What Gives Your Life Meaning? This is one of the first questions I ask most of my clients in geriatric care management and in counseling. The reason for this question is to know what is important to you as an individual – what gives your life meaning, value and purpose. If I know this before Read More
Mother is in the Emergency Room and I’m a 1000 miles away!
Watch the video blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbOpD9U-jNw What do you do when you hear that your mother has been hospitalized and you know she has dementia, even though it has not been diagnosed because your father wasn’t ready to hear the truth? Now, Dad is gone, and you have a situation than can go from bad to Read More
Geriatric Care Managers
Watch the video blog: Geriatric Care Managers We are often asked about the background of our professional staff and I can proudly say they are all Certified as Care Managers, (CMC). This means they have been tested and have passed an exam that says they have the knowledge to guide families with aging issues. In Read More
Alzheimer’s Family Coaching
When a family member is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, often little is given to the patient or the family as they all are entering a very long journey of feelings of anger, disbelief, grief, depression, fear and concern. It would be my ideal that each family who must experience this disease is given a coach to help Read More
Incontinence and Dementia
Often individuals with dementia are in denial to something as evident as incontinence, deny they have a problem and make excuses for the wetness on their clothing or furniture. This is embarrassing to family members and presents a hygiene issue to the family member with dementia. This could be the sign of a urinary tract Read More
Autonomy vs. Safety: A Dilemma for Families Caring for Seniors
Do you allow Mom to smoke, despite her dementia and living alone in a senior apartment complex? Do you respect your Dad’s right and autonomy despite his 90+ years of life? With poor vision and beginning forgetfulness, do you allow him to drive across the state to see an old friend who is ill? Adult Read More
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