Vacation Home Exchange V Renting - Trade and Save, or Do You ?
By Maurice S Clarke

Vacation Home Exchange V Renting Trade and save, or do you ?

Ever thought of trading your home with another family for a few weeks instead of renting a Vacation Home?. Lets look at the differences and see if it's an option you might consider.

Renting a vacation property is easy enough, pay a rent for as many weeks as you need. Rent direct with the owner or via the thousands of rental agents, or via a travel agent.

The choice is pretty vast and often you can select properties from a book or brochure, there are sizes and prices to suit everyone. Many allow pets and come fully fitted out.

Bigger properties housing 7-12 or more offer a low cost break as you pay for the property, rather than per person, as you would in a hotel. Downside is you get to do all the work, although some rentals can come with housekeeping or maid duties.

The attraction of renting is usually one of cost and choice, and works best in your own country. Renting abroad involves a high travel cost (per person) and unlike a package tour you are often down to organising and paying for travel from airport to the property. There is usually someone on hand to see you in, the owner or their agent, and most properties provide a good break.

Risky sometimes to book direct with foreign owners, large agencies vet both the properties and the owners and although perhaps more costly give better piece of mind. Paying $1,000 and arriving at a run down hut may not be the sort of vacation you seek.

Home swapping offers 2 choices, first to trade a few weeks or longer with another persons normal home. Or trade a period in a second vacation home or time share they, or you own.

The attraction is obvious in that no rental monies change hands and this gets better the longer the stay is. Older, retired folk often look for 3-6 month trades which clearly would be too costly on a rental basis, but a workable option for 2 retired families to trade homes for a long period.

Again a DIY vacation, unless maids are on hand. Number of choices are less, so to succeed you need to be open minded rather than have fixed dates, locations and types of properties in mind. Most experienced swappers seek good clean accommodation in the area they wish to visit. You get to know the owners before agreeing the swap before you go. You rarely build friendships with rental owners you usually do with home swappers.

A home trade often comes with an auto thrown in, so this is a big plus if you can arrange pick up at the airport and makes a big difference in local travel during your stay. Do check insurance cover though and make sure you agree miles and damage costs.

With the advent of the electronic age many home swap offers are viewable on Internet web sites so you can review property (and owners) details, get to know the area through web site links and then open up discussions with potential trade partners. using E-mail the world is just a few seconds away.

More complex to organise than a rental, it can be both an exciting family interest or a drudge, which can put you off the concept. Worries and concerns about having someone else in your home and loads of "what if" questions can again excite you or deter you.

One of the best routes is a Tutorial on the subject which is freely available at the Homes Seekers web site with advice from some of the leading home exchange experts .

In summary - renting is easy, choose your property, book, pay and go - there is a big choice. Home swapping is a way of life, you get more involved and the money saving is not in practice the reason for most people trading homes. The desire to make new friends and contacts, see new places, new countries, learn the language and so on takes over. Home swapping does not suit everyone but it does offer an alterative and to many an ideal way of taking vacations - for many the only way they would go.

If you want to save a few hundred if not thousands of dollars on a Vacation break take a serious look at vacation home exchanging as a useful alternative to traditional house rental breaks.

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Maurice S Clarke is the CEO of Homes Seekers and has created an online tutorial about Homes Exchange and swapping to answer all you "what if" or "how do I?" questions at http://www.homes-seekers.net/swaps

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It's very difficult to find important services such as child care, senior care, language tutorials, home care, and pet care without spending a lot of money. Also, as the unemployment rate rises, finding a job becomes a challenge. The good thing is that an exchange of benefits is possible to solve both problems. People looking for jobs in a new city or students looking to travel to a new destination can offer to provide care services in exchange for rent free living.  If you wish to obtain free child care, senior care, tutorials, home care, and pet care, you may be able to find a volunteer willing to provide such services without pay as long as you allow him or her to board in your house for free.

