Covering All Your Senior Family Member’s Care Needs
Posted in Age Related Issues, Care Management, Caregiving, adult children on Mar 30th, 2010
Abbey, our 4-year old Springer Spaniel, took a package of Orbit gum from my purse – she opened it, ate the paper, gum and most of the box. It wasn’t long before we called the vet thinking she would have a digestion problem. We were told that it was more serious and to get her [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Care Management, Dementia and Memory Loss, End of Life, Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2010
My Aunt Frances turned 100 this past January. She is the eldest of four girls, including my mom, who all predeceased her. A fun topic of discussion in my family is about the fact that she took her social security early, at 62, not knowing if she would live to the age of 65! She [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Alzheimer's, Care Management, Caregiving, adult children on Mar 16th, 2010
Often families try to do all the care themselves out of love or necessity – or maybe “control”. Whatever it is that causes you to be the only one caring for a dependent older adult – you need to know the importance of finding a balance and sharing the care.
Caregiver research shows that at least [...]
Posted in Care Management, Caregiving, Environment on Mar 9th, 2010
What will your “emotional” footprint be?
What do we leave behind when we leave this life? We hear lots of talk about our “footprints” when it comes to ecology and not wanting to be contributing to the negative consequences of the over use of resources.
When we delve into this notion of leaving a “footprint” we will [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Care Management, Caregiving, Elder Abuse and Fraud, Future Trends, Uncategorized on Mar 2nd, 2010
Elder abuse is rising. Even though my mother is bright and doing well living alone, which she prefers, she is a target just because of her age! Mom is almost 88 and out and about going to clubs and driving friends around. She lives in a major urban city and has since her birth. The [...]