by Ben Adel | Apr 25, 2019 | Caregiving, News
The concept of home healthcare often confounds people, as they mix it up with in-home caregivers. The former is a team of medical and healthcare professionals who help patients continue on the road to recovery following surgeries, severe injuries or for chronic or...
by Ben Adel | Apr 15, 2019 | News, Senior Transportation
We’ve all been in that place before. Your parent calls and needs a ride to a doctor’s appointment or the grocery store right away. You typically clear your schedule for these types of situations, but you’ve had something come up at work, and you have to take care of...
by Ben Adel | Apr 15, 2019 | Caregiving, News
You’ve just come back home after a couple of weeks in a rehabilitation center following major surgery. Your doctor has told you he has put in an order for home healthcare and that it includes the services of both a physical and occupational therapist. You wonder why...
by Ben Adel | Apr 15, 2019 | Caregiving, News
“Hello, A friend recommended I contact your agency. It’s about my father, Norman. He’s 72 years of age and has Parkinson’s diagnosis. Lately, my father has been falling and injuring himself several times a week, although he plays it down. I know he needs help, but I’m...
by Ben Adel | Apr 4, 2019 | Caregiving, News
In most people’s minds, in-home care, whether through a caregiver or a member of a home health team, is for seniors. Although Luxe Homecare’s Home Healthcare Department certainly does have our fair share of older clients, we serve individuals of any age, especially...
by Ben Adel | Mar 20, 2019 | Caregiving, News
I recently spoke with Mary, an 80-year young woman who needs some help showering and getting dressed. Her arthritis makes it difficult to stretch her arms, and because her fingers are so stiff, she can barely open and close the buttons and other fasteners on her...
by Ben Adel | Mar 3, 2019 | Caregiving, News
Families have a choice of hiring an independent in-home caregiver that they find on a registry or through a friend or working with a licensed agency such as Luxe Homecare. What’s the difference? Although non-agency workers typically charge less per hour, they come...
by Ben Adel | Feb 19, 2019 | Caregiving, News
You have an elderly parent and understand that they need help at home, but you wonder just how to go about hiring an agency who can support their specific needs? You are also worried that the caregivers assigned to your mother or father may not have a complementary...
by Ben Adel | Feb 6, 2019 | Caregiving, News
The day has come. Your mom or dad needs assistance in their home. They may require help with the basic activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, and dressing; meal planning, preparation or diet monitoring; light housekeeping or help with laundry; medication...
by Ben Adel | Feb 1, 2019 | Caregiving, News
When you lose your ability to drive, your level of independence goes right along with it. And when family or friends can’t fill in the gaps to take you to your doctor’s appointments, errands or social events, isolation sets in. You could take one of a selection of car...
