Post Surgery Care
When you need a hand after surgery, Assisting Hands is there for your Post Surgery Care needs Professional Post Surgery Care is the difference between a satisfactory recovery, and a painful and traumatic one. Many people have to cancel surgeries because they don’t have someone who can be with them during and after the surgery. Also, there are certain procedures…
Broward County Bar Association to Hold Symposium on Dementia
Broward County Bar Association to Hold Symposium on Dementia Event Will Partner With the Broward County Medical Association The Broward County Bar Association, in conjunction with the Broward County Medical Association, will be presenting the Dementia Symposium: Medical & Legal Perspectives. The conference will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Nova Southeastern…
Does my Mother Need Home Care Services?
At some point in life we will be tasked with the question, does my mother need Home Care Services? or my father?, or my spouse?, or my brother?, etc. In today’s life, reality is that technology, current medications and medical treatments have increased tremendously our life expectancy, however, that doesn’t necessarily mean that our quality of life will be better…
Home Care for Alzheimer’s patients
Home Care for Alzheimer’s patients is probably the best scenario when your loved one is facing this challenging disease. You may have already done your research on Alzheimer’s disease and know this is a terminal disease, which encompasses 3 different stages: mild (early-stage), moderate (middle-stage), and severe (late-stage), and might be aware of the different symptoms and behaviors in each stage. Two of the…
Options When You Can’t Afford Home Care Services – No.3
You think you can’t afford Home Care Services? Read on to find a third source of funds to be able to get the care you need. This option is known as Conversion of a Life Insurance Policy. When a senior has a Life Insurance Policy, a portion of the death benefit may be converted into a Long Term Care Benefit…
Options When You Can’t Afford Home Care Services – No.2
In our previous post we started a series of articles to explain some options available to be able to afford Home Care Services. We started explaining Reverse Mortgage Loans. Now, the very first question you have to answer to determine if this second option is for you is whether you are a Veteran. So if you are a Veteran, you might be…
Options when you can’t afford Home Care Services – No.1
In the following series of posts, we will focus on explaining some options available when you can’t afford Home Care Services out of your pocket. Reality is that all of us are getting older and due to poor nutrition, GMO fruits and produce, hormone-raised beef and poultry, excess of sodium, fat, refined sugar, cold cuts and bleached wheat in our diets…
Does Medicare Cover Home Care Services?
Does Medicare Cover Home Care Services? This is one of the most frequent questions we get, and we will try to clarify this for you here. For people over 65 years of age Medicare provides coverage for skilled services, meaning, any task or procedure that involves a nurse, a therapist, a social worker or a doctor, etc. However, Medicare does…