Professional Geriatric Care Manager, Eldercare Services, Jean Tokarek, MPA, CMC Realizing that your loved one’s end of life is upon you is not an easy event to face or admit. Telltale signs can include refusing to eat or take medications, taking to their bed, sleeping all day and having more difficulty with ambulation. When this Read More
Laughing, Despite the Grief
My mother was hospitalized with pneumonia for four days and when I went to help with the discharge I brought her clothes. As I helped her get dressed we struggled with her camisole and she said, “When you were little I helped you get dressed now you are helping me.” And, I said, “but I Read More
Is Mom’s Home Making Her Alzheimer’s Worse?
Many individuals experience great anxiety when they see items in a home that they once used and operated but no longer can due to the advancing ravages of a progressive dementia. Most families and professionals feel home is the greatest place of comfort – and for many that is true. In fact, for some individuals Read More
Board & Cares: An Option to Consider When Placing Loved Ones
When families conclude that it’s no longer safe or feasible for an elderly relative to remain in his or her own home and the search begins for long-term care facilities, the first thought that comes to mind for most people is “assisted living.” And when thinking of assisted living, the image that pops to mind Read More
How to Cope With a Caregiving Crisis: When You're a Caregiver, Drama is Inevitable
Founder and Executive Director Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC Cynthia Ramnarace of AARP released this article in November 2011 and I think it is worth sharing. Anyone with an aging loved one will know exactly what the writer is talking about. There are several compelling tips on how to manage the inevitable caregiver crisis. Read More
Proactive Planning for a Longer Life!
None of us want to lose capacity – with our mobility, energy or cognitive abilities (memory). But, with longer lives comes changes in physical and sometimes mental abilities that face the best of us. Many of these changes are natural and are expected. Some, like a diagnosis of a progressive illness or medical incident like Read More
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