 

Free child care homestay is a common setup for those who need babysitters but can't afford to hire one. Child care is commonly needed and commonly offered, so you can certainly find such services through Host and Care. Free child care is also very much in demand especially during the summer season when kids do not go to school. Fortunately, there is a way to obtain child care and also get the rewards of being able to help someone else out, and that is through the homestay exchanges you can be part of when you join Host and Care.

 

Language homestay is also very beneficial especially to the host. Learning a new language can be a big challenge for a lot of people. Aside from the fact that it is not an affordable undertaking, a new language usually requires more than just hourly tutorials. Language homestay, however, means that the host is effectively exposed to the new language with the constant presence of the language tutor. Since exposure and usage in regular, daily conversations are said to be the best language teachers, learning a language by offering free accommodation to a language tutor is definitely the best way to go, not to mention that you also get the tutorial for free.

 

Aside from the benefits you will get from the services you sign up for, hosts who offer their houses and take in service providers through Host and Care will also be able to interact with various people from all race, nationality, culture, religion, and location. For those who like to make friends and widen connections, signing up at Host and Care will give you an opportunity to make more than just simple acquaintances but meaningful relationships and friendships with others with whom you can exchange benefits. Families who sign up for the program can also expose their children to people of various cultural backgrounds, and children will also learn how to interact with different types of people. More often than not, homestay participants are able to form lifelong friendships with one another.

 

Anyone with spare accommodations can sign up to become a host and to have access to various services that other people may want to provide for free. Whether you are a family who has an extra room and needs babysitting, or a single parent who has extra space and needs affordable child care, or can do with another person in the house who can teach you your preferred language, you can find a mutually advantageous agreement through Host and Care.

 

 

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Host & Care has an amazing offer for households that seek affordable home services such as child care, senior care, tutorials, pet care, house and home care, and the likes. The website serves as the connection between a host who is willing to provide free homestay for a care provider who is willing to provide services in exchange. This may not be a very common setup but the homestay concept is picking up in popularity, especially as its benefits are realized by many potential hosts and care providers. Most of the time, however, hosts are more hesitant about the concept because taking someone into your household is not a simple matter. But with the services offered by Host & Care, the homestay option is guaranteed safe and beneficial.

 

There is no doubt that the very first benefit you get as a host at Host & Care is the additional savings you get. Care providers can offer you the service you need. If you need child care, then care providers can even provide free child care which will lessen your household expenses significantly. Elderly people can also offer their homes for free accommodation and in exchange get free senior care. If you need a tutor, you can save from tutorial fees by allowing a homestay tutor to stay with you. Due to the large number of care providers looking for affordable or free accommodation, you can surely find someone who can provide the exact care that you need.

 

Signing up as a host at Host & Care will also bring you a world of convenience. Elderly people who live alone can find companionship in a care provider, while parents can benefit from free child care or free tutorials for their kids even though they are preoccupied with their respective jobs. Language learners can also benefit greatly from the setup since they will be living with their tutors, which will expose them to the language and encourage them to speak in the new language more. All these convenient benefits can be enjoyed by signing up as a Host & Care host.

 

Aside from that, the mere experience of meeting new people from various locations, nationalities, and races will be an enriching and almost educational experience for hosts. In the day-to-day time spent by hosts and care providers, both will certainly learn a lot from one other. The fact that you are also helping others out also translates into a rewarding experience that you'll never forget. A lot of care providers sign up to save on accommodation costs, so you know that as you benefit, others do, too. At the same time, you will also be able to form lifelong bonds with other people. More important than the financial benefits of hosting a care provider is the one-of-a-kind experience you will be rewarded with.

 

There are many households that can benefit from the homestay concept. This is perhaps one of the many reasons behind the growing popularity of the concept especially in the midst of recession and unemployment problems. 

 

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If you are looking for free room & board and if you are willing to work for it, you can offer various domestic services that people with spare bedroom need. The homestay setup is most common among students studying in foreign countries. They usually put in hours of free child care and get free accommodation from their hosts. As a result, students can live on minimal fees without having to worry about accommodation costs.

