A wonderful Eldercare Services caregiver, Karen Lake, found this story on the internet and submitted it for our internal caregiver newsletter and I think it is so wonderful that I wanted to share it with the public. It really is good advice for any age! She shares this with every client she cares for and 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
"Taking Me Home?" Redirecting the Conversation
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
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
Mom is Moving In!
“Clean out a room, change your schedule and your social life- Mom is moving in.” Your mother has had a change of status and can no longer live alone. You think it is best that she move in with you because you just retired and have the time to care for her. The desire and Read More