What exactly is Swine Influenza? Learn the facts about the virus that’s catching the attention of the news media and concerned citizens all over the US from The Center of Disease Control and Prevention website and share your thoughts. 1.) How should this outbreak be … Continue reading →

To be a caregiver, you don’t have to live in the same city, or even in the same state as your elderly family member. Many family caregivers care for loved ones from long distances by coordinating care services, making care related decisions and monitoring the … Continue reading →

A major component of Phoenix home care involves ensuring that a senior remains safe in their own home, and since stairs present a major risk for in-home falls and accidents, this is one area that should be focused on for immediate senior safety. When looking … Continue reading →

For many Phoenix seniors, arthritis is one of the unfortunate realities of getting older. Fortunately, there are arthritis therapies that can alleviate some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and the associated pain that seniors experience and tools which can assist with the physical challenges … Continue reading →

Multigenerational families say that living together has its ups and downs. Stress mixes with potisive feelings of accomplishment and communion when elderly relatives move in with boomers in Phoenix. Matthew Kaplan, Ph.D., Penn State Intergenerational Programs extension specialist, says that each family member has needs … Continue reading →

Elder care emergencies can happen at anytime day or night. Unfortunately, senior care issues and medical emergencies just don’t operate on a standard 9-5 schedule. So what do you do if your elderly relative requires care assistance outside of regular business hours? Many Phoenix senior … Continue reading →

This Mother’s Day, celebrate with your senior mother or grandmother with fun and inexpensive activities that are enjoyable for you to do together in Phoenix, or purchase a special gift that you know she’s been dying for. Mother’s Day is about making a female relative … Continue reading →

From reading, you might already be aware of the benefits of hiring an in-home caregiver through a senior care agency, instead of choosing a privately contracted caregiver, but do you know what to look for in a senior care agency when making eldercare decisions for … Continue reading →

In-home senior care, like that provided by Home Instead Senior Care, is non-medical skilled care to assist seniors with Activities of Daily Living and other responsibilities which they struggle with when living independently in their own homes. However, non-medical senior care is not the only … Continue reading →

4.  Next look at how will you handle the situation, if your loved one just plain doesn’t like the person who you choose to help them. Or what if the caregiver you choose gets sick? a. There are just some personalities that don’t mesh.  You’ll have … Continue reading →