 

Host and Care can benefit a lot of people, especially those looking for free accommodation in areas other than their resident location. Host and Care serves as the ideal networking tool that can connect people who are willing to provide free accommodation with people looking to trade free service in exchange.

 

Host and Care is beneficial to a lot of people this way. At the present, recession has become a heavy burden on most industries, and it is clear that what affects businesses will certainly affect the ordinary workers. A lot of people these days are struggling with financial difficulties and may be looking for ways to cut their costs. Host and Care offers one such way, connecting people who need free accommodation with people willing to provide the same in exchange for services such as free child care, free senior care, free tutorial, free house sitting, free pet care, and the likes.

 

With the unemployment rates everywhere continuously rising, a lot of people find it a challenge to land a job, whether in their home town or anywhere else. Nonetheless, new high school and college graduates usually move out of their hometown to pursue more employment opportunities in other places. Although opportunities are available, however, the living costs could be a hindrance to their success in finding a job. Moving to a place outside of your hometown means that you would have to pay for accommodation, food, and several other expenses, with accommodation taking the bulk of the total amount. The expenses are also even heavier a burden when the students or new graduates have not found a job yet. However, with opportunities such as those provided by Host and Care, you can scratch accommodation off your list of expenses by living with a host family. In return, you can help out in the house in whatever way you can and your host needs.

 

Those who are not struggling with unemployment and recession problems can benefit from the opportunities that can be found through Host and Care. For one, it is an enriching experience for college students and college graduates to travel to their desired destination for the summer. Students, however, are naturally hindered by budget concerns. But with Host and Care, this problem will not hinder them from getting an enriching and life-changing experience. Host and Care can hook them up with residents in their desired destination who are willing to provide free accommodation. To avail of the opportunity, students or new graduates can offer a few hours' of work to help their hosts out. They can offer free child care, free pet care, tutorials, and other services.

 

If you want to travel to a new city or country for employment, for education, or for leisure purposes, and you are willing to put in some work, sign up as a service provider at Host and Care and enjoy the privilege of free accommodation and free meals. 

 

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If you are looking for free room & board and if you are willing to work for it, you can offer various domestic services that people with spare bedroom need. The homestay setup is most common among students studying in foreign countries. They usually put in hours of free child care and get free accommodation from their hosts. As a result, students can live on minimal fees without having to worry about accommodation costs.

 

Host and Care can benefit a lot of people, especially those looking for free accommodation in areas other than their resident location. Host and Care serves as the ideal networking tool that can connect people who are willing to provide free accommodation with people looking to trade free service in exchange.

 

Host and Care is beneficial to a lot of people this way. At the present, recession has become a heavy burden on most industries, and it is clear that what affects businesses will certainly affect the ordinary workers. A lot of people these days are struggling with financial difficulties and may be looking for ways to cut their costs. Host and Care offers one such way, connecting people who need free accommodation with people willing to provide the same in exchange for services such as free child care, free senior care, free tutorial, free house sitting, free pet care, and the likes.

 

With the unemployment rates everywhere continuously rising, a lot of people find it a challenge to land a job, whether in their home town or anywhere else. Nonetheless, new high school and college graduates usually move out of their hometown to pursue more employment opportunities in other places. Although opportunities are available, however, the living costs could be a hindrance to their success in finding a job. Moving to a place outside of your hometown means that you would have to pay for accommodation, food, and several other expenses, with accommodation taking the bulk of the total amount. The expenses are also even heavier a burden when the students or new graduates have not found a job yet. However, with opportunities such as those provided by Host and Care, you can scratch accommodation off your list of expenses by living with a host family. In return, you can help out in the house in whatever way you can and your host needs.

