Try: Geri-chair a geri-chair is a comfortable mobile padded recliner seat on 4 small wheels that allows caregivers to push seated care recipients throughout the house although the initial cost can be fairly steep at 400- 500 the long-term cost effectiveness is beneficial enhancing care recipient comfort and reducing caregiver strain due to frequent and […]

Try: Encouraging loved ones to safely walk around the home or in a facility with maximal independence is always a big concern for caregivers walkers benefit those needing more help with balance and walking than you can get with crutches or a cane types of walkers a pickup style standard walker with four solid prongs […]

Try: Assisted living facilities are often expensive to live in upon entering the facility the Care recipient (cr) will have to sign a contract the contract will list the terms of the cr’s deposit and payments the services provided the ways and manner in which the cr can be removed from the facility and many […]

Try: Finding the appropriate nursing home is an important process for a Care recipient (cr) first the cr should consider other long-term care choices like community-based services home care or assisted living depending on needs and resources the following are tips for choosing a nursing home step 1 find nursing homes in your area search […]

Try: Currently there are approximately 1 7 million americans in nursing homes a vast majority of these persons are in private for profit institutions nursing home can describe many different types of facilities but under federal law a nursing home is an institution that provides skilled nursing care for injured disabled or sick individuals federal […]

Try: Medicare is restrictive when covering nursing home care medicare will only reimburse care at a skilled nursing facility medicare will pay some nursing home costs for medicare beneficiaries who require skilled nursing or rehabilitation services to be covered you must receive the services from a medicare certified skilled nursing home after a qualifying hospital […]

Try: Provide housing to care recipients cr who need daily care but not to the level provided at a nursing assisted living is essentially an upscale version of board homes provides an alternative for the cr who cannot or chooses not to live at home but wants more privacy and autonomy than what is allowed […]