The Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care
What's the difference between palliative care and hospice care? To get the best care possible, you need to know what each service offers.
The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Private Caregiver vs. a Home Care Agency
When you need help caring for an elderly loved one in California, should you go with a private caregiver, or a professional home care agency?
Starting the Conversation About Home Care
This article is designed to help you have your own conversation with your aging loved one about receiving some home care assistance.
What to Look for When Doing a Home Safety Evaluation
You’ve probably done a lot to make sure that your loved one can age comfortably at home, but have you ever considered doing a home safety evaluation?
What to Consider Before Having an Aging Parent Move In
Sometimes it seems like having an aging parent move in with you is the logical next step. However, here are 12 things to consider before you do.
How In-Home Caregivers Are Helping Seniors Stay More Active
Our in-home caregivers at New Wave Home Care are carefully screened and trained, and they’re dedicated to helping seniors stay more active. Here are five ways they're accomplishing this.
Is Senior Home Care Right for You?
In the beginning, family members are often available to step in and provide supervision and support, but eventually, a senior’s needs can get to the point where hiring a professional caregiver becomes the best option to maintain the health and safety of your loved one. However, when does that happen?
Lessons Learned From a Decade of Caregiving
A husband vowed to care for his wife at home after her diagnosis of Lewy body and Alzheimer’s disease. Their daughters worried about them both.
What Are the Activities of Daily Living?
Sadly, millions of aging-in-place elderly Americans can no longer perform basic tasks because of a chronic medical condition, illness or injury. Known as activities of daily living, or simply “ADLs”, this article will explore them in more detail, along with ADL challenges that seniors face.
How Long Does It Take a Senior to Settle into Receiving Home Care?
Convincing an aging loved one to accept home care isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Once they’ve finally agreed to hire an in-home caregiver, getting them to “stay the course” can oftentimes be just as challenging.