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Are you worried about your aging family member living home alone?
Click Here to access our directory of well-qualified Home Care and Home Health Services that insure your aging parent or relative's safety at home.
Does your aging parent or relative live in Austin, Houston, the Valley, San Antonio, Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas? Do you need quick access to quailified senior service providers who can help when living at a distance from your aging relative or when you're juggling a to-do list?
What do you need help with?
I need help locating In Home Care Services for Mom and Dad. They want to stay in their home but need help with daily acitivites such as homemakers or chore workers, HCAs, and companions who support individuals through meal preparation, bathing, dressing, and housekeeping.
In Home Care Services is used when:
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Seniors who prefer to stay at home but needs ongoing care that cannot easily be provided solely by family and friends.
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Older seniors or aging family members electing to live independent, non-institutionalized lives, are receiving home care services as their physical capabilities diminish.
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Adults diagnosed with terminal illness also are being cared for at home, receiving compassion and maintaining dignity at the end of life.
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Do you need Elder Law Help in Houston, Dallas, or Austin?
The Houston, Texas probate lawyer at Ford & Mathiason, serving from offices in Houston and Dallas advises and represents clients in the areas of probate. Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships, Plan for the Future.
I need help locating Home Health Care Services for my aging relative. My aunt broke her hip and she's released from the hospital and rehabilitation and the doctor has asked that she be checked on my a nurse.
Home health agency often indicates that a home care provider is Medicare certified and provides Medicare and Medicaid home health services.
Individuals requiring skilled home care services usually receive their care from a home health agency. Some agencies deliver a variety of home care services through:
Other home health agencies limit their services to nursing and one or two other specialties. For cases in which an individual requires care from more than one specialist, home health agencies coordinate a caregiving team to administer services that are comprehensive and efficient. Home health agencies recruit and supervise their personnel; as a result, they assume liability for all care.
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How do I know if we need a Geriatric Case Manager? What do they do?
Geriatric Case or Care Managers are health and human services specialists who help families care for older relatives, while encouraging as much independence as possible. They may be trained in:
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Long-term care
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Nursing,
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Gerontology,
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Social work,
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Psychology, with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder care.
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Geriatric Case Managers are guides, advocates, and experts in identifying problems and offering solutions.
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I need information on Assisted Living Homes and Communities.
These residences offer room and board in a small home-like environment, generally housing 10 persons or fewer. However, some such facilities can accommodate 100 residents or more. They are often located in residential neighborhoods and offer a less institutional alternative to skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes) or hospitals.
Assisted Living offers:
- 24-hour on-call service for emergencies
- Social interaction with other residents
- Recreational activities
- Assistance in arranging medical appointments
- Help with monitoring medications
- Meals
- A common dining area
- A living room or gathering area for socializing or TV
- Supervision for residents with mild physical or cognitive impairments
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Housekeeping and laundry
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I need help understanding what a Nursing Home is. Skilled nursing facilities, sometimes referred to as nursing homes, offer the most intensive level of care on the residential care continuum.
- Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are equipped to handle:
- Individuals with 24-hour nursing needs,
- Post-operative recuperation, or
- Complex medical care demands,
- Chronically-ill individuals who can no longer live independently.
SNFs must be licensed by the state to meet standards of safety, staffing, and care procedures.
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What is Independent Living Communities?
Independent living centers (ILCs) are typically private nonprofit community-based organizations which provide services and advocacy to people with all types of disabilities. Most are also consumer-controlled by individuals with disabilities. The emphasis is on helping individuals to maximize their potential and live as independently as possible in the community.
Do you worry about your parents living home alone? Care Calls gives you the ability to automatically check on your loved ones, send them medication reminders, and help them live independently.
My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, what is it? Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder named for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Scientists have learned a great deal about Alzheimer's disease since. As many as 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. Alzheimer's gets worse over time, and it is fatal.
- Stage 1: No impairment
- Stage 2: Very mild decline
- Stage 3: Mild decline
- Stage 4: Moderate decline (mild or early stage)
- Stage 5: Moderately severe decline (moderate or mid-stage)
- Stage 6: Severe decline (moderately severe or mid-stage)
- Stage 7: Very severe decline (severe or late stage)
For more information on the disease go to Alz.org.
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So, you'll be glad to know, the key to elder & senior care help for Working Family Caregivers is a comprehensive resource giving you clear and concise answers to hard aging concerns, quickly. To begin with, you don't have a clue where to begin or what to ask? Think about it, how many of you family caregivers don't even understand WHAT the aging relative needs? Think I'm exaggerating? Trouble is... it's impossible to know!
And what's more, we don't stop there, WorkingCaregiver.com offers choices! Online write me with your senior concerns Carol@WorkingCaregiver.com.
OK. You might be asking... what do I do when I only have access to a phone? Of course, you're On-the-Go, a lot! CALL 888-797-7806 for immediate access to the Caregiver's Resource Helpline, the Working families answer for local help.. You'll want to try it. Listen to elder care answers like estate planning, hospice services, geriatric doctors, elder care assessment, long-term care insurance,and home health care - immediately!
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Oh Wait! I almost forgot... do you find yourself grappling and digging for your parent's medical records each time they visit the doctor? Are you having trouble carrying important medical records, information, and medical history for your aging Senior!? But guess what? Your solution is the C.A.R.E. Memory band - designed to be worn on the wrist and has an electronic/USB flash memory device packaged in an easy-to-use and wear band! Best of all, it's only $19.95, the CARE Memory Band. Think about all the time you'll save searching for your senior's medical records!
And what's more - We won't stop at answers. We'll continue working for you, the family caregiver or senior, and help deliver to you Texas Elder Care solutions and Senior Services! Family caregivers in Austin, Houston, the Valley, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth have access to quailified senior service providers who can help when in a pinch. And you have an opportunity to learn about their work, what their approach is, even before you talk with them! Our netowork of providers includes some of the following:
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It's true! Caregiving for an elder is viewed quite differently in the workplace than caring for a child.
Here's why: We're in denial. It all comes down to this, we don't want to get old. Think about it. We have HGH to make us feel younger, we have anti-aging supplements and processes, in sum, we all want to be 35 again. Quite simply, who wants to get old?
That means we ignore the inevitable. That's right. All of us ignore aging. So, what's the answer? Let me tell you - this may surprise you but it's planning ahead. To begin with, take the big step and admit to yourself, you and your family will age. Period. Truthfully, we all do and it's a natural life process.
What does this have to do with the workplace? What I'm saying is, start planning now so that senior care or aging issues don't get in the way of your work and production on the job! Trouble is, if you don't plan now, you will be absent from work, or interrupted while at work, or be forced to take a part-time job! Worst of all, you could quit altogether! Do you truly understand what that means? Quiting your job is a safe bet that your retirement will go south. So, what's the answer? You decide. Take control of your future.
You may be wondering, "Carol, how do I do that?" Carol@WorkingCaregiver.com. | 
