Posts Tagged ‘ senior care ’

Home Care Referral Services: Less Choice, More Cost

Seniors and families looking for home care have many excellent resources to help in their search. For Washington State the Washington Private Duty Association (WAPDA) at www.wapda.org has an excellent website. However referral agencies that charge a fee to a home care agencies present the consumer with less choice and more cost. We urge professionals to develop their own trusted lists of home care agencies[ READ MORE ]

Independent Private Duty Home Care Agencies & Franchises Part 2

Part one of this post talked about the benefits of the franchise model in private duty home care. This post discusses the disadvantages[ READ MORE ]

Independent Private Duty Home Care Agencies & Franchises Part 1

Private Duty home care agencies can be stand-alone independent agencies, or franchises. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the home care franchise model[ READ MORE ]

Male Caregivers; The Numbers are Growing

The percentage of family caregivers who are male has increased dramatically in the past 10 years[ READ MORE ]

4 Steps to Establishing Trust with a Home Care Client

Establishing trust with a new home care client is crucial to a good long-term relationship with the family[ READ MORE ]

Home Care in Assisted Living Facilities

A common perception is that assisted living facilities will care for all a senior adults needs up to the time they may need skilled nursing care. But a surprising percentage of clients of private duty home care agencies live in assisted living facilities[ READ MORE ]

Caring Bridge

CaringBridge helps keep families and friends connected and informed during times of critical injury or illness involving a loved one[ READ MORE ]

Two Tales of Home Care Supervision

Two presenters at the reacent WAPDA conference explored their different approaches to supervising caregivers. [ READ MORE ]

Senior Home Care is a Family Affair

When providing services to a senior, it is not only the senior who benefits. The senior may be the "primary client" but In most senior home care settings, families also benefit tremendously from the home care their loved ones receive. [ READ MORE ]

90 – the New 75?

For a male born in the US in 1920, life expectancy was 54 years. That number has increased to 74 years for males born in the 1990's. The senior home care clients of Family Resource Home Care tend to be in their 80s and 90s. And in 2007, Hallmark sold 85,000 “Happy 100th Birthday” cards. No matter the year, milestone birthdays are worth celebrating. [ READ MORE ]