The Importance of This Year’s Flu Shot
By CarePatrol As we approach the late fall and the beginning of flu season, the importance of getting this year’s flu shot is greater than ever. While getting the flu…
What Is Transfer Trauma and How To Avoid It
By CarePatrol Older adults must sometimes move to a new home to meet their current needs. However, uprooting the life of a senior can cause immense stress and disruption known…
Help Older Adults Avoid COVID-19 Scams
Many states continue to be ravaged by the coronavirus, with recovery taking longer than two weeks even among young adults and America’s COVID-19 death toll expected to reach nearly 300,000…
Medicaid Planning
By CarePatrol If you could get the state to pay for caring for your elderly parents, would you choose to? An entire segment of elder law attorney’s work is to…
Medicare: What You Need To Know
Medicare is health insurance for Americans who are 65 and older, under 65 with certain disabilities and of any age with end-stage renal disease (ESRD – permanent kidney failure requiring…
8 Ways To Keep Your Brain Sharp
By CarePatrol of San Mateo County Aging can be tough on the brain. Fortunately, studies show that our habits can help prevent or slow age-related cognitive decline. Taking care of…
Planning Advice for Taking Care of a Senior in Your Home
By CarePatrol Opening your house for a parent or other loved one to stay with you either short-term or long-term is a big decision and should be well thought out…
Online Placement Agencies…This is How it Works
By CarePatrol In today’s day & age, it’s natural to research products and services online…in fact, I do quite a bit myself. However, when it comes to researching assisted living…
Keeping Seniors And The Family Safe During COVID-19
By CarePatrol of San Mateo County Washing your hands and maintaining social distancing are some of the most commonly talked about ways to stay healthy during this global pandemic. While…
Florida Hospital Giving Away Thousands in Healthcare
By CarePatrol Ben Franklin offered us a piece of wisdom with the quote “A penny saved is a penny earned”. Our health, as well as our money, can use that…
What is Home Care?
By CarePatrol One thing that we all have in common is that when hospitalized or undergoing rehabilitation, 100% of us want to go home. If a physician determines that you…
The Top Ways to Stay Mentally and Physically Healthy in Your Golden Years
By CarePatrol As we age, it is natural to slow down both mentally and physically. Many times, it feels like declining health is an unchangeable part of the process, but…