 

Those who are not struggling with unemployment and recession problems can benefit from the opportunities that can be found through Host and Care. For one, it is an enriching experience for college students and college graduates to travel to their desired destination for the summer. Students, however, are naturally hindered by budget concerns. But with Host and Care, this problem will not hinder them from getting an enriching and life-changing experience. Host and Care can hook them up with residents in their desired destination who are willing to provide free accommodation. To avail of the opportunity, students or new graduates can offer a few hours' of work to help their hosts out. They can offer free child care, free pet care, tutorials, and other services.

 

If you want to travel to a new city or country for employment, for education, or for leisure purposes, and you are willing to put in some work, sign up as a service provider at Host and Care and enjoy the privilege of free accommodation and free meals. 

 

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Signing up as a care provider at Host and Care may just lead you to the experience of a lifetime. Undoubtedly, the experience of staying with a host family and enjoying a mutual exchange of benefits with other people is one of the most enriching experiences you can ever have. You can enjoy so many rewards out of the homestay experience, whether you are a student, an employee, or a traveler.

 

The very important benefit is that you will save a lot of money, which would otherwise have gone to accommodation. Students studying in a foreign country, workers struggling to pay the bills, and travelers hoping to save on accommodation can all benefit from the free accommodation offered by the option to homestay, especially in this time of recession. The benefit is also especially important for new graduates who have yet to find a stable job. With the homestay option, they do not have to worry about paying for rent as they look for a job, which can be rather challenging especially with the recession affecting companies' human resource decisions and with the unemployment rate on the rise.

 

Aside from the financial savings, students will also benefit from the additional experience of working in exchange for benefits. With the exchange, students will learn how to be responsible in fulfilling their duties as a homestay participant. They can also have a fulfilling and educational experience as they share their effort in providing free child care, free senior care, free pet care, or free tutorials in exchange for free accommodation.

 

Travelers, on the other hand, will also get the benefit of staying at a homely environment. Hotels and resorts may offer luxurious accommodation, but those who are looking for a home away from home will definitely like living in a real home better. Travelers who are also planning to stay in a foreign destination for an extended period may find it hard to do so due to the expensive prices of hotels. But with the homestay setup, they can stay for as long as they want, and all they have to do is spend some time providing free child care, free tutorial, free language lessons, and various other services that their hosts may find a need for. The homestay option allows you to fulfill your dreams of extended vacation, even with the recession raging on, without any additional expense.

 

However, despite all the small benefits that you can enjoy from being a care provider at Host and Care, the most important and most significant benefit of all is that you get to interact closely with your host family and forge lifelong friendships that cross cultural and various other boundaries. You will be more exposed to the different culture, and find it easier to adjust to your new environment because you have a host family who can help you get acquainted with local life. This, in itself, will prove to be an unforgettable memory that may just change your life.

 

Signing up as a care provider at Host and Care will surely give you a wonderful experience you will not easily forget. As you are able to fulfill your goals without having to spend too much, you will also be able to help other people out.

 

 

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Do you love to travel? Or are you having difficulty finding a job in your hometown due to the unemployment problem? Or perhaps you want to study abroad? All these are certainly possible, but more often than not, the main hindrance that keeps people from fulfilling these goals is the financial aspect. In these difficult financial times, as the recession continues to affect a lot of lives, these goals and dream vacations seem to be receding farther and farther out of reach.

 

Fortunately, Host and Care offers a solid solution that can help you reach your goals. Surely, instead of having to spend a lot of money, you would be more willing to offer your services in exchange for free accommodation. After all, nothing comes for free. But with the wonderful opportunity offered by Host and Care, accommodation and the fulfillment of your goals is almost free, considering that aside from accommodation, you also get a wonderful experience in the package.

 

Through Host and Care, you can be connected with residents in your desired destination who are willing to take you into their home for a time. Hosts in Host and Care may have extra space in their homes to spare and may need some help around the house. For example, some hosts need free child care. Most of these hosts are working parents or single parents who cannot provide sufficient care for their kids due to their responsibilities and to the need to work in overcoming the recession. Some may also need senior care, house sitting, pet sitting, or tutorials at low prices, or if possible, for free. This means that not only will you get benefits for yourself; at the same time, you also know that you are able to help others out.

