Ashalo asked:


My mom has dementia and she needs someone to sit with her, remind her to take medications, and look after her. She lives in Mississippi. Where do I start looking and how can I get the lowest price?

Elias

Ashalo asked:


My mom has dementia and she needs someone to sit with her, remind her to take medications, and look after her. She lives in Mississippi. Where do I start looking and how can I get the lowest price?

Nicole

Peter Lawless asked:


Helping you choose your home care service

When you can see which home care service makes the most sense, making the right decision becomes a lot easier.

We know what caring for a loved one is like and we will do everything to ensure you have the best care that you need and help you find a way to afford it.

Check out more details on the different home care services:

? Elderly Care

? Dementia Care

? Overnight Home Care

Why do people use Home Care?

? A home carer is more than a medic, they help & listen

? It’s affordable with Tax Relief and HSE grants available

? Carers are professionals, who really care about people

? With home care; no hospitals, no fuss - just peace of mind

Looking after the Elderly - Old age can have its benefits too!

Do you need basic help with everyday tasks? Somebody you can talk to and who will always listen to you?

How about someone who’ll listen, while helping you feel better about things? Whether it’s a few of hours helping with chores, or bathing and bringing you down to the shops, we will be there.

Apart from basic tasks, are you looking for somebody who will take care of your health as well?

Your friend-carer will look after the following:

? Overall personal care

? Respite care

? Convalescence care

? Dementia care

? Early Alzheimer care

? Help with incontinence care

? Cooking and preparing meals

? Monitor diet and prepare favoured fresh meals

? Clean and vacuum

? Companionship, friendship, conversation

? Home hairdressing

? Arrange everyday appointments

? Pay and monitor bills

? Help write and post letters

? Monitor medications

? Answering the door

? Answering the phone

? Evenings or days out to socialize

? Road newspapers and books for you

? Take you out shopping or just shop for you

? Help try on, and choose clothing and footwear

? Help with wheelchair or walking

? Help look after pets and plants

? Take you to the doctors or hospital appointments

? Supervise any work carried out by other people, builders, painters etc�

? Washing and ironing of clothes

? Getting the morning paper

? Rental and return of DVDs or videos

? Get to know your neighbors and friends

? Plan special birthday and Christmas days with your friends and family or another family

? Regular bed changes

Dementia Care - Sometimes it seems beyond reason.

We know how frustrating it can be when reason goes out the door, especially when you are not trained to deal with it.

The emotional strain, of dealing with someone not always rational, can be quite daunting. Professional carers are trained with people, who may have bouts of dementia, in a loving and caring manner.

Apart from basic tasks, are you looking for somebody who will take care of your health as well?

People who are convalescing or those suffering from a serious disease who need a well-qualified carer who will become their friend at the same time, will probably choose this type of home care.

Dementia Care service includes Elderly Care with the addition of ~

? Overall personal care

? Respite care

? Convalescence care

? Dementia care

? Early Alzheimer care

? Help with incontinence care

Live in Care

You are probably looking for a service to suit you in a professional and affordable manner.

One-off Care

Would you prefer care on a one-off basis? Maybe it’s just night at the opera, the bingo or just some company, we are happy to be there for you.

Overnight Home Care

Night time can have its own demands!

Is it overnight care what you need, so that you can sleep in peace, knowing that all is safe and well?

Maybe you can afford the time to spend all day caring for someone you love. You also need your sleep and we know how draining it can be if you are on duty all night as well!

You can stay with your family member for the whole day but than you need to come back home and spend quality time with your own family as well.

Overnight Care

? Help in and out of bed

? Monitor client during the night

? Wash & dress next morning

? Prepare breakfast & clean up



John

Jim Brown asked:


Many families can find helpful information on elder care through various websites on the Internet. The elder care information might help them find a caregiver for a relative that can not tend to their own needs due to surgery or long-term illnesses. The information that is available to families will tell them which caregivers are available on a 24-hour basis and those that can be called to sit with the elderly while relatives are at work.

Many of the websites that provide helpful information on elder care update their information on a daily basis. Changes in Medicaid coverage or recently discovered methods of treating long-term illnesses are available to anyone who has the time to browse the sites and find the information that is most beneficial to them. Some may want to sign up for email lists that keep them appraised of all changes to care regulations that are enforced by the Federal Government.

Other helpful information on elder care might help family members locate lenders that provide health care loans, or the information that is provided might entice an elderly person to join an exercise group that meets twice at week at a local medical healthcare facility or at a mall, where the many hours of fun and friendship will bring the elderly person’s spirits up a notch or two.

Some of the helpful information on elder care will serve only as advice in helping the family pick out a nursing home for their loved one. There are many mistakes to be made when choosing a long-term care facility over a nursing home facility because one facility might center their care on people who suffer from dementia, and others are there to provide medical support after surgery only and the elder will be expected to move out when they are able to move around on their own.

Many of the websites on the internet that are centered around elderly care will provide more than helpful information on elder care. These sites are equipped with chat rooms that are perfectly suited for introducing elders to each other and will give them an area where they can share many experiences with each other. The chat rooms on these websites are easy to use and the friendships that are formed there will certainly enhance the quality of life to a person who enjoys meeting new people.

Many elders are not familiar with the differences in the elder care insurance policies that are offered today. They might not be able to differentiate between long-term care insurance and the medical insurance that they have through retirement plans and the Government benefits that are standard for all elderly persons. The helpful information on elder care insurance will guide them in the right direction and calm fears about getting older and being cared for properly in the later years of life.



Jada

rosegardennh asked:


Can anyone offer any feedback? My friend is caring for his aging grandparents and they are driving him nuts.

There is no one else, except a pca to care for the gps.

While his grandfather is recovering (much slower than expected) his gm is controlling his every move. She crys and has nervous breakdowns when he does not return home when she tells him to, cant be alone, and puts him down.

His gf has dementia and is very unhappy in the hospital.

He complains about it to me and everything is really starting to wear on him. What is a win-win strategy for him to follw in coping with this situation?

Maria

Reenie asked:


I am married with 3 teenagers at home. My mother is 86 has some dementia is incontinent and in relatively poor health.

Briana