CarePatrol Partners with LifeGuides™ To Help Families Through the Process of Caring Transitions
By CarePatrol Helping a loved one through the aging process can be challenging. However, thanks to a new company with backing from some of the original investors of Match.com, LifeGuides™...
Benefits for Michigan Veterans
In 2014, the US Census Bureau stated there were 21.8 million veterans in the United States, which is roughly 6% of the country’s 319.2 million citizens. It is estimated that...
Risk Factors for Dehydration in Elderly
When water loss exceeds water intake, the result is dehydration. Dehydration is directly caused by any of the following: persistent high fever; heavy sweating; use of drugs that deplete fluids...
Physical Changes of Aging: Unavoidable vs. Preventable Physical Changes in the Aging Adult
By CarePatrol Physical Changes of Aging Physical changes of aging fall into two categories: normal and pathogenic. Certain universal, inevitable, and irreversible occurrences can be predicted by age alone; they...
How to Help the Elderly with Depression: Physical Activities in Older Adults
Depression can affect up to 25% of the elderly population. Understanding how to help the elderly with depression is crucial, as it is often characterized by social withdrawal, loss of...
Assisted Living Residence vs Nursing Home
By CarePatrol Many times we get calls telling us that a family member or an individual senior needs to move into a “Nursing Home”. After speaking with them and delving...
Elderly Medication Management: Ensure Safety and Independence
Five tips to help seniors with medications and avoid complications
What Will Medicare Pay For?
By CarePatrol of Greater Birmingham For every elderly person living in a nursing home, three more equally fragile are living at home. Nearly 25% of us currently provide daily caregiving...
8 Common Mistakes Families Make When Choosing Senior Care
Searching for assisted living or residential care by yourself can be an eye-opening experience for anyone, especially when your loved one has specific needs. Unfortunately, making mistakes when choosing senior...
Determining When a Loved One Requires Assisted Care
By CarePatrol Suggesting moving into an assisted living to an aging parent, family member or even your spouse can be a very stressful and difficult thing to do. In some...
Hip Fracture in Elderly Parents: What to Do After Mom or Dad Breaks a Hip
It’s a phone call you hope you never get, saying your mother or father has fallen and was taken to the hospital for surgery to fix a broken hip. Your...
Knowing When To Get Help For Your Loved One With Dementia
It’s not always obvious when to ask for help, or when to make changes to the care that the person with dementia is getting. Providing good care means meeting the...
Boomer Generation Characteristics: By the (Really Big) Numbers!
Of all the generations America has given rise to, the Boomer Generation is one of the most famous. They are well known due to their size and societal significance to...
When You Need Help
By CarePatrol In June 2013, I found myself needing to move my dad from the Independent living facility that he had been living in for almost 2.5 years to a...
Why Choose CarePatrol?
Why Choose CarePatrol: A Personal Story Several months ago, I was given the daunting task of finding an assisted living facility for my elderly Aunt who was diagnosed with depression...
ComForCare Platform Could Grow to 20 Different Franchise Brands
By ComForCare A deal announced this week could be the first step in the creation of a family of senior care franchise businesses under a single private equity owner, The...