 

The concept of homestay is not a widely popular one yet, though it has been growing in popularity in recent times, especially due to the recession that the global community is facing. In some way, the homestay concept is a good way to show one another that each is willing to extend a hand for everyone to be able to overcome the current recession and unemployment problems.

 

There are also several other benefits of the homestay concept. Host and Care can also connect you with hosts who will welcome you warmly into your new environment, thereby making it easier for you to get settled in. With a friendly and welcoming family around, you won't easily be homesick. Aside from that, the chance to be exposed to a different family lifestyle and culture can certainly teach you a lot about the new culture you are immersed into. And when you stay in countries where a different language is spoken, you will also be easily exposed to the new language, providing you with additional learning opportunities.

 

If you are a student who wants to experience studying abroad, don't let the recession and financial difficulties get in your way. If you are a new graduate or someone looking for a job, don't let the huge costs of accommodation get you even before you get a job to pay for these expenses. And if you are a traveler, you can stay in your chosen destination longer and really immerse yourself into its lifestyle for a more unforgettable experience. All these are possible, with absolutely no hindrances anymore, thanks to Host and Care.

 

 

 

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Staying around hometown and waiting for the economy to pick up is one option for the June 2009 graduates.   How long is the wait going to be though? How long will it take to find jobs? Young people have a tough choice: stay put or move to a new location. You can't just sit around and wait for things to start happening, you've got to go where the opportunities are. 

 

Employers are either reducing work force around the country or, at the best case scenario, they are simply not hiring. Under these circumstances graduates will need to improvise, adapt and overcome obstacles. The question is: should they stay where they are or should they go. Unemployment rates vary by city, state and country. Moving to a new location could be the best solution. For many, however, moving to a new location is not going to be an option simply because it is way too expensive to rent a place in a new city. The cost of getting there is nothing comparing to the price of apartment rental, security deposit, utility bills and the overall cost of living. 

 

A very innovative solution to this problem is finding a free place to stay while looking for a job. There are many seniors living alone in their family homes and trying to stay there rather for as long as possible. Moving into nursing homes is the last resort. Most elderly don't need full time care. They just need someone to take care of things around the house for them.   12 - 16 hours a week is probably plenty of time to do that. Unfortunately, with their retirement plans and 401K savings depleted by the recession, hiring someone to work 16 hours a week could be a very pricy proposition. Here is where the youth steps in - exchange part time work for free accommodations. At current day and age, a background check and reference check can be run quickly and easily.  

 

A good place for the young and the old to meet is Host & Care global community that connects students looking for free accommodations with families and elderly looking for care.   Elderly, disabled or families in need of care create their profiles and offer free room or free room and board to a student willing to help out on part time basis. It is a win-win for all: homeowners can finally utilize their spare bedroom that they were heating and cooling for years anyway and get the much needed care for their home, themselves, their kids or their pets. Young people can move to a new area and have the luxury of stress free job search. They don't have bills to pay so they can take time looking for a job. Once they find one, they can save up almost all they earn since they are living rent free. Instead of starting out in debt, they start saving what they earn. 

 

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Hiring a care provider for an elderly or disabled can be a very expensive proposition.  You have all the expenses of maintaining a household in addition to paying for the senior care.  However, thanks to Host & Care a solution is on the horizon.  You can now find a part-time, live-in student volunteer to assist you with daily chores and help you around the house.  

If you have a spare bedroom in your house you can join Host & Care and search for a care provider who is volunteering to help out on average 16 hours a week for free.  You can contact him or her on our website and conduct a background and reference check in addition to directly talking to her on our chat, watching video, looking at the pictures, sending e-mails or conducting face to face interview on line.  

In addition to getting free home care from a student volunteer you get a companionship of a person on daily basis.  You also have someone to live-in in your home with you so in case of emergency you are secured knowing that there is someone around.  

