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Comment on Benefits of Home Care, Home Care 4 Seniors Style by Home Care Services in Calgary

Home Care Services in Calgary — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:45:14 +0000

Agreed, quality of life should always be the number one concern. Being able to remain independent and continue to be part of your community is so important.

Comment on Holiday Tips and Activities for Those with Alzheimer’s/Dementia by Madison

Madison — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:28:15 +0000

I had no idea that memory iseuss are not necessarily a normal part of aging whoa!My parents and my in-laws are, shall we say, pre-elderly (I’m sure they would just love hearing this!) and are capable, independent people. However, because of my work and because I know plenty of people in my age group (old Gen X) who have dealt with a whole range of iseuss with elderly parents, I tend to do a lot of reading on this topic.I’ve just found your blog and see that it is chock-full of incredibly useful advice. Thanks for this post and for pointing out the resource on Caring.com!

Comment on Planning for Long-Term Care: When is Home Care the Appropriate Choice? by Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:05:47 +0000

I beleive most would frepere to be at home if at all possible.My mom would have for sure ..there wasn’t any chance of getting better ..she needed dialysis though. Lord knows what the fee for that was but it was 300 each way for an ambulance .every other day. It would have been better if it was from her home or had a mobile unit brought in but this was from a home as well just the trip destroyed her. I got her moved to another home where they had dialysis .and she died after the first treatment there. It was floors and even the move through elevators and such was too much. She was so ill ..the home was so noisy and it was so stressful for her. She could barely eat and with all the medications she was on certain things made her ill and changed the taste of foods ..you either ate what they brought or you didn’t eat. Needless to say ..she quit eating. She couldn’t feed herself and after the staff passed the food out ..then they’d come back and try and feed her ice cold food. In a home it’s close to impossible to please everyone so I don’t blame them ..I just know at home It would have been so much easier to switch the lime jello for cherry without a major production and a 45 minute wait.In her case ..she knew it was over .last days and no you can’t have another 7-up because of diet restrictions? I don’t want someone telling me what I can and cannot do or have the last period of my life when I know I’m dying and there’s no hope. They seem to have lost the importance of choicesShe was paying top dollar and not able to participate in any of the activities. She couldn’t turn her TV on and off or change channels.Turn off lights or shut the door. The massive amount of money for her care would have better well spent making her final days more to her comfort and alot less expensive at home. We were trying to find out about it and see what we could do but she died and no-one gave us jack for information on anything to do with home care to help us speed up the process at all.Doris .70 s Illinois my mom ..severe rheumatoid arthritis and kidney failure.

Comment on Stress-Free Holidays: Caring for the Family Caregiver by Thayene

Thayene — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:39:31 +0000

Would just like to commend you on your pgrroam the story came today and touched my heart in such a way that is so close to home. This past week on monday my father in law passed on at the age of 95 with a failing heart at the same time my husband is going through terminal liver cancer since last year he was given a diagnoses as only having 3 months to live by grace he celebrated his 60 birthday today I only wish that my father in law could of had contact with such a wonder source as you have offered unfortunetly my sister in law was his care taker but for years has had substance problem and my father in law was a widower after many years my sister in law lived at my father in laws for many years so took over after my mother in law died .You may ask why I didn’t try to intervine my father in law was a hard man to change and also deal with I have no one else except my 26 son and my brother in law who has been handling things who just retired this year so now he had to deal with this along with now what his brother my husband is having happen. I didnt mean for this to get out of hand on my comment but, my main purpose would again to commend you on your award along with your wonderful service Thank You for listening to me someday in the future maybe I can offer my service to you Thank You again claudia

Comment on Learn How to Make a Home Safer from Falls by Patrizia

Patrizia — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:43:36 +0000

All of my questions stelted-thanks!

