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Right at Home Athens's Wanda Scott Started Her Healthcare Journey at Age 5
'We had to pull together as a family': Watkinsville healthcare worker's journey began at age 5 From broken bones to providing aid for elderly family members, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a whole new set of challenges that made difficult situations...
Aging-in-Place Guide
With the vast majority of older adults wanting to remain in their homes as they age, it’s essential to identify the potential roadblocks and how to address them. Certain aging...
Understanding Grief: A Guide for Grieving Caregivers
Grief associated with the loss or the expected loss of a loved one can be overwhelming. Intense and often unexpected emotions can feel unmanageable and unending. As a caregiver, you may have experienced anticipatory...
RightConversations<sup>®</sup>
Concern about your loved one’s daily safety and comfort may be overwhelming at times. The subject can be difficult to broach, and you may not feel comfortable initiating a conversation about it. If you feel this way, you are not...
Ways To Pay for In-Home Senior Care: A Guide for Families
The vast majority of older adults want to age in place, in their own homes, as long as they can. However, aging, disability, illness or injury can make living at home a challenge. In-home care provided by professionals like Right at Home can be the answer...
Chronic Condition Care
Helping You Manage So You Can Focus on Your Health Caring for a loved one with a long-term or chronic illness can be overwhelming and affect the health of the family caregiver over time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 6...
Respite Care: Relief for the Family Caregiver
When a loved one needs care, it’s natural for you to want to take on the responsibility. But, caring for your parent, sibling, spouse or other loved one is no small feat. Trying to manage their care while juggling the other responsibilities in your life...
Parkinson’s Care
Home Care for Those Living With Parkinson’s Managing the progression of Parkinson’s disease can bring a mix of disbelief, confusion and fear. No one really knows what causes the neurodegenerative brain disorder and its effect on muscle movement and...
Hospital to Home
After a stay at the hospital or other care facility, there’s nothing like returning to the comfort of home. A discharge from the hospital can seem like a welcome end to an injury or illness. But the transition to living at home can be daunting. It’s...
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Cognitive Change
No matter the cause, conditions that result in a change of mood, memory or the thinking process are especially tough. When these are associated with aging, we often call them “Alzheimer’s,” but in reality, Alzheimer’s is just one of many different...