Geriatric Care Managers can be just the answer for the aging family member or parent who wants to stay in his or her own home, but lives a distance from you and is becoming somewhat forgetful. Seniors are becoming more of a target for scam artists and opportunists. Living at a distance from the person Read More
Mom Needs Care and I’m Not Ready!
After 27 years of helping families understand and cope with dementia and/or memory loss, I find myself riding the same wave. What I notice sitting on this end of my career colliding with my family life is a feeling of denial and grief. Seeing this resilient and very social mother of mine lose her Read More
Why I Choose to Use Eldercare Services Caregivers for My Aging Family Member
Whether to hire caregivers to assist us or our family members through a reputable agency or by hiring privately is a question that is asked frequently. I personally am queried professionally and personally as I manage the Home Care Services for Eldercare Services. My day begins and ends steeped in everything from the recruiting process Read More
Fear & the Aging Process
Sometimes fear keeps us stuck in old routines even if they don’t work for us anymore. The fear of falling could keep someone from exercising, the fear of loss of control could keep us in a home that doesn’t meet our needs and the fear of rejection could keep us from speaking from our heart Read More
My Husband Has Alzheimer’s
Watch the video blog by clicking here. “I feel so alone and even though I attend a support group, the feelings of loss, anger and love make my head spin.” “It is hard for me to articulate my feelings of confusion and it seems like a betrayal to the man I have loved so deeply Read More
Choosing Skilled Nursing
“Help – Mom’s diabetes is out of control, she can’t manage it and we can’t be there for her. Her memory is failing and it looks to us she is losing weight.” “Dad should be on oxygen and now they are talking about a gastric feeding tube because of his Parkinson’s disease.” Older Adults who Read More
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