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” Read More
The Knock on the Door & Mom’s Purse is gone…Tell your Aging family members not to open the door to strangers!
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 Read More
Anger and Caregiving
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 Read More
5 Simple Rules to Happiness
This was given by a 92 year old client to a Care Manager in the mid-west: “Remember the five simple rules to be happy: 1. Free your heart from hatred. 2. Free your mind from worries. 3. Live simply. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less.”
Alzheimer's and Meal Time
Recently, at a class I was teaching, someone asked why her mother with Alzheimer’s dementia would not eat in the skilled nursing home she was in when at home she didn’t have a problem. Often, in medical and residential facilities, they give the patient too many choices, a challenge for those with dementia. I told Read More
Opening Containers
Can’t open the container? Heads up marketing, the Baby Boomers are coming! As our population ages, with the over 50 crowd growing by 50% this decade, I am hoping that the manufactures of packaging take into consideration the product they are selling and whether or not their target population open it. I purchased some body wash this Read More
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