Saving thousands of dollars in elder care expenses is very important during the recession.  You probably lost a lot of money from your retirement investments last year and now you are wondering how long you could go on like this.  With the advancement in medical care we all live longer lives and so we need more money to last us for a long period of time.  

Nursing home and assisted living facilities cost thousands of dollars per month and do not offer you the comfort of your own home.  The care givers are most likely uneducated and overworked.  They are strangers just like your potential volunteer.  However, once you conduct a background check and invite a volunteer into your house you will become friends or even like family.  This will never happen at the nursing home.  

Do you need more than a part-time care?  Do you need someone to take care of you full time?  You can pay a small stipend for the extra hours or you can open your house to a single parent.  We have many single parents volunteering their services and they are willing to work much longer hours.  Some of them have a child who is old enough to help out as well. 

The arrangements are up to you.  You pick a caregiver, you agree on the number of hours per week to work, on all the rules and chores that need to be done.  

 

 

 

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In the old days extended families lived together and were taking care of the elderly who needed assistance.  Seniors were taken care of by adult children or grandchildren.  Families that did not live under the same roof lived in a short distance from each other within the same village or town.  In addition, our lifespan was much shorter few decades ago.  Situation like this still exists in many developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America.  In the United States elderly live alone and far away from their children and grandchildren.  Even when they live nearby, their family is busy working long hours and taking care of their kids.  Single parent families are busy balancing already demanding schedule.  The cost of nursing homes and extended care facilities is so high that it will eat up lifetime savings in a hurry.  Thankfully, when we need help with our own family or with our extended family, Host & Care caregivers are there to lend a hand.  Our members are unpaid volunteers offering to take care of elderly or disabled simply in exchange for free accommodations. 

Our members fall into various categories. 

We have college students looking to cut down on housing cost and to help a senior in need.  We also have travelers looking for cultural experiences and improving English language.   We also have single parents who are willing to provide home care services with much longer hours in exchange for sharing a home of the senior citizen.  Finally, we have graduates looking to move to a new city or state and planning to spend some time looking for a job.  Saving rent money while they are unemployed allows them to stay out of debt or save all the money they earn. 

 In exchange for free room they provide in home care services on part-time basic.  They can provide non-medical home health services, home support services, and child care. Home health service caregivers are helpful for adults and children who are convalescing, the developmentally challenged, people with disabilities, and the elderly. Services can range from private duty nursing to live-in caregivers to medication supervision. For example, if your spouse has recently had surgery, you may need a caregiver for a few hours each day while you're at work. Similarly, a caregiver can help your mother or father continue to live independently by providing her or him with incontinence assistance, transportation to doctors' appointments, or physical therapy exercises.

Care givers who provide home support services can help in a number of areas. For example, they can help with meal planning and preparation, personal shopping or errands, and even do laundry and light housekeeping. They can also provide companionship for the elderly they're caring for.

Searching for Trustworthy Caregivers

Trusting someone else with caring for a loved one is an enormous responsibility, and the selection process isn't always easy.

Host & Care comes with several ways of communication between members: Audio/Video Group Chat, Audio/Video Messenger, one-to-one private messenger with live audio/video streaming, Audio/Video Recorder, Video Player, Shoutbox and a message box.  You can interact with other members in the safety of our website.  When you find a suitable match you can request a background and reference check from a reputable background check company.  The cost of running a background check is very inexpensive these days.  It gives you a peace of mind and provides you with the security and safety you need.  Some background check companies even allow you to run a free background check once a year. 

Instant Background Checks includes criminal background check, property value, lawsuits, judgments, bankruptcy, liens and much more!

 

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We have become all too familiar with nursing homes. Families in the United States usually move their elderly loved ones to a nursing home for a long-term or permanent rehabilitation service. However, in 1990s, assisted living facilities were born giving the elderly and their families a better option. Assisted living facility is referred to different names in different states. It is also known as senior housing in Colorado while other states refer to it as retirement living home, adult living facility, elderly care housing, among others.

