Types of Care

The eight words families hear first — and what each one actually means.

All 8 episodes

EP 1

What Is Home Care?

Mom is still sharp — she just can’t do everything she used to. Does that mean a facility? Not necessarily.

EP 2

What Is Home Health?

A nurse who comes to the house — isn’t that the same as home care? Not quite. And the difference decides who pays.

EP 3

What Is Assisted Living?

It is not a nursing home. That’s the first thing every family should know.

EP 4

What Is Residential Assisted Living?

Imagine assisted living — but in a real home, on a real street, with a handful of residents instead of a hundred.

EP 5

What Is Hospice?

Hospice is not giving up. It may be the most misunderstood word in all of senior care.

EP 6

What Is Palliative Care?

You can fight the illness and be comfortable at the same time. That’s palliative care.

EP 7

What Is Respite Care?

You can’t pour from an empty cup — and caregiving empties the cup faster than almost anything in life.

EP 8

What Is Memory Care?

Dad keeps wandering at night. Locking the doors is not a care plan.