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A Guide to Recognizing the Early Warning Signs of Dementia
Our essential guide is here to provide you with the knowledge to identify early symptoms and signs of dementia, facilitating timely care and support.
Care Conversations: Making Decisions Together with Your Aging Loved Ones
Bringing up the subject of needing help with aging loved ones can be a difficult conversation to start. See how you can kindly make it happen!
Call Now to Schedule a FREE, No-Obligation, In-Home Assessment
You're only one phone call away from enjoying the companionship and support of a compassionate caregiver. Schedule your free In-Home Assessment so we can discuss your loved one's physical, emotional, and spiritual needs to craft a personalized whole-person care plan that ensures you thrive at home! We'll also review your loved one's home to identify ways to lessen the risk of falling.
Communicating About Difficult Issues With Your Elderly Parents
Communicating with your parent about their caregiving needs can be a daunting prospect. Many times, the challenge for us is that we have already determined the desired outcome, and our goal is simply to get them to go along. This approach often causes friction and leaves the adult child making a decision that is in the ‘best interest’ of their parent; the parent is left with no option but to comply—and they are not happy campers.
Caring for Your Elderly Parent
All being well, the day will soon come when adult children are faced with caring for their elderly parents. This may not be an easy time, but it can be improved by knowing ahead how to prepare as their primary caregiver. The ideal time to talk about such care is well before your parents get to that stage. Having this conversation accomplishes two things: first, having the conversation prepares your parents to recognize the point where they begin to slow down and need help. Second, you both can get on the same page about their desires. Many seniors often desire to stay in their own homes for as long as possible.
7 Tips to Hire the Right Senior Home Care Service
Finding reliable care for your senior family member can be challenging. The many choices include, when to seek care, what’s the best fit for a caregiver—direct hire or through an agency, what’s a fair budget for the services received and what kind of service should be expected? In addition, there are many stories of abuse and inadequate service. So how should you choose? Here are seven tips to help you evaluate your options and make a choice that’s a match for your needs and budget.
5 steps to help seniors cope with stress about the COVID-19 crisis
One challenge our senior family members face as they process their vulnerability to the coronavirus is the risk for mental health issues. This time can be a very stressful for our senior loved ones. Whether we are family member caregivers or we partner with an home caregiver provider, we should pay careful attention to the possible increased stress levels of our elderly.
3 Simple Steps to Thriving at Home with a Loving Caregiver
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Pathlight Seniorcare Services provides in home care for seniors. Our mission is to provide seniors with the highest quality of life possible through our in-home care services. We treat our clients as if they are a member of our own family. Our Pathlight Seniorcare Services staff will be happy to help you and answer any questions that you may have. Need to speak with someone right now?
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Contact Details
Phone Number:
(205) 715-8956
Address:
7051 Meadowlark Dr
Suite 208
Birmingham, AL 35242
Service Area
Pathlight Seniorcare Services provides home care in Birmingham, Hoover, Homewood, Mountain Brook, and throughout the Shelby and Jefferson Counties