Nursing home is a skilled care facility for senior citizens who need 24-hour medical attention. This is for elderly with chronic medical conditions who needs and requires round-the-clock skilled care, long-term attention, and also for short-term recovering patients after being discharged from the hospital.

On the other hand, assisted living residence is for seniors who cannot independently live in their homes, who need assistance in their daily living activities and would want to grow old in an environment that provides a warm, peaceful, and safe home environment with new and balanced lifestyle and socialization, thus, allowing them to nurture new friendships with other residents and subsequently improve their physical, mental and emotional condition.

Nursing homes typically provide room and board, meals, skilled nursing and personal care, and medication management services, and social and recreational activities for their residents. While senior housing offers long term elderly care and assisted living guidelines which includes the following services: Care management and monitoring, help with activities of daily living, housekeeping and laundry, medication management, recreational activities, security, transportation, and two or more meals per day.

Nursing home long-term patients are being assisted in multiple daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring in and out of chairs or bed, and the like. These also include residents with cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Nursing homes provide a secure environment and an array of services to meet the physical, medical, and social needs of their residents.

Assisted living residents only needs assistance with meal preparation, activities of daily living (ADL), medication support and household chores, and/or require supervision due to a cognitive impairment related to disorders such as mild Alzheimer's.

More than 50% of the nursing home residents were women, and 14% were under 65 years old. The average age of a nursing home resident is 86 years old (Source: US Census Bureau 2007). While more than 900,000 Americans live in approximately 39,500 senior care in the country. The average age of a senior living care resident is 85 years old and the average length of stay is roughly 27 months.

Lastly, the average daily cost for assisted living is still less than half the average daily cost for a private room in a nursing home. The average rate for a semi-private room has increased by 1.1% from $189 daily (in 2007) to $191 daily (in 2008) while the average assisted living rate has increased by 2.1% from $2,969 monthly (or approximately $98 daily in 2007) to $3,031 monthly (or approximately $101 daily in 2008). The average rate for a private room in an Alzheimer's wing is $219 and $198 for a semi-private room in the same wing. Rates vary by region and depending on the number of services included.

Quality of Life - the key difference between living at home and living in an assisted living home.

 

 

Have you gotten that call in the middle of the night telling you that your mother who is 2,000 miles away has fallen and is in the hospital? Has your father come for a visit and had a slight stroke? These circumstances can interrupt your everyday life and send you into a state of panic and fear. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO WHEN YOUR PARENT IS HOSPITALIZED IS TO PUT YOUR PANIC AND WORRY ASIDE AND SHIFT INTO WARRIOR MODE. Here's what you need to do.

1. Don't panic. It is natural to be fearful and overwhelmed when your mother or dad is rushed to the hospital. Accept your feelings as natural, but put them aside right away. YOU ARE YOUR PARENT'S BEST ADVOCATE. If you live far away, immediately call a friend who can go to the hospital and be your liaison on the ground until you get there. You will quickly get frustrated and angry trying to get information about what's happening with Mom or Dad unless you have someone on the scene looking out for YOU and letting you know what's going on. If you can't get to the hospital, there are also elder care advocates like myself who can be your eyes and ears and fight through the system so your parent gets the best care.

2. Contact your mother or dad's physician immediately. As a side note here, it is very important that your parent have a general internist physician (preferably a gerontologist if you can find one) WHO IS WILLING TO FOLLOW YOUR PARENT TO THE HOSPITAL IF NECESSARY. This is obviously something to arrange now, before any unforeseen hospitalization occurs.

Many hospitals now promote to patients a new system of "hospitalists" -- these are physicians who only work at the hospital and don't have a private practice. The problem with this is that your parent will be a new patient to the hospitalist and you might not have the same hospitalist every day. WHAT YOU WANT IS YOUR PARENT'S PHYSICIAN WHO KNOWS YOUR PARENT'S HISTORY TO VISIT THE HOSPITAL EVERY DAY AND DIRECT YOUR PARENT'S CARE! This is very important for the continuity of care for your mom or dad and for your comfort. A hospitalist might not pick up on something about your parent that his or her own physician would because of their history together.

