Many of you might think that in a “Caregiving” and “Care Management” agency we are somehow hardened by the experience of death as it meets our clients. But, after 25 years of serving clients, we have found that each and every client brings a new experience of life to those of us that have the Read More
Love Letters in the Trunk – Organizing Mom’s Personal Items
Cleaning my mother’s home and getting it ready for its sale, my brothers and I had to go over every item in the house! Wow! Why do we humans gather the “junk” and for some, like our mom, “save everything”? In the midst of the drudgery of cleaning out 92 years of accumulation come the 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
Mom is Gone
You know the time will come. You have been through many big and small health care dilemmas. You have prepared for her final care and found caring and loving people to be with her. You wish you could have done more but know you did your best with the information and support of professionals 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
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