Thanks to one of our caregivers
Dolly Zahn for bringing this article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on
senior care options to our attention.
The article states that “Millions
of families are beginning to grapple with the one major health expense for
which most Americans are not insured: long-term
care. About 10 million seniors currently rely on others for daily care,
such as help getting dressed, preparing meals or taking medication. That number
will only increase as more of the nation’s 78 million baby boomers enter old
age. Nearly 7 in 10 people will need some form of long term care after turning
65 according to the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute.”
James Firman president of the
National council on Aging says that “nobody wants to go to a nursing home, it’s
the last resort. People want to stay in their own home, and if they can’t they
want to go to a place where they can get assistance but that still feels
homelike.”
The article then gives information
on the various options seniors have besides nursing homes. Such as Medical
alert systems, Adult day care, and home visiting services. It says that “Hiring
a private care giver can be less expensive, though you may have to do more work
in terms of performing background checks and tax requirements because you are
hiring them as an employee.”
This is where At Home Senior Services can help. We hire caregivers and do
the background checks and take care of the tax requirements for you. Call us at
412-604-0410 or visit our website www.AtHomeSeniorServices.com.
We provide services to help seniors age in place.
Written By: Kevin Neufeld
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