Covering All Your Senior Family Member’s Care Needs
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 [...]
Posted in Care Management, Caregiving, Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized, adult children on Feb 25th, 2010
Caring for another 24/7 and giving your all to one you love can be exhausting, frustrating and bring about “anger” in ways that surprise you, the family caregiver.
Asking yourself, “Was that me?”, after hearing yourself shout at someone who doesn’t understand due to a cognitive loss or dementia. Or, maybe you find yourself throwing something [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Care Management, Caregiving, Future Trends, Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2009
With the Baby Boomers aging what will the future hold? Will they want what they want right now – instant gratification? Some may choose more commune-like living – different from assisted living – more self-directed and self-governed living and create a new way to live. They would have more control over menu planning and structured [...]
Posted in Caregiving, Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2009
By Sandi Gunnet, BS, Director of Staffing and Recruiting
Most of the applicants I interview tell me their story. The story usually involves a relative or close friend who is older and is experiencing the challenges of aging. Often in the story, some wonderful experiences are related and the individuals want to give back to someone [...]