Seniors suffering from dementia tend to be up more during the night, in need of attention and stimulation at unconventional hours. A program in New York is introducing a clever way to help during the night by offering a service to help entertain and care for dementia patients while helping the caregivers who are often family members and friends. “Sleep
New technology is helping seniors in many ways. One new service is a website that matches care givers and clients by using a list of needed services. Getting a qualified and efficient care giver is the most important component to providing good service to home care clients. While a website may not be fully able to try pre
A universal health care system that provides comprehensive and affordable heath care services to everyone in America is something that the goverment has been working on perfecting since the Clinton administration. Each year we are getting closer to getting on the same page as a county of opinions and agendas. “WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court
One of the most demanding but rewarding jobs is being a home care worker. It takes compnasion and true love for what you do. Age in Place Home Care is always trying to include bonuses and performance packages for home care workers to make sure they are financially rewarded for their hard work, More and
Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment is always a big topic in the Elder Care and Health Care Industry. Scientists, researchers and doctors are constantly working together to find ways to tackle the unknowns of this issue while educating the public about ways to identify, defer and diagnose the disease early on. Armed with new knowledge about
In today’s society a lot of elder parents and grown up children live thousands of miles apart. As our parents age and need more attention we find ourselves juggling our jobs, home life with spouses and children along with our aging parents. This task becomes even more difficult when you live in separate states or
Needless to say the Senior Care / Home Care industry is a booming. Thousands of people are turning 65 daily; life expectancy is growing along with rapid advancement in medicine. Career Builder recently did a study examining the fastest growing demand for certain jobs in the next few years and Home Care Services ranked as
Rising Hospital bills have been a major financial burden for many elderly as they frequent hospitals more often with age. Individuals paying the most are the underinsured or out of network patients. It is also a large burden on the tax funded social programs that pick up costs for some individuals. This goes across both state
Statistics about Pennsylvania Seniors reveal that the state’s population age 65 and over is expected to increase from 15% of the total population in 2010 to 19% in 2020, and 23% in 2030. PA is 4thin percentage of the population age 65 and over and 3rd in percentage of total population age 85 and over the country! Trying to accommodate
Age In Place Home Care takes pride in servicing the Lehigh County area. Making sure our clients have access to 24 hour, full service, non medical home care is just as important as making sure we give our clients a path to other resources they can tap into when dealing with everyday life. “The Lehigh County Office of