There are many different elder care options available today. One option that you may want to consider is elderly home care. It allows parents or a loved one to remain at home, in familiar surroundings, and still get the assistance that they need. Often, caregivers include family, friends, or caregiving professionals that provide a wide range of senior home care services. This can be an ideal situation if you are caring for elderly parents or overseeing their care, where their primary...

Stair lift is a great way of getting up and down the stairs for those who have problems in walking or cannot move. A rail is fitted at the stairs and the stair lift moves up and down on that rail.

The stair lift has a button and as the button is pressed, it starts moving up and down the stairs, this way nobody’s help is required to go up the stairs.

The stair lift has a chair installed in it, where the disabled person or the person who cannot walk needs to sit and that...

The Industry Today

The U.S. is in fear of a deep recession, the stock market is tanking, home prices are plummeting, unemployment is rising, retail sales are tumbling, demand for commodities is sinking, bank earnings keep falling, and consumer confidence is shaky at best. The disconnect between the seniors housing buyer and seller in today's market continues to be fairly wide and there is apprehension on both sides of the table that didn't exist a year or two ago. Is all lost in...

The role of a caregiver for your aged parents can be compared to fighting a battle of sorts. This becomes even more obvious in case you are caring for a terminally ill patient. You are fighting a losing battle and it will end with the passing away of your loved one. However, you are dedicated to their well being, health and happiness as much as is humanly possible so that you can make their last days as comfortable and peaceful as you can.

Your fight in this battle would be...

Dementia means "deprived of mind". It basically is a serious loss of the ability to be cognitive and to process thoughts in a sequential manner. This can be a result of global brain injury or a progressive one, which might in turn result in a long term decline due to diseases in a body. Dementia is primarily found in people who are elderly but it can occur to a person in any stage of adulthood as well. It is also an illness that is non-specific. In this syndrome, the areas...

by Tom Livsey,

If you are over 65 years old make sure to have your air condition unit serviced...TODAY !!!

Historically, from 1979-2003, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States. During this period, more people in this country died from extreme heat than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined. In 2001 alone, over 300 deaths were caused by excessive heat exposure.

After six days of code orange smog alert in...

It's rather ironic that seniors control 77% of ALL financial assets in the U.S., they own 70% of all money markets and CDs in the country, and 67% of seniors own their houses free and clear, according to Senior Facts and Figures; and yet, they go to their local banks and are turned down for a loan to purchase a home because they are short a few hundred dollars a month for qualifying for a mortgage.

This to me is outrageous and I guess Congress must have thought it was important to...

Emergencies can happen anyplace, especially at home alone for individuals with restricted mobility or serious wellness concerns. Individuals living alone are even much more at danger. The greatest opportunity one has if a fall or healthcare emergency occurs is fast response, even if a phone cannot be reached. That's the time a person requirements an emergency telephone dialer . These devices can be activated at the press of a button and are worn as a pendant around the neck or as a...

If you have been admitted in the nursing home at some point of time you know that it is probably not a very pleasant experience. And if the person to be admitted is your loved one it can never be an easy task. While admitting your near and dear ones in a nursing home you trust the nursing home authority completely. You believe that your family member or friend will be taken care of. You choose a nursing home because you know that it is well run and safe. But you don't realize just as...

You're almost at the end and you're closer to getting a Nanny.  It doesn't matter if you found your Nanny applicant through the more traditional way like posting an advertisement on the phone book or through a Nanny agency.  You might have taken the easier route of finding a Nanny at an online database like .  But whatever means you used, you still have to interview the Nanny.

The first interview process is through phone.  This is more of a "getting to...