“When comparing the cost of daily assistance for a health challenged senior adult, Assisted Living centers compare very favorability when it comes to quality, convenience, and affordability.” states Tara Koestner, Administrator, The Continental at St Joseph's Assisted Living Center . Of course, everyone wants to live in their own home as long as possible. This is understandable and always the ideal situation as long as the aging adult is able to maintain a reasonable...

The low down on Home Health Care:

The best elder care solution is when your parents get the required support in a friendly and familiar environment and what can be more ideal than their own home? So whether it is help in applying new bandages after a surgery or administering I.V. fluids or just help with daily walks in the park, the health care professionals will come to the house and provide the required service. They also usually have portable and non-portable medical diagnostic...

Because we spend at least a third of our lives in bed it is very important we make ourselves as comfortable as possible in bed. For those who have restricted mobility or are completely immobilised, the percentage of time spent in bed will be much higher making it imperative that ease of movement, comfort, and safety are considered when selecting a bed. The proper choice will ensure comfort and ease of movement in or out of bed.

Our well being relies on us getting adequate rest and...

Many seniors and their loved ones still have misconceptions about what were commonly called nursing homes. Most baby boomers were raised thinking that nursing / retirement homes were drab places for the elderly to just merely exist. Fortunately, over the years, as society began developing a more progressive way of thinking, the days of the sterile, hospital looking environments are few and far between. Now, assisted living centers, retirement communities and nursing...

Of those who are caring for aging parents, not all of us have the good fortune of living within a few blocks of our parents. Most of us either live half a town across or maybe in a different state altogether. This makes caring for aging parents and providing for elder care solution quite challenging. If we keep a few points in mind, being away would not really affect the quality of elder care solution:

1. Opt for home based quality of elder care solution: If you are caring for...

Later on in life, when the time comes, one of your hard decisions could be to seek out a nursing home. The truth is, locating and moving to the appropriate caring home may be a significant variable in how your quality lifestyle could change. You are going to be content within the knowledge that the nursing homes out there will likely be environments specially created for people who have comparable circumstances than that of your own. Your new residence will be an establishment where you...

As the population of Lenoir and the Unifour region of North Carolina grows older, more and more seniors nearing elderly ages are requiring assistance and daily care.  Home care is very quickly becoming the desired alternative to assisted living facilities – as home care provides seniors with a way to maintain their independence and remain at home, while still receiving professional attention and the benefits of assisted living.  In home care providers have substantially...

As the population of the Triad region of North Carolina and the city of Greensboro steadily age, more and more seniors are requiring assistance and daily care.  Home care is quickly becoming the desired alternative to assisted living facilities – as home care provides seniors with a way to maintain their independence and remain at home, while still receiving professional attention and the benefits of assisted living.  In home care providers have substantially advanced...

There's a growing advancement towards maturing societies not only in the Canada, but throughout the world. Advances in medication have prolonged existence and as this goes on it creates a variety of issues for people trying to care for aging mother and father, family members, or relatives. One problem is that individuals generally are becoming busier attempting to provide for their personal needs and as a result, it becomes even more hard to assist give care or assistance for family and...

Home healthcare has become increasingly popular nowadays, as more elderly people need home medical care. Despite the improvement of medical care in the past few years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that Australia like many developed countries is now facing an ageing population brought about by"sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy."For the year ended June 2009, 13.3% of Australia's population is 65 years old and above including 383,400...