Connected Home Care regularly writes blogs about alzheimer care, dementia care, caregivers, home health aids, senior safety, the connected advantage, and other issues relating to home care agencies.
Elder Care During Emergencies
Hurricane Harvey brought many harrowing images – none more stirring than a group of nursing home residents sitting waist-deep in water, awaiting rescue. Elder care during […]
In-home Elder Care Testimony at Joint Committee On Elder Affairs Testimony at State House In Boston
A National and State Crisis The In-home Elder Care industry faces a dire shortage of qualified home health aides. Home health aides and other caregivers provide […]
Signs that Home Care is Needed
Summertime vacations always bring an increase in calls from concerned adult children with some flavor of this question: “During vacation, we noticed Dad is slowing down. […]
Fall Risk Elder Assessment – Hazards and Prevention
Falls are the single biggest cause of fatal injuries in people 65 and older, so keeping elders safe in a home where they may have lived […]
Reassuring Elders Living Alone During an Emergency
Families with elders living alone always worry about handling emergencies. In addition to the elder’s own health crises, all of us have to plan for blizzards, […]
Alcoholism and Aging: Is Mom Drinking Too Much, and What Can I Do?
The American Academy of Family Physicians reports that one third of older alcoholic persons develop the problem only later in life. Indeed, the Boston Globe has […]
Tips for Visiting Home for the Holidays
Whether returning home to Massachusetts to visit aging parents for summer vacation, the “Holiday Trifecta” (Thanksgiving and year-end holidays), or at other important milestones throughout the […]
A Father’s Day to Remember
Father’s Day changes dramatically once Dad is no longer independent, sometimes introducing questions of identity and authority as power is realigned. This can be especially difficult […]
Assessing the risks of living alone
If you are concerned about the safety of a senior loved one, here’s an objective list of criteria to determine the safety of elders living alone. […]
What is Habilitation Therapy?
If your loved one has Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementia (ADRD), we can help. We have adopted and trained our caregivers in habilitation therapy, an approach […]
The Connected Home Care Advantage
Wouldn’t it be great if you could count on someone else to find the right companions with the right skills for your family? Wouldn’t it be […]