3. Don't be intimidated by the hospital system. The reality is that hospitals have their own protocols and systems which may work for them, but may not necessarily work for you! You land in a place that's all new to you -- and they've got the advantage. Do not be afraid to ask questions of the nurses, other staff or the physicians. Hospitals tell us that their mission is to take the best care of their patients, but the reality is the only person who will be looking out for the best interests of your parent is YOU or YOUR ADVOCATE.

When my mother was in the hospital, I walked up to the nurses' station behind which about 10 people were chatting away, and the one who was sitting at the desk right in front of me refused to look up. I finally called out, Hello, anybody home? And they all turned in disbelief, but I got what I needed.

4. If possible, keep your parent in the hospital for THREE OVERNIGHTS. True, you do not have complete control over this, that's why the presence of your parent's own physician can be so important, but if your parent will have to go to a rehab facility or go home for therapy, and he or she is on Medicare, Medicare will only pay for follow-up treatment if your parent has spent three full overnights in the hospital. Not days, but overnights.

Don't let them try to push Mom or Dad out too early. If it's legitimate for them to stay in the hospital, make sure they stay. I had a friend who unfortunately did not know the three-day rule at the time, and her mother wanted to leave the hospital early. She needed therapy at home as the doctor prescribed but had to pay for it herself because she did not meet the three-overnight rule.

5. Manage the hospital's discharge planner. Within a day or two of your parent's admission, you will meet the discharge planner, whose job it is to arrange for where Mom or Dad goes and what help they need after the hospital. THIS IS VERY KEY -- if your parent is going to have to go to a rehab facility, a skilled nursing facility, and the three-day rule is met, Medicare will pay for the best or worst facility. IT IS YOUR JOB AS ADVOCATE TO FIND OUT THE BEST FACILITY AND GET MOM OR DAD IN THERE! This will make a world of difference in their aftercare.

The discharge planner will give you a list of facilities in the area. They are not ethically allowed to tell you what the best ones are. Typically, they will ask you to pick three, and then whichever of those three facilities has a bed on the day Mom or Dad is discharged from the hospital, that's where they'll go.

BUT HERE'S THE CATCH -- THERE MAY ONLY BE ONE GREAT FACILITY IN THE AREA. SO HOW TO GET THERE? First, you have to find it. Ask friends, families, colleagues. If you've hired an advocate, they'll be able to guide you. If you're on the ground, go visit the facilities. Ask for a tour of the skilled nursing facility. Talk to the admissions officer at the facilities you like. If one stands out above the rest, keep talking to the Admissions officer at that facility (you won't know exactly what day your parent will be discharged) and tell the hospital's discharge planner that you want your parent to go there.

This is so important and the trickiest part. When you find out (usually the day before) when Mom or Dad is to be discharged, call the facility (or facilities if you're blessed to have several you like) and ask if they will have a bed open the next day. Some hospital discharge planners are wonderful, others are annoying and territorial. They may see you as interfering with "their" job. But put any concerns about that aside, and recognize that they are treading on YOUR territory, where Mom or Dad goes will make no difference to them, it will make all the difference to you. If there's a bed open where you want to go, tell the discharge planner that day -- tell them you've talked to the admissions representative at the facility, there's a bed available, and you want Mom or Dad to go there. DO NOT GIVE IN AT ANY POINT AT THIS STAGE. YOU'VE DONE THE HARD WORK, IT'S TIME FOR MOM OR DAD (AND YOU) TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF YOUR INVESTIGATIONS AND ADVOCACY!

Remember, regardless of your past history, fighting for your parent at this time in his or her life when they may need you most, can become the most rewarding time of togetherness for both of you and lead to great healing, if needed, and joy. It won't be easy, but it will be worth it. Hopefully, with these tips in mind, you can focus on loving your parent to the best of your ability and not on the frustrations that come from navigating unknown waters.

 

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