can make you a less empathetic caregiver.

Home Care Resources

5 Strategies to Help Dad Accept In-Home Care

Introducing the subject of in-home care can be difficult for everyone, especially for dads. They can be stubborn and proud when it comes to accepting "unneeded" help. Many fathers are used to taking care of the rest of the family so having the roles reversed makes them uncomfortable. Add in denial about their declining health and it's no wonder you two are butting heads over getting outside help.

Caregiver Resources

7 Senior Friendly Father's Day Activities

Celebrating Father's Day should a fun and joyous occasion. However, as your dad ages, lots of things change, making it hard for him to enjoy some of the same things. Your dad may be struggling to complete tasks that were second nature to him or he may be starting to forget things.

Caregiver Resources

How to Be Prepared for a Trip to the ER

Any time your loved one is forced to go to the emergency room, it can feel like a crisis to your whole family. Unfortunately, these crises are all too common. Elderly Americans make over 20 million trips to the ER every year for issues related to an illness, a fall, or something sudden like a stroke. Although you might not be able to keep your loved one out of the ER, you can make sure you're prepared to handle their visit so they can be home as quickly and safely as possible.

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