Do you choose a company by reputation or what the costs will be? Perhaps the most important qualifier for you is that the company is located close to your parent. If you choose the one with the lowest rate, is that what you get in quality? It certainly could be! There is an old phrase, Read More
Archives for August 2010
Mother is in the Emergency Room and I’m a 1000 miles away!
Watch the video blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbOpD9U-jNw What do you do when you hear that your mother has been hospitalized and you know she has dementia, even though it has not been diagnosed because your father wasn’t ready to hear the truth? Now, Dad is gone, and you have a situation than can go from bad to Read More
Finding Home Care for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Not everyone can care for an individual who has memory impairment and doesn’t reside in the same reality as the rest of us due to cognitive changes brought on by an organic dementia. Even family members who have been to classes and seem to understand the process, get caught up in the old relationship. They Read More
Role Models in the News & Aging
We can look to women like Lena Horn or Betty White and admire them for their talents and gifts. We can also be encouraged by their spirit and, I would guess, their” fight” to be seen and respected for not just their talents, but who they were as women. Who were they? They were women Read More
My Marriage vs. Parent Care
Is your marriage at risk because you have only time for your parents’ needs? Are you still trying to get mom’s approval at the risk of losing your marriage? Are you using your parents care needs as a distraction for working on your relationship? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it is Read More
Eldercare & Caregiving in the U.S.
Watch the video blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Bt4HWZRsI More and more of us are caring for our aging family members at the same time as working, caring for adult children and wondering if we can ever retire. Some of us are even retiring early and reducing our possible pensions and social security benefits to care for a family Read More