As most of you know, we publish a weekly newsletter. In last week’s newsletter, our featured article was about Overcoming Bathing Challenges.
Every once in awhile I receive a letter from one of my readers letting me know that an article I have written has helped them in some way. I am always so grateful when [...]
Well, here’s a post that I never anticipated writing. My Mom was almost the victim of an elder abuse scam today! My sister and I were able to thwart the would-be abuser just seconds before my Mom wired him almost $5000.00.
Here’s what happened:
My Mom, who is 86, and somewhat hard of hearing as many elders [...]
What is Aging In Place and Why is it Important?
By Alesha E. Churba,
guest author
An important subject just coming to the forefront of the design and construction industries is the concept of Aging In Place. Aging In Place has a rather negative connotation but in reality, it is a fantastic idea. Aging In Place [...]
Finding a good doctor for an elderly loved one can be a challenge. Many rural areas and smaller towns do not have gerontologists available. This means that a family will need to look at the non-specialists available in their area to provide medical care for their loved one.
Look for a family practitioner or general practice [...]
This past couple of years, I’ve noticed many new assisted living facilities being built in the area in which I live. These are gorgeous properties with beautiful amenities throughout that have been placed there by designers hired to make them look like “home”.
It wasn’t until I began looking at them as a means of respite [...]
On December 8, the National Alliance for Caregiving released the latest results on their 2009 study, “Caregiving in the U.S.” , the most comprehensive examination to date. Here are some highlights from the study:
65.7 million Americans (29% of the U.S. Population) are family caregivers for an adult child with disabilities, an elder or a child under the age [...]
Again, I am bringing you guest blogger, Gary Liska from QAS ( Quality Assured Services, Inc.) because his expertise is in Coumadin therapy, INR testing and Vitamin K regulation. When my father was placed on Coumadin, the physician’s instructions were to “decrease his intake of green leafy vegetables and don’t let him fall”. That was [...]
According to Dr. Sharon K. Inouye and her colleagues at Yale University School of Medicine, more than 2 million older Americans will develop develop delirium and functional decline during a hospitalization. This could result in increased mortality and morbidity, longer hospital stays due to complications or a transferred to a long-term care facility.
With that in mind, [...]
I recently learned of a wonderful program that was developed by Dr. Sharon K. Inouye and her colleagues at the Yale University School of Medicine to be used in hospitals worldwide.
The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) is “a program for hospitals, designed to prevent delirium by keeping hospitalized older people oriented to their surroundings, meeting their [...]
The following is a guest blog featuring Gary B. Liska from Quality Assured Services, Inc. He will be discussing Coumadin (or warfarin) therapy (which we spoke about in our members’ section recently). Although he is in the private sector, I wanted him to discuss QAS’s offerings because they offer in-home testing for blood levels that would [...]
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