How much weight do you think you can lift? Maybe 50 or 60 pounds at a time? The National Institute on Occupational Safety and Hazards states that one person should not lift more than 35 pounds when moving another person on their own. You may know that you are not able to physically lift your Read More
Senior Living Choices
As you or a loved one progresses into older age, personal and physical needs will begin to change. Deciding what senior living choices work best for the needs of a loved one or oneself can become overwhelming. Once you decide it is time to gather information about senior living choices, it’s good to understand the Read More
Moving Your Parent
It’s time to move your dad from his house of 50 Years. This is the house you grew up in … the memories are plenty and make you smile as you think of birthday parties, playing hide and seek and bringing home a date for dinner for the first time. Maybe you have some sad Read More
Aging Parent and Only Child
In doing support groups for Adult Children of Aging Parents, I often see the only child feeling guilty about decisions or wishing they had a sibling to help with all the details of late-life family caregiving. However, when those only children do come to support groups, they see that having a sibling can be problematic Read More
Nursing Home Stays Can Be Deadly or Life Giving – What are families to do?
A recent program on National Public Radio (NPR) called “A Third of Nursing Home Patients Harmed By Their Treatment” was shocking to me. Because of the fact that I or one of my staff advocates for and track our clients, we don’t have that type of harm – most are there for rehab and then Read More
Visiting Aging Family Members during the Holidays – the Aftermath
You might have just had your annual visit with mom or dad this past holiday and for the first time you notice the changes that your sister has been reporting and you have been denying for the past two years. To be fair, it is hard to see and accept that our once all-powerful and Read More