Quality of life for your loved one frequently depends on a variety of medications. Sometimes they may forget to take them, they may get confused as to what to take and when, etc., etc. Many people use pill boxes to help manage this continual problem. Of course nothing...
After you make the emotional decision to employ a caregiver – How do you go about selecting someone you can trust with your loved one? You can get advice from many different sources. My first tip: Choose advice from an unbiased source that is not providing the...
My Mother was an opinionated woman that wanted things done her way. That didn’t change as she grew older and needed caregiver support. Though I lived hundreds of miles away, caregiver complaints were a frequent topic on our routine phone calls – “she was late”,...
Almost all home care agencies use old technology to document caregiver actions. Most of the smaller agencies still rely on paper records. Caregivers are required to stop by the office and submit their paperwork, particularly their hours. Most of the larger agencies...
I personally experienced the same issues faced by many sons and daughters with aging parents. This is my home care story. As my father was approaching 80, it was clear that he was beginning to lose mental and mobile ability. He was strong willed and initially my...
