Senior at Home: How to Find the Help They Need

For seniors who are living at home, some form of help is often necessary to ensure their safety, comfort and well-being. Home care is a good option that enables older adults to remain living in the comfort of their own homes while getting the help they need.

Articles About Seniors At Home

Younger Seniors & Older Elderly: How Nursing Homes are Adjusting
More and more generations are living with one another in nursing homes. There's a culture clash happening in nursing homes: younger seniors (60s) and older residents (80s). Here is the issue that nursing homes face with residents of different ages.
Leaving Home: Will Medicaid Exempt Your Senior Parent's House?
Even after they enter a nursing home, an elder's personal residence will not be counted as part of their assets.
Senior Housing: The Emotional Side of Moving Your Elderly Parent
Moving an aging or elderly parent into assisted living or a nursing home is a hard transition for both the caregivers and the elderly mom or dad. Here is how to deal with the emotional side of moving your loved one to a new home for seniors.
Making Home Safer For Seniors: A Room-by-Room Assessment
How caregivers can create a safe environment that lets their elderly seniors remain at home longer.
Universal Design: Creating Caring Environments
Without requiring extensive modifications, caregivers can use thoughtful design to transform an elderly relative's home space into a supportive environment that optimizes independence and control for senior occupants.

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Q&A with the Experts on Seniors At Home

How can I find a qualified builder to remodel a home for elderly parents?
Now is a good time to find builders to help make your senior parents house safe and easily accessible with modifications. The key is to know what questions to ask building contractors to make sure you get the best quality at the best price.

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News about Seniors At Home

Seniors' Home Equity Falls Sharply
Even though senior home prices remain depressed, Americans over the age of 62 still had $3.21 trillion in home equity in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest NRMLA/RiskSpan Mortgage Market Index. But that's far below peak levels, meaning the elderly have less borrowing power when it comes to home equity loans, lines of credit and reverse equity mortgages. Still many older people are paying down their mortgages anyway.

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