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Eldercare at Home

Eldercare at home involves home health care professionals coming to an elderly parent’s home to provide medical care, assistance with daily tasks and companionship. Eldercare lets an elderly parent continue to live at home, and not have to move to assisted living or a nursing home. Eldercare at home is ideal for seniors who want to live independently and safely at home, while getting the help they need.

Articles About Eldercare At Home

Telemedicine for Chronic Health Conditions Management
Telemedicine lets people with chronic health conditions manage their diseases at home while being monitored by health-care professionals.
Long-Distance Caregiving: How to Help From Far Away
If your elderly parents do not live close by, you may be concerned for their care. Here is some advice to make caregiving from a distance more manageable, so that you and your aging parents know that they will always be cared for and safe.
The Working Caregiver: Issues Faced With Working & Caregiving
Many caregivers need to take time off from work to care for their elderly parents. Prepare yourself by knowing what programs are out there to help you.
10 Ways Caring for Parents is Different than Caring for Children
Strategies and techniques that are effective when caring for elderly parents are different from those that work well with children.
Balance an Elder's Sense of Purpose and Dignity with Their Safety
Seniors need to feel useful, by doing activities and hobbies they enjoy. When should caregivers interfere if they see danger in elders' activities?
6 Surprising Places In Your Home Where Germs are Hiding
Germs and allergens in the home can cause elderly parents to get sick more easily. Here are some places where germs and allergens are hiding so you can germ-proof your home and prevent getting sick.

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Q&A with the Experts on Eldercare At Home

How can a long-distance caregivers watch for signs of elder abuse from a home care worker?
I would hire a geriatric care manager who lives very close to your father, and can be your onging eyes and ears in your absence.
Will a psychiatrist do an in-home evaluation for a depressed elder who refuses to go to the doctor?
Depressed, anxious elders are often reluctant to leave their comfort zone, but most doctors won't do an in-home evaluation.

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