I’ve just returned from a quick trip to Canada in order to bring my 87 year old Mom back to her home there. She lives alone in an apartment that has slowly developed into a place where many seniors live, but that doesn’t have the designation (or services) that a senior living apartment complex would have. [...]
This is video that I found on You Tube. I’m curious; what would YOU do if you were the adult child in this situation? When is it time to step in? Your email:
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Elder care mediation is a relatively new profession and one that will be increasingly needed as more boomers care for their aging parents and also as they become elders themsleves. In a study reported by Deborah B. Gentry, it was determined that nearly 40% of adult children acting as caregivers had serious conflicts with one or [...]
Today I posted a quote on my Facebook Fan page by Anna Quindlen that said “When you want to say no, say no. You can’t do everything – at least not well.” Ironically, later in the day, I was reading a story about MSNBC anchorwoman, Mika Brzezinski and her forthcoming book “All Things at Once” [...]
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 [...]
While the holidays can be stressful in and of themselves, when you add caregiving to the mix, they can become almost unbearable. There are presents to buy, fancier-than-normal meals to prepare, traveling to do, and visitors to entertain. As a caregiver, there are also additional questions to answer from family members who have not been [...]
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