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In-Home Care and Intellectual Disabilities

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In-home care for the disabled is different than the same kinds of care for someone who is neurotypical. We know that intuitively, and as families, we deal with that each day. As in-home care providers, we also know that having different systems in place for the disabled is important. When you read about how we […]

Fall Prevention Tips For Seniors

Falls are the leading cause of death for seniors. Every year, over 3 million senior citizens are treated in emergency rooms across the United States for fall-related injuries. Whether you want to age in place or enter a retirement community, these fall prevention tips for seniors will help keep you or your loved one safer. […]

River Oaks Home Care Offers a Medical Alert System

The PERS (Personal Emergency Response System) Medical Alert System Using a PERS (Personal Emergency Response System) medical alert system that is a true all-in-one that has flexible wearable options is critical to you and your loved ones’ well-being. River Oaks Homecare understands how critical it is to have quality health monitoring and communication. Our goal […]

Three Types Of Grants Available To Seniors

Aging can be expensive, and many seniors face costly healthcare issues and mounting living expenses that make budgets extremely tight. With little wiggle room in a senior’s budget, adequately meeting the financial demands of keeping their standard of living can be overwhelming. People who choose to age in place may need to make home modifications that don’t fit into their budget. Those who need to find alternative housing arrangements often face other financial burdens associated with the moving process. 

How To Help An Elderly Loved One Deal With Depression and Isolation

As a person gets older, they will experience a number of mental and physical health changes. Dealing with these changes is not always the easiest thing to do. As the relative or friend of a senior, it should be your goal to improve the quality of their life. Helping an elderly loved one with depression […]

Home Modification Tips For Safely Aging In Place

More than ever, seniors are opting to “age in place,” remaining in their homes or the homes of their loved ones during their golden years. This increase in the numbers of older adults living at home is partly due to the range of professional in-home care services available that enables seniors to live on their […]

What To Know About In-Home Respite Care

Caring for your loved one at home can be both rewarding and challenging. While our loved ones thrive in our care, caregivers can experience stress from the strain of meeting their loved one’s emotional, physical, and medical needs. As a caregiver, self-care is essential to both you and your loved one. Fortunately, services exist that allow […]

Tips For Taking Care of Elderly Loved Ones

Making sure our loved ones are safe, happy and healthy is one of the most important things we can do for the people we care about as they get older. However, taking care of elderly loved ones can often present challenges as life gets increasingly busy. Navigating the stresses between school or work and making […]

Setting Up In-Home Care

Any time you’re trying to provide for an elderly family member and looking for a place for them to live, there are a lot of considerations to be made. Some of these have to do with the care they’re getting throughout the day, and some have to do with longer-term issues like estate planning or […]