The Family Circus II: “Walking the Tightrope of Elder Care Community Seminar at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 1601 Mary Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA – Invite your friends & neighbors! Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 8:30 – 3:00 – no charge, refreshments provided. RSVP: Eldercare Services 925 937-2018 or [email protected]. Why Attend? Watch the Video! Click Here. Read More
Rest Home or Assisted Living Community?
When a medical provider was asking my mother about any changes in her vision she answered, “No, not since I have been in the Rest Home”. I was quick to respond, “Rest home? It is more like an ‘activity center’” and then she said, “Well, I don’t know about those activities”. What surprised me is Read More
Parents in Transitions & Medication Oops!
When a parent moves from one level of care to another there becomes an opportunity for medical errors – especially in medication dosage, strength or the discontinuation of an old medication. Just recently when my mother was hospitalized for a stroke and rehabilitation, she was discharged with all new orders. Since she would be moving Read More
Parent Care & Dizzy Me
I have been giving my mom increasing attention since early January and I noticed that I can keep her appointments and health care concerns without making many, if any, mistakes or errors – however, when it comes to my own life I seem to be dizzy. It is easy to not pay one of my Read More
“Laundry is Free”! The Transition to Assisted Living
Visiting Mom on day 6 of her move into assisted living, she points to the bag of nicely folded laundry and says “Isn’t that nice, they did my laundry and it is free.” As you know, it is part of the rent but she sees it as a luxury. Mind you, my mother’s favorite household Read More
Mom is Adjusting But Am I?
Mom has been in assisted living for 5 days and I question myself about making this decision for this level of care – thinking maybe she was more impaired and this level of care would not be able to accommodate her. She was unable to use the new remote (but those can be a challenge Read More
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