By Vince Brim, PsyD, CMC Clinical Director There are many factors to consider regarding mental health and aging: Aging adults with a history of mental health problems Mental health issues that can arise as a result of aging, such as depression and anxiety Mental health and behavioral issues related to the course of dementia Mental health Read More
The “Older Americans Act” is 50 Years Old!
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed this Act into law on July 14, 1965. The Act was established to develop programs such as nutrition (serve home delivered meals; meals in senior centers); caregiving support; offer preventive health services; legal services and elder abuse prevention. The Ombudsman programs were created to advocate for those in skilled nursing Read More
Organizing a Family Meeting When Worried About Mom and Dad
By Anne Rosenthal, PhD, MFT, CMC Certified Professional Care Manager Is it time to call for a family meeting? Do you have siblings who you feel are not doing their share? Do you have a parent who is resistive to help? Do you feel burdened by your caregiving role and want to include others Read More
Death and the DMV
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
Planning for the End of Life: Who Would Want to Do That?
There is a lot of planning around birth and the welcoming of new little people into our world… but the other end of the life equation is little talked about. “Why?” we ask. Well, it isn’t fun to think about not being part of the life we love and the lives of those who have 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
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