If you are planning to become an entrepreneur and are looking at various businesses to understand which area has potential for the next 20 years, you may find this article interesting. In this article we will be discussing about the steps that you should follow to start a private home care business. The US demography … Read more
The secret to success for any business is to scale it up. Unless you are able to scale up your business, it will be very difficult for you to cover your costs that you are going to incur in any case, irrespective of the number of customers you are serving. And if scaling up means … Read more
If you are a fitness fanatic or a gym buff, you may have seen a massager being used in the gym that looks like a power drill. It is called a percussion massager. You may also have heard the buzz it has been making on social media and fitness blogs and would like to learn … Read more
With an increase in demand for adult daycare centers, starting a daycare center for seniors may seem like a great business idea. However, like any business, creating an adult daycare also requires an in-depth analysis of market dynamics, understanding local demography, and a solid business plan. By committing to provide the best possible quality care … Read more
Any medical surgery brings with it a set of steps towards full recovery. Hip replacement surgery is no different. There are several dos and don’ts to protect your replaced hip. In addition to these precautions, recovering patients may also use assistive equipment after hip replacement. One of these sets of equipment is a crutch. Depending … Read more
A non-medical home care business is a service that is provided by caregivers and principally encompasses personal hygiene and care, assistance with mobility and activities, household chores, making meals, and monitoring the health for the elderly and the disabled. Given the ageing baby boomer population, there has been a lot of interest in this space from … Read more
Elderly financial abuse is a type of elderly abuse that is widespread and prevalent. It can affect anyone sometimes leading them to a helpless situation. In March 2020, US prosecutors filed accusation against more than 400 people across the world accused of defrauding senior Americans of more than USD 1 billion. This was one of … Read more
The job of a caregiver is challenging to say the least – it can get very taxing physically, as well as mentally in some cases. The older your client is, or the more physically challenged your client is, the more difficult the routine becomes for the caregiver. Being the owner of a non-medical home care … Read more
Recovery after hip replacement surgery can be lengthy. Your daily activities could pose to be a challenge for about two weeks. It will take about six weeks before you can return to regular daily activities and about one year before a full recovery is completed. During this post-operative time, you must take extra care of … Read more
As we age, our physical or mental conditions change rapidly. With this, our ability to make critical decisions about our finances or health care can also deteriorate. There are various ways an elderly can plan for the situation when she loses the capacity to make these decisions. Two legal ways of planning for these situations … Read more