Comment on Holiday Tips and Activities for Those with Alzheimer’s/Dementia by Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:14:27 +0000

I see a few things that tulrboe me in the answer provided to the question. Has to be sharp mentally Deaf people are just as sharp as anyone else. There is nothing else different, apart from the hearing issues. It seems to be that the assumption is there that deaf people are not as sharp as other people. This needs to be pointed out as inaccurate. It would be more helpful if the person who wrote the original reply had said The caregiver, whether deaf or hearing, has to be sharp mentally’I see another assumption here in the answer. Be able to converse verbally to control and more easily care for the patient. Yes, communication is paramount, Yes, the needs of the person being cared for overrides all other needs. the assumption here is that all deaf people cannot talk. A lot of deaf people do talk. Conversely, if the person with dementia was a deaf signer, someone who only speaks and does not sign would not be a suitable carer for this person.So the situation is not as black and white as that. There are many Deaf carers who look and looked after their elderly parents with Alzheimers, quite successfully. (The vast majority of Deaf people have parents who are not deaf, in case another assumption creeps in)As long as good communication takes place, and technical devices are in place, and that the person is being cared for quite competently, with all their needs met, then it is irrelevant whether the carer is deaf or not. Let’s be realistic here. Caring for someone is very hard work. Technical devices such as adapted alarms that trigger when someone opens the door, or when the person being cared for wants the attention of the carer, and the carer is in another room, add more to the mix. There comes a point when some tough decisions have to be made. As the person above quite rightly pointed out, the Deaf carer would have to have the abilities and skills in dealing with someone with dementia/alzheimers, thus being able to meet the needs of the person in their care. To simply rule out someone from caring for someone else just because they are deaf, without knowing the background information, is wrong. I would rather wait and see if the person is up to the task at hand, THEN decide yes or no, to this person being the carer.

Comment on Holiday Tips and Activities for Those with Alzheimer’s/Dementia by Racheal

Racheal — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:03:06 +0000

I am a nurse & care for the elderly in a Nursing Home cleald Harmonee House. There is a very unique reason for the name but, I won’t go into detail as it is very lengthy. My husband was a victim of the dreaded Alzheimer’s Disease along with vascular dementia. He was a very strong, determined man, very set in his ways. He was just a little this side of brilliant as a building contractor in the construction of any kind of medical facilities IE; Hospitals, clinics, etc. Also built chemical laboratories. He loved traveling in RV’s after retiring. He was diagnosed with this disease quite awhile after I had suspected his problem because I could not get him to see his Doctor even though he had always been one for regular check ups, he was always told he was as healthy as anyone could be at his age. This was stamped in his mind & one thing he never forgot as long as he any bit of memory left . Over two years his doctor & I came up with every reason we could think of to get him into the clinic for tests. He had a traffic accident which warranted the need to be hospitalized (after walking away from many other traffic mishaps, driving without a DL, since it had been taken away from him, another huge fine, but fortunately, out of all the accidents (apprx. 20) no one else was hurt or, more importantly, killed) he was diagnosed & put on medication. He was so far advanced in the disease, the medication used for onset of the disease, did not help him. He had no hospital insurance, only medicare. At that time alot of procedures that were required, were not covered my medicare & our savings were depleted very rapidly. This is not the end of a very tragic story but, I will stop here. I have written this so people will be aware of the costs, mentally & financially, associated with this disease, that they maybe prepared should it ever, suddenly, pop up in their family. Make yourself aware of the signs & symptoms & get checked as quickly as possible if & when a sign is suspected. The medication for Alzheimer will help if it is started in early stages. It will make life so much easier for the unfortunate one & the care giver. Believe me, you will need all the help you can receive. I am a nurse & have taken care of patients with dementia & it is heartbreaking but, when it becomes a family member & you have to watch a mind deteriorate of a loved one, I can’t express enough how terrible this can be. Alzheimer’s Associations need all the help they can get, especially,financial.

Comment on Home Care 4 Seniors Helps Doctors Help Those with Diabetes by Home care

Home care — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:00:46 +0000

Home care service people help the patient of diabetes through giving the best medical and home treatment to them and indirectly help the doctors to giving the treatment to the patient.

Comment on Incorporating the Latest Technology Into Home Care by pippa

pippa — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:32:53 +0000

I cannot express enough the importance of seniors or those that need home care in having a cellphone. My grandmother had a serious fall and she was able to get immediate help because of her SVC cellphone. For the little amount of $7 a month it is complete peace of mind for both my grandmother and her family. There are really cheap plans, like the Tracfone SVC, so don’t wait until its too late

Comment on Home Care 4 Seniors Helps Doctors Help Those with Diabetes by Allison

Allison — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:03:25 +0000

Cool blog!