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Lack of transportation is one of the biggest hurdles faced by aging Americans at home. With the exception of New York City, Chicago, Boston, and a few other large cities here and there, public transportation for seniors is usually inconvenient or non-existent. Not being able to go where we want, when we want is one [...]
As Alzheimer’s progresses, it diminishes a person’s ability to communicate with others and makes it difficult for caregivers to fully understand a loved ones needs. Alzheimer’s patients not only have a difficult time speaking and expressing their thoughts, feelings and emotions, but also have trouble understanding others and tend to confuse words and general [...]
Statistics clearly point out the leaning towards an aging population and coping with elder care and loneliness will become a concern for many of us at some stage in our adult years. Possibly a phone call from a anxious relative or neighbor will force us to confront our parent’s changing condition and our own accountability [...]
Let me give you a dose of reality when it comes to nursing homes. You may be shocked by whats revealed here. Few people really understand much about how they work. You’ll have a much better understanding about how their internal workings and the experience to expect after your loved one is admitted.
Truth #1: [...]
As we all age and approach our retirements most of us look to change our living arrangements to reflect our senior status and our changing suite of needs and requirements. Once we stop working we start to look at how we intend to spend our retirement, particularly what activities and hobbies we intend to pursue. [...]
Imagine the frustration of living in a home for many years, but suddenly having to move because you can no longer get up and down the stairs. A wheelchair stair lift can be a great benefit someone who is disabled, because they provide access and mobility to places that would normally be inaccessible. In addition, [...]
Gathering the family together to discuss what to do about mom can light the fuse of smoldering family issues.
Here are five basic ground rules
Rule #1: Put your loved one’s needs first.
This rule seems plain enough, but when you bring a family together, you bring decades of sibling rivalry, accepted beliefs and long standing issues [...]
Q: I have been helping my 80 y. o. mother with her medications, by putting them in the daily pill boxes, calling and making sure that she’s taken her pills for the day, etc. But I’m growing more and more concerned about whether she is taking her medications properly. Some days I will [...]
Many caregivers feel guilty if they treat themselves as well as the sorriest race horse. Yet, if they don’t, they’ll break down just as surely as any exhausted old nag.
Professional athletes rest between games. Race horses get time in the barn between sprints. Professional trainers know that their assets won’t be worth a plugged nickel [...]
Today, many adult daughters and sons find themselves called upon to help care for their aging parents. Often that care must be provided in an emergency. Could you provide the vital information doctors would need to care for them? If you’re like most, you’re not sure.
Why You Should Have Instance Access to Your [...]