Home Care Services for Seniors | Best Senior Care

  The many different types of eldercare available to families in the United States may be broken down into two major categories: family-provided care and professionally-provided care. There are six types of professionally-provided care including: in-home licensed or unlicensed care, adult day programs, independent living facilities, assisted living facilities, continuum of care facilities, and dementia facilities. There are roughly two types of family-provided care, but multiple variations on the theme that are possible. Each care arrangement offers advantages and disadvantages and may be more or less appropriate depending on elders' needs and desires and the needs and constraints of the family. Independent Living Facilities.  Independent living facilities offer elders the opportunity to rent or purchase an apartment or condominium within a complex or campus offering recreational and social activities, and sometimes transportation services. Residents live independently while b...

  In all branches of healthcare, and because we’re living longer on average as a society, a significant group of your patients will be elderly. Each generation has specific needs, and our elders are no different. A thoughtful, compassionate approach helps develop a real relationship and trust between patients and care providers. And when patients feel that their provider understands them, outcomes improve a lot. Consider Hearing Loss When Communicating Age-related hearing loss is common problem for older adults. Often the result of prolonged exposure to noise, hearing loss can also be caused by disease, heredity, and simply aging. Approximately 1 in 3 adults between the ages of 65 and 74 is afflicted with hearing loss. That’s a pretty big number, so it’s important as a nurse or healthcare provider to understand the importance of quality communication with elderly patients, and take into account that hearing loss may be a source of confusion, irritability, or attention deficit. Cons...