Posts Tagged ‘home health care’
What is In-Home Healthcare?
Home healthcare is the individual care that is provided by the professionally trained caregiver to the client at home instead of a healthcare facility – such as a nursing home or daycare center. Home care or in-home care saves the expenses and offers satisfaction to the people who hire a caregiver as they don’t have…
Read MoreTis the Season: Keeping Seniors Safe During the Holidays with COVID-19
This time of the year many families have began to make holiday travel plans, but coronavirus (COVID-19) is raising questions about the risk that poses for their elderly loved ones. Now is the time to gather information about travel and begin conversations with older family members about what to expect this season. COVID-19 might restrict…
Read MoreHelping Seniors Avoid Hospitalization
There are tons of ways to prevent hospitalization in seniors. If you’re a care provider (offering home care services and others) and would like to help your patients stay healthy, here are some tips: 1. Exercise Staying healthy entails keeping one’s body active. According to the National Institute on Aging, seniors should engage in regular physical activities…
Read MoreAnalytics for Better Senior Care and Health
We have been using technology for several fields – from education, science, business, and a lot more. Nevertheless, senior care and health also benefits from innovative solutions, specifically analytics. When it comes to senior health care, technology becomes very helpful as more and more data resources get more accessible. Such data are analyzed to be…
Read MoreAsked and Answered: Do I Need In-Home Care?
When is home care an option? Yes, home care has expanded in recent years to include a more full range of services – but what does that mean for you? Overall, it means home care might be an option for a larger number of patients, including those who need: help around the house (dishes, laundry,…
Read MoreStudy Proves Home health Care Saves Lives and Money
Patients who receive home health care after a hospital discharge save the system about $6500 over the course of a year and home care. “Independently decreased the hazard of follow-up readmission and death,” according to a new study published in the American Journal of Medicine. The study looked at 64,541 patients, with 11,266 control patients…
Read MoreIn-Home Caregivers Provide Essential Services During COVID-19
Every day, thousands of older adults across the nation depend on in-home caregivers to help them manage everyday tasks, such as bathing, dressing, grocery shopping, medication reminders and preparing meals – especially during an unprecedented crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic. As COVID-19 affects more and more individuals and communities across the U.S., elderly in-home…
Read MoreHow to Build a Long-Distance Care Team
We live in a mobile society and that means that adult children are not always going to live in close proximity to aging parents. That makes it difficult to make sure their daily needs are addressed, especially if illness or chronic disease strikes. It is possible to put together a long-distance care team that will…
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