After 27 years of helping families understand and cope with dementia and/or memory loss, I find myself riding the same wave. What I notice sitting on this end of my career colliding with my family life is a feeling of denial and grief. Seeing this resilient and very social mother of mine lose her Read More
Choosing Skilled Nursing
“Help – Mom’s diabetes is out of control, she can’t manage it and we can’t be there for her. Her memory is failing and it looks to us she is losing weight.” “Dad should be on oxygen and now they are talking about a gastric feeding tube because of his Parkinson’s disease.” Older Adults who Read More
How Do I Get My 88 Year Old Dad to Move?
Watch the video blog! Dad’s vision is failing, we notice he has lost weight since Mom died last year and he just doesn’t have much interest in maintaining the family home. He doesn’t want to move because we all grew up in that house. The neighborhood has changed and all his old friends have died Read More
Spouses and Caregiving Burdens
Why does the spouse try to do it all without hiring help or allowing others to assist? Is it the “for better or worse” vows of the marriage ceremony? Is it that they are fearful they will be judged by others if they share the care? Or, do they feel guilty if they self-care? Spouses Read More
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