Care at home, explained plainly
Practical guides for families arranging home care or hospice care for someone they love, written to be read when there is little time and even less patience for jargon.
At some point, every family faces the same question: can the person we care about stay at home, and what does it take to make that possible?
Guides
Start here. Each guide covers one decision and what it involves.
Choosing a provider
Finding a Home Care Provider
Are you preparing to care for an aging parent? There are more options than most families realise, and knowing what to ask changes which one you end up with.
Comparing providers
Interviewing Home Care or Hospice Providers
Interview several companies to find the right fit. Each offers the same basics; the differences show up in the questions most families forget to ask.
Hospice
Coming to Terms with Hospice Care
Keeping a loved one at home while dealing with a life-ending illness can be a comfort to both the person who is ill and to you.
Caregivers
A Guide for Family Caregivers
The practical side of caring for someone at home: what the day looks like, what help exists, and how to ask for it before it is urgent.
Living independently
Staying at home is a set of small arrangements, not one big decision. The independent living guide walks through the ones that matter first.
All articles
Finding a Home Care Provider
Keeping a loved one at home while dealing with life ending sickness can be a comfort to both the sick person as well as yourself. The comforts of home …
Coming to terms with hospice care
There may come a time during your loved one\’s final stages of life where hospice care becomes the most practical and dignified decision. People often …
A Guide for Family Caregivers
Are you preparing to care for an aging parent? The process can be quite stressful and incredibly time consuming, not to mention costly. Luckily, there …
Interviewing Home Care or Hospice Providers
When it is time to consider Home Care or Hospice Providers, it is important to interview several companies to ensure the perfect fit. Each company ca …
Little Guide to Independent Living
At some point in time, the human population will always look forward to living independently. In some cultures, it is common practice for children to …