Due to the overwhelming popularity of our blog post, “There’s an App for That,” we decided to turn that post into a series on apps that older adults find useful and beneficial. These are not apps you will download and forget about but ones you will actually engage with on a daily basis. The following group of apps has been tested here in our home office.

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It can be hard to care for elderly parents, especially when you’re a parent yourself. Making sure they are healthy and happy takes just as much time, energy and commitment as taking care of your children. Balancing these two things can be difficult, which is why homecare services are available for people who need a little help providing basic care for their older parent’s needs.

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Originally posted on the ComForcare Franchise blog

When a loved one needs assistance with senior care, everyone wants to make sure that the senior care provider that is chosen is going to provide the best service available. To achieve the highest level of care, the specific needs of the loved one should be taken into consideration. The family should discuss what type of care would best meet the needs of the family member. If the family member is capable, they should be included in the discussion. Several different senior care providers should then be interviewed to determine the best fit.

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Michael J. Costigan knows firsthand what individuals with dementia and the families that love them deal with when trying to provide comfort and care throughout the difficult process. It was his own experience caring for a loved one with a common form of the degenerative disease which inspired him to open his ComForcare location in Burlington, New Jersey nearly a decade ago.  

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About 66 million adult Americans perform an average of 19 hours a week of caregiving duties for loved ones. Add that to a fulltime job and a family, and you have about 30 percent of adults who miss an average of seven days of work a year to help with caregiving responsibilities. Before getting worn out or frustrated, consider these points to manage your caregiving responsibilities.

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Have you had a chance to watch Katie Couric’s new talk show “Katie’s Take?” In a recent episode, Katie chats with Bruce Feiler, a New York Times columnist and best-selling author, about the 42 million Americans that are caring for an elderly relative.

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We all know the role of caregiver can be challenging. Not only is it exhausting physically, but it can be a very emotional time as well. Many people don’t realize exactly what goes into caregiving until they’re at the point in their lives where they’re taking care of an aging parent or family member. It’s not until then do they realize how draining the job can be. But, according to a recent blog post on the New York Times website, there are some benefits, too. And when times are getting tough and you’re at the end of your rope, it’s important to think about the benefits.

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