care options -in-home care
- ElderCarelink.com
- Family Caregiver Handbook by Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
- The Wright Stuff
- Genworth Cost of Care Survey
This website will help you locate in-home care for your parent.
An extensive reference and guide for family and other unpaid caregivers.
Check this out: this website is dedicated to gadgets for aging adults.
If you're curious about how much care costs, this reference provides national and state averages.
Some Feedback From Share With Us . . .
“Consider hiring a sitter from an in-home care service if the staff at the hospital or nursing home seems overwhelmed. Hire someone to sit with your loved one for a shift, preferably the first shift after surgery. Or ask the DON (Director of Nursing) when the staff will need the most help. I am always worried when older people come out of anesthesia in the middle of the night and have no clue where they are. Having a sitter there will solve that problem.” Jen, Home Health Nurse, The Villages, FL
Make sure to pick a nursing home that is Medicare-certified
"Sensors Help Keep Elderly Safe, and at Home" by John Leland, The New York Times
"Gadgets for Growing Old at Home" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Home Health Aides: Why Hire From an Agency?" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Home Health Aides: What They Make, What They Cost" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Home Health Aides: Present and Future" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Gadgets for Growing Old at Home" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Home Health Aides: Why Hire From an Agency?" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Home Health Aides: What They Make, What They Cost" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com
"Home Health Aides: Present and Future" by Jane Gross, NYTimes.com