How to Spot Fake News on Social Media During Election Season
By CarePatrol Older adults are becoming more comfortable on the internet – surfing the web, shopping and using social media. In fact, according to the Pew Research Center, 40% of…
Siblings in Denial
By CarePatrol of Greater Birmingham It is common for family caregivers to experience some denial on the part of siblings as to the health and needs of their elderly loved…
Three Ways to Combat Loneliness Among Seniors
By CarePatrol of San Mateo County Most seniors report that they feel more and more lonely as they get older. That’s no surprise considering the U.S. Census Bureau states that…
Long Distance Caregiving is Challenging but Possible When You Follow These Tips.
By CarePatrol If you are anything like me you left home as soon as you graduated from college. I live about an hour away from my parents. That’s just far enough away…
Should an Elderly Loved One Move in With You?
By CarePatrol of Greater Birmingham We are a country in which it has been common for family members to move in together. But, this decades-old practice is waning. Outstanding pressures on…
Be Compassionate To Receive Compassion
By CarePatrol In 2014 the California Supreme Court ruled that caregiver Carolyn Gregory could not sue the family of the dementia patient who sliced her wrist with a knife during…
An Accidental Death Sentence
By CarePatrol 43 million family caregivers provide $500 BILLION worth of unpaid care every year in the USA. Our entire healthcare system is dependent on this. That may be the…
Five Ways Music Can Help Your Loved One With Dementia
By CarePatrol of San Mateo County When a loved one has dementia, it can be so hard to connect with them. As the disease progresses, it becomes harder to continue…
What to Look for When You Are Home for the Holidays
By CarePatrol of San Mateo County The holidays: a time for reminiscing and spending time with loved ones. For long-distance caregivers, the holidays are also a good time to evaluate…
Home With Family
By CarePatrol With an aging population and Medicare rule changes, discharges from hospitals that follow a surgery or medical crisis have changed. It is likely you will need to choose…
What Will Medicare Pay For?
By CarePatrol of Greater Birmingham For every elderly person living in a nursing home, three more equally fragile are living at home. Nearly 25% of us currently provide daily caregiving…
What is the Difference Between Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Home Care?
By CarePatrol How many of you have heard your parents say “I’m not going to a home!” What they are referring to is your grandparent’s nursing home. Like many things…