Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 30When a Parent Says “I Can Manage”: How to Introduce a Caregiver Without Taking Away Their DignityYour father had a fall in the bathroom last month. Your mother has twice forgotten her tablets this week. You suggest that someone should…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 27When Do Elderly Parents Need Extra Help at Home? Signs Families Should RecognizeMost families don’t wake up one morning and decide a parent needs care. The realisation comes slowly, through small things. A spice jar…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 19Home Care vs Hospital vs Old Age Home: How to Decide for an Elderly ParentFew decisions in a family feel as heavy as deciding where an ageing parent should be looked after. A fall, a stroke, a long illness or a…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 15Why a Bedridden Patient’s Care Needs Can Change Even When the Diagnosis Has NotWhen a family member becomes bedridden, the diagnosis gives everyone something to hold on to. There is a name for the condition, a doctor…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 14Why Some Families Specifically Need Male Nursing Care at Home, and How to Assess the RequirementMost families do not begin their search for home nursing with a preference about the nurse’s gender. The question comes up later, often…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 13Hiring a Home Nurse for a Family Member: 10 Questions to Ask Before Making a DecisionBringing a nurse into your home to care for a parent, a newborn or a recovering relative is one of the most personal decisions a family…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 12Newborn Care at Home: What Should Parents Check Before Hiring a Baby Care Professional?The first week home with a newborn is a strange mix of joy and exhaustion. The hospital staff who showed you how to hold the baby are gone…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 912 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Home Nurse (Most Families Ask Only Two)Ask most families what they asked before hiring a home nurse, and the answer is almost always the same: “How much per day?” and “Can she…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 8When Is It Time to Hire a Home Nurse for an Elderly Parent? A Practical Family GuideMost families don’t decide to hire a home nurse on one particular day. It usually follows a slow run of small worries: a missed tablet, a…
Soumya Home Nursing·Oct 77 Everyday Signs an Elderly Parent Is Struggling to Manage AloneMost elderly parents will not tell you they are struggling. They spent decades running a household, raising children and solving problems…
