Elderly Care

Mar 1, 2024

3 Risks to Avoid with Private Duty Care

2024-03-01T14:43:59-05:00March 1st, 2024|Aging Seniors, Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Blog, Caregivers, Dementia, Elderly Senior Care, Family, Health, Health Care, Home Care Assistance, Home Health Care, Home Nursing Care, Love, Senior Health Care, Senior Living, Snow Birds, Veterans|

Moving into a senior living community is a big decision. It is hard to know when a move is needed, much less when to bring up the subject. Seniors prefer to age at home, but sometimes that is complicated by health issues and safety concerns. Adult children struggle to find the right time to talk about concerns [...]

Mar 1, 2024

Preventing Caregiver Burnout

2024-03-01T11:58:27-05:00March 1st, 2024|Aging Seniors, Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Blog, Caregivers, Dementia, Elderly Senior Care, Family, Health, Health Care, Home Care Assistance, Home Health Care, Home Nursing Care, Senior Health Care, Senior Living, Snow Birds, Uncategorized, Veterans|

It’s hard to accept help. Or maybe it’s hard to accept we need help. Either way, the outcome is the same – caregiver burnout is real and affects everyone involved in caregiving. More than one in five Americans are providing care to an adult or child with special needs. Many of those people provide care for an extended period, [...]

Mar 1, 2024

Staying Connected With Aging Parents

2024-03-01T10:36:59-05:00March 1st, 2024|Aging Seniors, Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Blog, Caregivers, Dementia, Elderly Senior Care, Family, Health, Health Care, Home Care Assistance, Home Health Care, Love, Senior Health Care, Senior Living, Snow Birds, Veterans|

It’s tough to stay connected with aging parents who live out of the area. Whether that’s across town or across the country, finding time to have a meaningful exchange with a family member can be a challenge. If you find yourself talking about the weather and the price of gas every time you call, it’s time to [...]

Feb 29, 2024

7 Secrets to Senior Home Safety

2024-03-01T09:49:47-05:00February 29th, 2024|Aging Seniors, Alzheimer's, Assisted Living, Blog, Caregivers, Dementia, Elderly Senior Care, Family, Health, Health Care, Home Care Assistance, Home Health Care, Love, Senior Health Care, Senior Living, Snow Birds, Veterans|

Most seniors want to age in place at home. We all get that, right? Home – with our own stuff, familiar surroundings, negotiable floor space (most of the time), and plenty of privacy. But what about when a family has concerns about safety, mobility, and the ability of a loved one to complete activities of daily living? [...]

Mar 23, 2017

March: Patient Safety Month

2017-03-23T11:58:57-04:00March 23rd, 2017|Aging Seniors|

So far in the month of March, we have honored many of the essential people involved in home health care. Champion Home Health Care is appreciative of the social workers, certified nurses and qualified caregivers who assist us in our mission of providing peace of mind to families who want to keep their senior loved ones in [...]

Sep 26, 2016

Role Reversal

2016-09-26T12:25:04-04:00September 26th, 2016|Senior Living|

It is a hard adaptation to make when an adult child must act as a parent to an adult family member. How do you step in and tell the person who raised you that they may need assistance, that you have noticed a decline in his or her health or that safety has become a concern, especially [...]