Did you know that California has a free program that benefits all state residents that might have difficulty using or managing effectively their existing telephone? It is called California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) and to date it has helped over 650,000 Californian’s with vision, hearing, mobility, speech and/or memory impairments to effectively be in touch Read More
Does Mom Push your Buttons?
If you find yourself surprised by your own behavior – especially in a caregiving relationship – it is probably because an “old” button has been pushed. All of us have these archaic behaviors that are just below our conscious mind. It can be so easy to just blow a gasket and see the “inner child” Read More
Family Caregivers Need Time Off – What is Respite Care?
Respite means time off from any activity – it could be a 10 minute coffee break or four hours of not having to give care to another. One of our professional Care Managers met with a family caregiver who had no idea there were options for time off from caregiving, other than hiring a caregiver, Read More
"I didn't think my family would be an elder care family!"
I heard this statement from one of our long time employees and remembered my recent journey as a caregiver daughter. I thought, every family caring for an aging family member is an “Eldercare” family because we are all faced with challenges not expected with the expansive decisions from medical to housing. The other issue that Read More
Aging Families: Dilemmas, Concerns and Solutions
Working adults in the “autumn” of their careers find that they are juggling work and aging family dilemmas — causing loss of pay or employer dissatisfaction with their performance or absence. Baby Boomers facing retirement also face the realities of still having to care for parents or other older relatives — this “care” duty can Read More
The Elephant in the Room – Difficult Talks We All Should Have
Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC, Founder and Executive Director of Eldercare Services discusses and give solutions on effective communication with family members about the issues of aging. These issues might be: Who would make medical decisions for you? And, do they know your wishes? Remarriage Memory loss — possible dementia Forgiveness — Needing it and Read More
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