Many individuals, with different forms of dementia, ask from time to time or sometimes on every visit, “Are you taking me home now?” My advice has been most of the time to these family members to say, “When the doctor says you can leave” or “When the plumbing at your house is fixed”. And then Read More
Mothers’ Gifts for all Seasons
I am posting this picture of my mother for all of you to know that the end of life can be filled with dignity. Yes, she is in the very last phase of her life and on hospice but she has quality, despite her deficits. Our mothers gave us life by birth or love and Read More
Taking Me Home?
I moved my mother to a small residential care home that gives great care, at the same time I was scheduled to take a week’s vacation. When I returned six days later, I went to see how she was doing and the first thing she said, “How did you know I was here?” I explained Read More
Life-giving and Integrity vs. Despair
What is “life-giving?” We are aware that in order to be a living creature, we all need air and substance (food and water) but the third and fourth elements will differ for each of us and, I believe, become more important as we age. One is a belief in a higher power or a resolve Read More
Emergency Response Systems Save Lives and Medicare Big Dollars
Needless trips to the ER are stressful to older adults and their families and take the time of emergency room medical providers. These needless trips will cost individuals, hospitals and Medicare thousands of dollars. My mother, who lives in Assisted Living, uses oxygen and can have episodes of forgetting how to adjust her oxygen and Read More
Mom is 88 and says she wants to have a baby?
Can you imagine your mother saying that? Well, it is not uncommon for someone with dementia to see themselves as much younger and yearn for the joys of holding and loving a new born baby. The family that heard this did all they could not to laugh but respected their mom with a lovely response. Read More
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