Home Care Matters Honored Among Top In-Home Care Agencies in the Nation – Named “Caring Star of 2019” for Service Excellence
Flowery Branch, GA January 15, 2019 — HOME CARE MATTERS is pleased to announce it has been selected as a “Caring Star of 2019” for service excellence in senior care. In consumer ratings and reviews on Caring.com, HOME CARE MATTERS earned a 5-star rating (the highest possible score) within the qualification timeframe, while also having […]
Handling A Senior’s To-Do List: Home Care During the Day
Evaluating how home care could help your senior at various points during the day can help you to decide when it might be time to introduce this type of care into your caregiver routine with your loved one. For many elderly adults, having a care provider available to them during the day can help them […]
Making Contacts, Knowing Your Options: Meeting the Challenges of Long-Distance Caregiving
If you’re a long-distance caregiver, an elderly relative’s health and well-being are constant concerns. It can be very hard to stay on top of the situation if you’re an airline flight or a long-distance car ride apart. A care subject may be less than forthcoming over the phone about how she’s really feeling, especially if […]
Changes to Make Outside Your Senior’s Home to Help Them Cope with Mobility Issues
Mobility issues are about more than just the increased fall risk for your aging parent. While you, as their family caregiver, should be concerned about helping them avoid the potentially devastating consequences of a fall, recognizing their mobility issues and helping them to manage them is about more than just that one issue. Suffering mobility […]
Can You Get the Help with Caregiving that You Need?
Caregiving can be complicated. You may want to do everything on your own, but that’s not a practical approach. Odds are very good that you need more help. You need to work out the best way to get that help. Acknowledge that it’s Time to Explore Your Options. It isn’t easy at all to admit […]
Ensuring You Are Not Impaired When Driving for Your Care Efforts
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and if you are a family caregiver for an elderly adult, this is an important time for you to make sure you are being safe when you are on the road. Most family caregivers spend a considerable amount of time driving, both when managing challenges and needs for […]
Why Respite Care is Crucial for Family Caregivers During the Holidays
Home Care in Oakwood GA: When your aging loved one can’t master the daily tasks of living independently, they rely on you as the family caregiver to help in a number of areas. While your assistance and care are much needed and appreciated, it can quickly become overwhelming and exhausting.
4 Ways a Caregiver Support Group Can Help You
Some days, being a caregiver can leave you feeling sad, frustrated, or even angry. Those are pretty normal feelings. After all, very few (if any) people hope to one day find themselves spending hours caring for an older adult for no pay while also juggling their own career, family, and friends. When you’re feeling that […]
Is Your Senior Bored?
Boredom can strike even if your senior seems to have everything that she could want in terms of entertainment and excitement. Sometimes the answer means looking a little deeper at what could be causing the problem and finding a true solution. Her Life Is Likely Very Different Now. As your elderly family member’s health changes, […]
Talking to Your Senior’s Doctor about the Risks Associated with Lung Cancer Treatments
As soon as your elderly parent finds out they are living with lung cancer, it’s time to start thinking about treatment options. While some elderly adults choose not to pursue any form of treatment for lung cancer, others wish to be as aggressive as possible. If you are a family caregiver for an aging adult […]
