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What To Expect When You Start Caring for an Elderly Parent

Caregiver Support Services

Be sure to care for yourself from time to time. It’s the best way to ensure you fulfill your caretaking duties while still retaining your autonomy. Becoming a caretaker is a big change. But when you know what to expect , caring for your elderly parent will be a straightforward process.

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The Pros of Home Health Care Over Assisted Living

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

When it’s Time to Address Greater Care for Loved Ones. How best to care for older adults becomes an increasingly pressing question for loved ones and caretakers. Whether health care is needed because an elder is recovering from injury or dealing with the aging process the desire to stay at home is almost universal.

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Tech for Seniors: Robotic Pets & Virtual Reality

Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

The benefits of interacting with animals have been found to be “particularly apparent with populations in elder-care institutions and assisted-living facilities, such as older adults with no cognitive impairment, with dementia, requiring the use of wheelchairs or walkers, and with mental illness.”