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The True Cost of Home Care, May NOT Be What You Think…
When considering home care in Chicago, the most common question seems to be “How much does home care cost?” But to discover the true value of home care, it makes more sense to ask, “What is the value that my family receives?”
Start by asking yourself some of these questions….
Tips for Talking with Aging Parents About Care Options - Pt. 2
PART TWO IN A TWO-PART SERIES ON TALKING TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT LIFE TRANSITIONS If you haven’t read the fist part of this article, it…
Tips for Talking with Aging Parents About Care Options - Part 1
PART ONE IN A TWO PART SERIES ON TALKING TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT LIFE TRANSITIONS It’s time to talk to your parents about their well-being…
Not All Home Care Agencies Are Created Equal
As you begin to explore home care options, it’s important to realize that not all home care agencies are created equal. Here’s what you should know to find the right fit…
Home Care: Selecting the Best Premium Home Care and the Value of Nurse Oversight
When people go about exploring support for their loved ones, it’s important to consider the type of home care agency that will fit their needs.
Why Staying Small Is a Strength for Broad Street Home Care
In today’s hyper-competitive, ultra-fragmented home care industry, scale is often seen as a strength, especially when it comes to forming relationships with health systems and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.
Check out a great new article about Broad Street in Home Health Care News!
The Topic of Aging Comes to Market
Eating healthy foods helps everyone stay well. It’s even more important for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some tips for healthy eating.
Specialized Home Care
Specialized home care can make the difference between someone watching your loved one to someone actively supporting unique health needs.
Why You May Need to Hire an Extra Caregiver
Today there are many elderly care options including assisted living and independent living communities as well as a multitude of services geared towards aging-in-place for seniors. With more options, comes more confusion as to what you actually get for your money.
Club Sandwiched Podcast with Broad Street
As podcast host Andrea Weber relates; “Remember when I said that taking away your parent’s driver’s license was a big one? How about cleaning out their house? That’s a big one.” Well, this episode just might win the award for one of the bigger moments in the Sandwich Generation – hiring a caregiver for your parent. In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Sam Cross, founder and owner of Broad Street Home Care.
Assisted Living or Home Care? How to Help an Elderly Loved One Make the Right Choice
As baby boomers age and require more help with daily life, many will face the choice between staying in their homes with some sort of support, or moving to an assisted living facility. Making that decision is deeply personal, and should take into account personality, location of family, and finances.
Holiday Well-Being
The Holidays are a great opportunity to look for signs of well-being (or not) in your elders. Behavioral changes and shifts in level of vitality can be helpful “first clues” to the progression of age-related challenges.
How to Find the Right Home Care Agency
The following questions will help you find the home care services that best fit your needs…
What is Caregiver Burnout?
While caregiving can be a truly rewarding way to give back to the generation before you, you have to be smart about how much you can help another person. Adding a few hours a day of outside assistance can make all the difference in quality care for you and your loved one.
Accepting the Process of Aging
No one wants to age, but it’s inevitable. One of the main challenges with aging is that it creeps up slowly and by the time you start to accommodate your mindset and/or lifestyle to fit the change, the ball is rolling fast down the hill.
Eye Health for the Elderly
According to the National Institute of Aging, individuals over age 65 should have yearly dilated eye exams. Special tools can help people with low vision to read, write, and manage daily tasks.
Happy Feet
Our feet are the underdog of our physical history; they have carried us for years. We tend to forget how much they have worked for us and as we age, we need to give them a bit more love and appreciation.
Creating a Medical Profile Document
Having all of your medical information in one concise format, in a document you keep in your home, can be very helpful for family and current/future caregivers; particularly during new doctor appointments where medical history isn’t already documented in the provider system.
Optimizing Your Visit to the Doctor
As your doctor gives you information about your health, it’s a good idea to make sure that you understand it and that you will be able to remember it.