Category 'Paying for Eldercare'

Senior Hoarding

“Our hopes in addressing these senior hoarding issues – whether it is a single hoarded room – or a kitchen that is so covered in clutter that a meal cannot be properly prepared – it is important for families to realize that we are able to rectify the situation, and be able to foster appropriate leveled care for their loved one,” Lowrey stated, “Right at Home works diligently with providing exceptional care for their clients. With alliances with outstanding companies such as SteriClean to offer their professionalism and dynamic clean up support, Right at Home can best assist families and their loved ones in what may be a very difficult, traumatic, and stressful time.”

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Breaking the Myth: Is This A Qualified “Senior In Home Care Agency” or Not?

But often times – in the Sacramento/Yolo market – many in home care companies misrepresent themselves as an “In Home Care Agency”, and many senior clients do not actually realize that the company that they are considering, may not indeed be an actual qualified senior home care agency, but rather an independent contractor, who disguises themselves by titling their companies as an "operated domestic referral agency".

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U.S. Faces the Growing Challenges of an Aging Population

During the next 30 years, the number of Americans over the age of 65 and the proportion of those individuals over 85 are expected to double, impacting the economy, employment, healthcare and social services.

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Daily dose of insulin nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's

Daily dose of insulin nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's A pilot study finds that shooting insulin deep into the nose helps keep Alzheimer's at bay by Mariella Moon | Last updated 1:59PM EDT on September 14, 2011 Filed under: News | Computers Whenever insulin is mentioned in the co...

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House Calls Are Making a Comeback

A new federal program called the Independence at Home Demonstration will test the effectiveness of providing healthcare to thousands of chronically ill Medicare patients in their own homes, allowing them to remain there instead of potentially entering long-term care facilities.

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The Battle Against IHSS Budget Cuts

If the government continues to place budget cuts on social services, a whole minority and age group could be condemned to live in a life of poverty and institutionalization.

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Alzheimer's: French scientists focus on key target

In 2010, Alzheimer's Disease International, the umbrella body of national associations for the disease, estimated that the number of Alzheimer's sufferers will mushroom from 35.6 million people worldwide to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050.

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Can a lifetime of sudoku and crosswords help fight Alzheimer’s?

A new University of California, Berkley study, published today, shows that a lifetime of activities that require high levels of brain function helps to fight the formation of the beta-amyloid proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer's Arsenal by 2025

"We recognize that the demographic imperative is going to happen with the peak of the epidemic in 2050," Thies said. By that date, it's estimated that 16 million Americans may be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, he added.

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Hiring Help in the Home

Here are some key points and fundamentals that families may wish to consider before hiring a caregiver in the home:

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