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Searching for Home Care? Answer These Questions First

There’s a moment when you realize mom or dad can’t take care of themselves anymore. Maybe it comes as the result of surgery or an injury, or it arrives near the end of a long, slow decline. Whatever the reason, this can often be a frightening time for those who have to step in and make sure […]

Comparing Generations Home Care to the Competitors

Folks who search for qualified in-home care often do so in a hurry. Maybe out-of-town children have just realized that mom or dad can no longer care for themselves and need immediate help. Or a senior has suffered a fall or other injury and added support just can’t wait. In that rush there’s not much […]

Having the conversation – It’s not easy

No one likes to admit that they need help, especially to their own kids. We get calls all the time from people that know their parents need help, but can’t bring themselves to discuss the situation. Unfortunately, the things left unsaid can bring greater strife between siblings and ultimately could lead to catastrophe. I’m not […]

Steps to Choosing Long-Term Care

More often than not people choose long-term when they are in crisis mode. You know, mom or dad has fallen and is in the hospital. Now what? Nursing home, keep them home with help from the family, or maybe an Assisted Living Facility. Choosing long-term care is a very difficult decision. Not only are there […]

Steps to hiring a live in Caregiver

Here are the steps you should take in hiring a live in Caregiver: Place an ad in Craigslist or another site like caring.com looking for a live-in caregiver. List as many details as possible: who and where the the care is needed, budget and/or salary, type of room available, and other important factors like Alzheimer’s, […]

A Place For Mom

A Place for Mom provides assistance in finding senior care or senior living facilities that fits the needs of you or your loved one. A Place for Mom’s service is free; however, they require payment from the facility for the benefit of the placement. Inherently, this may place the wrong incentive for the […]

Comfort Plus Incontinence Care

Because the majority of our clients are elderly and require our services we get asked a lot about incontinence care and incontinence care products. If you are interested in learning more about providing incontinent care you can receive complimentary access to our Family Learning Center here and look into the toileting and elimination and skin care for some free training. […]

Domiciliary Care

We provide non-medical home care sometimes referred as domiciliary care. These services are also often called home health services. What are the typical services of non-medical home care. They are anything that can help someone with their daily activities otherwise known as activities of daily living or ADL’s. There are six main ADL’s: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring […]

Alternative to Adult Day Care

Do you need help during the day taking care of a loved one? If so, consider using a home care agency as an alternative to adult day care in. Why? Because it can keep your loved one safer. Safer from having to transport to and from the adult day care center where falls can happen […]

Assisted Living Placement Arizona

Are you desperate to find a good, clean place for your mom or dad? We can help remove the desperation and help you make the right decision. The wrong decision can be costly and even worse could be a grave mistake if the wrong facility is chosen. How do we help? First, we select one […]