Live-in care and other options for care of the elderly
The first thing most people assume about caring for the elderly when they can no longer manage on their own is that the main option is a residential care home…
Elderly Care costs and how to keep them under control
Certain major events in all of our lives are a significant expense such as a wedding, buying a home or raising a family. These are often things that we will…
Paying for care costs in your “Golden Years”
It is understandable that many people worry about how they will manage both physically and financially as they get older. Nobody wants to be living in poverty in their old…
Choosing a Care Option For the Elderly
We all know that as a person gets older, they need help to do things they used to manage perfectly well on their own. The solution to these senior care…
Caring for Elderly Parents – It’s Your Responsibility
We should all be responsible for ensuring our parents get the care they need as they become old and frail. This may mean caring for them yourself, but depending on…
Advantages and Disadvantages of Live-in Care for the Elderly
Homecare for the elderly or live-in care, as it is also known, is where a qualified carer comes to live in a person's home so that they can provide help…
Creating a staycation fit for a less mobile loved one
Let’s face it: care for the elderly doesn’t come cheap. Research published in the Better at home report shows that 69% of families worry about affording good quality care for…
5 Pastimes for Alzheimer’s patients to enjoy
Keeping the brain and body active well into old age can be extremely beneficial to anyone - especially those suffering from Alzheimer’s. As a consequence of the damage wrought by…
How to tell if Your Elderly Loved One is Struggling Financially
Older people can often be of a mind to struggle on when hardship strikes rather than confide in anyone or ask for help. Many would rather ‘go without’ or bury…
How to Ensure Good Eye Health in the Elderly
Of course as we get older most of us will experience some level of deterioration in our eyesight. It can creep up on us so gradually we don’t notice until…