by Sandi Gunnett, MSP, HS-BCP, CMC Eldercare Services Director of Clinical Operations, Certified Care Manager Losing a beloved family member has so many emotions and tasks that thinking about Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) requirements may seem just too overwhelming. However, the DMV has some requirements that must be followed and there is a Read More
For Young and Old, it’s Wise to Have a Living Will to State Health-Care Wishes
The Washington Post, April 27, 2015 Many seniors — perhaps even a majority of Americans older than 65 — don’t have a living will, also called an advance directive. “The ramifications of not having one are so severe that it’s bewildering that more people don’t do it,” says Howard Krooks, past president of the National Read More
Alzheimer’s at Young Ages – “Still Alice”
Julianne Moore does an incredible job at playing the part of brilliant, 50-year-old college professor “Alice” who recognizes her own symptoms of a brain disorder – thinking, of course, that it must be a brain tumor. She was forgetting words and directions with more frequency; her normal thought process seemed just a little “out of 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
Safety in the Home – Not Just for Mom!
Falls are the number one cause of injury for the over 65 set. The CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) research notes that one in three adults over 65 fall each year. The CDC also reports that the number one cause of death from injury over 65 is a fall. The direct medical cost Read More
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