News & Noteworthy from Luxe Homecare

Fay Vahdani, owner of Luxe Homecare, chaired this free event for locals 90 and over, hosted by the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club: Read the whole article in Palisades News: http://www.palisadesnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/palisades-news-06-06-2018-FINAL.pdf

As a premier caregiving agency, Luxe Homecare educates our home caregivers on a variety of topics, including how to help our clients avoid heat-related illnesses. This is especially true for our senior clients who may have a chronic disease, are poorly hydrated, or are taking medications that include diuretics.   What Causes Heat-Related Illness? As […]

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You’ve had friends tell you that it’s debilitating and that they experience a searing pain all over their body. You sometimes wonder if it is all in their head because there doesn’t seem to be a logical reason why they are fatigued, achy, find it painful to be touched or are often unable to focus. […]

That’s what Melinda wanted to know. Her mom was having difficulty walking, which made doing normal tasks around the house such as bathing, dressing or even making a light meal a strain on her. Melinda wanted to hire a caregiver to be there for her mom a few hours a day. Friends suggested agencies and […]

The age-old joke of an older person bending their ear, saying, “eh,” “eh,” because they can’t hear what is being said may be a bit exaggerated, but it does showcase how hearing loss can worsen with age. However, loss of hearing is not confined to one age group — it can happen to young and […]

People move to Malibu for the natural beauty, but until now, it has been hard to find good senior homecare for Malibu.That’s due to the fact that caregivers must travel from other areas. But Luxe Homecare is located in Pacific Palisades, adjacent to Malibu, ready to provide senior homecare for Malibu at any time. Our caregivers can […]

How to hire home care services is a question I know is at the top of many of your minds. How do you choose someone and how can you be sure their home care services are the right fit for your spouse, parent or child? As Administrator of Luxe Home Care, I have met with […]

What is AB1217? AB1217 Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act was enacted on January 1, 2015, enforcing stringent requirements on home care services in California. This Act enforces all home care organizations be licensed and regulated through the State Department of Social Services, and obtain registration of home care aides. Who is affected by the […]

Long-term care is a range of services and supports you may need to meet your personal care needs. Most long-term care is not medical care, but rather assistance with the basic personal tasks of everyday life, typically called Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), which include: Eating Bathing Dressing Toileting Continence Transferring (moving in and out […]