Seniors choose home care instead of assisted living facilities ...

by Arcadia HealthCare

Even individuals who would ordinarily be stressed by their responsibilities – such as 59-year-old Sherman J. Smith, who cares for his 94-year-old father, who has dementia – have been able to find non skilled caring services so that their loved... As more alternatives become available to elderly adults who are looking to age at home, fewer appear to be moving into nursing homes. Instead, they are opting to take advantage of home health care services so that they can stay independent, according to Suburban Journals. Many seniors are choosing to live at home instead of moving to an assisted living facility, because it can be a much more affordable option. A survey conducted by Metlife found that the prices of private rooms in nursing homes rose by 4. “We want to keep him home as long as we can,” Smith told the news source. “There may be a time when we have to do that, but we’re going to keep him home as long as we can.

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