The "sandwich" generation is currently juggling family, work, and caring for aging parents. There is simply not enough time in the day for everything, and providing care for family elders is very possibly the most time consuming. Home care agencies...

Are you ready to care for your aging parents? According to a recent poll, almost half of our population have taken no steps, and made no plans, to care for elderly parents or family members. Take notice...the time will arrive...

Our nation’s elderly population is expected to double from 2012 to 2050. This population shift will have significant impact on seniors and family members in areas including housing, finance, insurance, and health care. While some of these costs (ex.,...

For many aging seniors, the continued ability to maintain lifestyle and self-sufficiency is a huge benefit -- not only for their continued health and functionality -- but to ease the worry for distanced family and friends who may live...

The holidays are over. And many seniors are left feeling a sense of letdown, now that the excitement of visitors, food, gifts, and family have departed. Now we all start having to deal with winter weather...snow, cold, and being...

It is a fairly common expectation for seniors, as well as family members, to expect a return to their pre-hospital or pre-rehab health levels upon discharge from a rehab facility. Unfortunately, this is not practical. And not maintaining realistic...

In the mind of a senior, many times they feel they are "better", or "cured" upon discharge from a hospital or rehabilitation facility. Especially when they arrive back home, where the surroundings are familiar and they can return to...

Re-post from the Social Security Administration... The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides Americans with better health security by expanding coverage, lowering healthcare costs, guaranteeing more choice, and enhancing the quality of care for all Americans. Everyone is entitled to affordable...

The holidays can be busy, hectic, fun, and exhausting. Caring for elderly parents can be difficult with all the holiday activity swirling around you. Now is the time to note the benefits of professional in-home care. Homecare staff can help...

This is a re-post from the National Council on Aging. All good information which bears repeating...I will also continue this post next week. Far too many older adults fall prey to scammers who are looking to make a quick buck....