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Advice for families working this out
Short, practical pieces for the person doing the research, usually late at night, usually about a parent who insists they are fine.
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Owned by a registered nurseMildred Kiminyei, RN
Articles
Home care or assisted living: how to decide
Home care or assisted living? An honest comparison from a nurse who runs both: what each costs, the number of care hours where the math flips, and the signs that home isn’t working anymore.
VA Aid and Attendance: using a veteran’s benefit to pay for home care
How wartime veterans and surviving spouses use VA Aid and Attendance to pay for home care: who qualifies, the 2026 amounts, how medical expenses change the math, and free help applying in San Diego County.
How to use long-term care insurance to pay for home care
How to start a long-term care insurance claim for home care: what triggers benefits, how the waiting period really counts, the paperwork insurers ask for, and the questions to ask before care starts.
What home care costs in San Diego in 2026
Our real rates, turned into monthly totals for the schedules families book, plus the parts of the bill people don’t expect: minimums, holidays, deposits, and round-the-clock care.
Medicare GUIDE: dementia support and respite for families
A Medicare program for people living with dementia and the family members caring for them: a care navigator, a 24/7 support line, caregiver training, and up to $2,500 a year for respite.
Signs a parent needs help at home
The kitchen, the bathroom, the mail pile, and the car tell you more than a conversation will. What to look for on your next visit, and what to do about it.
Talking to a parent who refuses help
Why "I don’t need anyone" is usually about control rather than the help itself, which openings tend to work, and the few safety issues you can’t negotiate.
Questions to ask a home care agency
Licence, employees or contractors, who covers a sick day, and what actually appears on the bill. The questions that separate agencies, and what a good answer sounds like.
A question we haven’t written about?
Call us at (858) 380-9599. If it’s a question families keep asking, we’ll write it up here.
Request a free in-home consultation
Tell us what’s going on and we’ll call you back to talk it through and set up a visit at the home. The consultation is free.
If it’s urgent, call instead of using the form.
- (858) 380-9599
- love@pendaseniorhomecare.com
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Care available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week