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.

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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.

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.

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.

The following questions will help you find the home care services that best fit your needs…

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.

The need for care affects everyone. And although it is as inevitable as aging itself, it is often a topic most of us would prefer to avoid. We thrive on our independence, resisting the need for help. As a result, by the time we are forced to confront it, it is often so disruptive that we find our choices limited to a few desperate alternatives.