Caring For Someone With Alzheimer’s With an estimated one in nine people ages 65 and older developing Alzheimer’s, most of us will know a loved one affected by the disease. Because Alzheimer’s patients need an extensive amount of care and...
Many — if not most — of us will need some type of in-home care at some point in our lives, whether due to injury, chronic illness, or advanced age. It can be hard to give up a piece of our personal independence to rely on someone else to meet our daily needs. Things...
Duties of a Home Care Aide The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) allows qualifying Medicaid recipients to hire a friend or family member as a personal care assistant. Personal care assistants help with the necessary daily tasks that allow a person...