How to help an elderly family friend with homecare, meals, transportation and other general stuff? What services are available in Ontario, Canada and how best do I navigate them? [more inside]
posted by yawper on Dec 1, 2009 - 5 answers

I want to improve my house cleaning skills... improve my speed, efficiency, thoroughness, etc. And use the best cleaning products for the task. [more inside]
posted by valannc on Feb 12, 2009 - 23 answers

Cat-sensitive wood floor cleaner? [more inside]
posted by cgs on Feb 4, 2009 - 10 answers

My grandmother hired a woman to help out with my grandfather in the evenings and to put it bluntly, she sucks. How should we deal with it? [more inside]
posted by amandaudoff on Mar 7, 2005 - 18 answers

My husband was just diagnosed with diabetes. A very incompentent nurse came by. I can get the rest of the informations that he may have missed from the physician...but.....how often should we be doing finger sticks? Three times a day? Can we get by with two? [MI] [more inside]
posted by lag on Feb 6, 2005 - 14 answers