My mother, who was residing in a skilled nursing facility and recovering from an episode of respiratory distress earlier that day, was just presented with dinner at the time of my visit. She was struggling to eat her dinner so the good daughter (me), of course, wanting her to keep up her energy, gave her Read More
100 Year Old Driver Injures 14 – What Can Families Do?
I just read the story of the 100 year old driver injuring 14 people on August 30, 2012 in Los Angeles. Driving at later ages is a concern for families and communities. What can families do? What should families or friends do when they suspect that cognition or physical frailty is impairing an elder’s ability Read More
Where Should I Live? I'm 81
How does one come to a challenging choice of moving from the known to the unknown? Each of us will answer this question differently based on where we are in our lives as well as from the ways we have made most decisions all of our life. Some of us research every decision and some Read More
Mom is Lost?
My brother arrived at Mom’s assisted living and found she was not home. So, he called me (the keeper of the “calendar”) to see if I had taken her for an appointment. He was going to put a new shower head on for her. He had looked in all the usual places – dining room, Read More
My mother said, “This is my mother” about me!
…or so she said as she introduced me to someone at her assisted living facility! I quickly said, “and this is my daughter” pointing to mom! And then we laughed but it got me to thinking. Am I giving her too much direction? Am I bossy? Do, I do too much for her – especially Read More
Creative Ways to Turn Resistance of Daily Activities into Cooperation
Those of us caring for an aging loved one know about resistance all too well. Sometimes it is beyond reasoning and begging to get our loved one to perform the simplest of daily tasks. I’d like to offer a couple of tips I’ve learned over the years to entice your resistant loved one in a Read More
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