As the years pass there comes the sad truth that our parents are not going to stay young forever and it may get to the point that your elderly parents are going to need some kind of help to get through their daily life. This can be extremely hard on both you and your parents and it can also be very draining on your emotions especially if you feel guilty because you can't take care of them yourselves. When you do realize they need help you should know how you can find them a good caretaker so that you can feel secure in knowing they are being well taken care of.
When it comes time to make this decision you should get together with the entire family and discuss whether you parents can stay at home with some help or if they are going to need something with more help like a nursing facility or an assisted living facility.
You should also find out by contacting Social Security to see if there are any benefits offered that will help out with the money that will be needed for this kind of care. After you do that you should find out if there are other members of the family that might be willing to help you pay for whatever Medicare won't pay for so that you can come up with a some sort of budget for your parents care.
Go and visit the ElderCareLink.com website and register there so you can have access to the different resources that deal with taking care of elders. They also have a search where you can find caregivers in your area, find senior housing and elder care management that provide great articles about the elderly.
Another place you can get help to find caregivers in your area is Care.com and you can search for caregivers by entering in your zip code. They too have articles that center on seniors that can help you with different issues your parents might be facing.
Another helpful website would be New Lifestyles Online and they will try to help you make the best decision when it comes to your senior parents care. They will go into detail about the different types of care such as assisted living, independent retirement communities, nursing homes, home care, etc. They also will give you plenty of information on other services and products available for seniors. They also give you information on licensing for most states that has to do with this kind of care.
If you are leaning towards having home care for your parents don't forget to visit the website Visiting Angels. This is a national network that is non-medical but is a private duty home care agency that gives senior care, personal care, companion service as well as respite care. They do all of this in order to try to help seniors stay in their homes for as long as they can.
No comments:
Post a Comment