When a parent moves from one level of care to another there becomes an opportunity for medical errors – especially in medication dosage, strength or the discontinuation of an old medication. Just recently when my mother was hospitalized for a stroke and rehabilitation, she was discharged with all new orders. Since she would be moving Read More
Archives for June 2011
Family Caregivers & Self-Care
Well, for the past 27 years, I have been “preaching” to family caregivers the importance of self-care and now I am experiencing first-hand how it does work. Clinically, I know it is important to have a balance in life and that we must find time to exercise, eat well and nurture relationships in order to Read More