Home Care

Home Assistance Care Can Start with a Couple of Hours Home Assistance for aging parents keeps them safe, independent and cared for. Private Home Care companies in South Florida typically have a 4 hour minimum. We have found that rule can be a deterrent to accepting any help, even when more may actually be needed. It ...
  Jan Engoren jengoren@tribune.com Senior Internet Training on Popular Websites While surfing the Internet and a quick Google fact-check is second nature to many these days, there is still a segment of the population that struggles to get online and navigate. Many seniors, dragged reluctantly into the tech age, have acquiesced and accommodated, however slowly and ...
Elder Parent and Loved One’s Care May be More Intensive than Imagined  Elder parent care is about many things all rolled into one. There are many things to consider: health, ability to care for oneself, emotional (Depression) and psychological and cognitive (Dementia) well-being, finances, legal planning and safety (Fall Prevention). Delray Beach in South Florida, ...
First Use an AHCA Licensed Home Care Company AHCA licenses are given by the Agency for Health Care Administration  in South Florida. Important things are included in this license. AHCA Caregivers are required to have Level II- FBI background checks and be fingerprinted. All Home Health Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants must be certified, carry insurance and ...
Caregiver Terminology – Talk the Talk    Caregiver terminology, a language of its own. Until you enter the “Health Care Zone” you may have heard some of these terms, or not. Once in this zone, meaning you or a loved one has either reached older age, experienced an injury or  been diagnosed with some type ...
Tips from local Elder Care Professionals to Help You Plan for the Type of Older Age You Want. Planning for Aging at Home Legends Radio 100.3 FM of Palm Beach County.     Lorna O’Connell of Legend’s Radio 100.3 hosts the “Community Resource” hour every Sunday morning at 6:00 a.m.  On March 29th, Ms. O’Connell ...
 It is never easy to care for aging and elderly parents. It is that much harder if you and your siblings don’t have much in common or in fact do not get along with each other. You may not see eye to eye, but open confrontation helps no one, and in some way harms each member of ...
  Are your Elder Parents stubborn when you try to help and guide them? Is this aggravating and frustrating, not to mention leaving them at risk? Learn ways to understand them better or accept their position. There are emotional and psychological reasons why people resist common sense suggestions and don’t make any changes. Denial is ...
    Temple Anshei Shalom – 7099 West Atlantic Avenue Delray Beach, FL 561-495-1300   Paradise Home Health Care Presents: “Location, Location, Location: Exploring Your Residential Options” Thursdays 1:30-2:30    ~    May 14th, 21st, 28th, June 4th & 11th   Open to the Public at No Charge  5/14/15 – Jewish Values – “What matters most to ...
A study done by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave looked at the preferences of folks who have retired from age 50 and older to see what their long term plan is. Results are unsurprising. The vast majority of those polled – 85% related that their preference is to remain in their own home and receive ...
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