Senior Care News & Commentary

In April of last year we posted an article to this blog entitled New Federal Regulations Likely to Hit Live-in Care Recipients Hard in 2015.  Although it later turned out that the January 1 effective date was delayed due to legal wrangling, the regulations are indeed now in... Read More →

Every company wants its customers to be happy all of the time.  Every company wants to think that nothing ever goes wrong and its service delivery is uniformly excellent.  But that’s not the real world.  Things do sometimes go wrong.  An important test of a company’s service is... Read More →

In reference to recently departed clients, husband and wife, for whom Ready Hands provided home care service for several years, a close family friend  felt moved to write us as follows: “Now that they are both gone, I feel I need to write to tell you what wonderful care and... Read More →

Ready Hands Home Care is pleased to announce the hiring of Olga Wymore, R.N. as our newest Nurse Supervisor. Olga comes to us with a rich and solid background in both community-based and hospital care. Ms. Wymore started her career in health care as a nurse aide in California,... Read More →

Until someone figures out how a robot can change an adult diaper, watch out for bedsores or help a frail senior to the bathroom, those tasks will continue to perform by human beings. And when a family requires a paid human being to provide such care to an elderly loved one, they... Read More →

You may be wondering why you would need the service of a home care company – or why you couldn’t just place an ad and hire your aide yourself. The primary reasons are Security, Safety, Expertise and Convenience. We handle the busy work, so you don’t have to... Read More →

We’ve all heard the horror stories. Unexpected no-shows. Home care aides quitting after just days on an assignment. Aides completely mismatched to their clients. Constant turnover. Agency managers unreachable when problems arise. Theft, dishonest acts—even exploitation and abuse... Read More →

With recent temperatures reaching the high 90’s and heat indexes topping 100, it’s worth a reminder that summer’s heat can be particularly risky for older adults–especially those with chronic health conditions. Knowing how to safeguard against hyperthermia and other... Read More →

June 15, 2015 was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, when communities, municipalities and organizations of various kinds joined in promoting activities and programs that spread awareness about neglect, exploitation and abuse later in life.  However, as a provider of in-home... Read More →