Moving to an assisted living community could be the right choice
I receive a call yesterday from a friend, Mary, whose mother was just placed on hospice care. Mary is in the process of finding an assisted living for her father who will not be able to live alone. The situation is now an emerging crisis. Three months ago it was a train wreck waiting to [...]
The difference between Long Term Care Insurance and Long Term Disability
Confusion abounds between the terms long term disability and long term care insurance. Many employees with long term disability insurance through their employer believe they have long term care insurance — they don’t understand the difference between the two. Disability insurance, short or long term is intended to replace income lost by the ability to [...]
Do you have the life insurance you need for your spouse?
If you’re married, do you have life insurance? How much? Most of us think of insurance as a necessary evil. Home insurance, auto insurance, health insurance, and so on. Many working individuals have life insurance through their employer, which is perfect if they pass away while employed? What happens after 65 when the life insurance [...]
Lont term independence better than dependence
Enabling situations are complicated and those receiving the help often become angry and resentful when the helpful person stops helping. The best way is not to put yourself in a helping situation to begin with, however if you’ve already done this and are wondering how to remove yourself you might begin by having an honest [...]
Removing yourself from a dependent loved one
Helping others is in your nature, whether it be a family member, friend, co-worker or employee. But what happens when you’ve “enabled” someone to become dependent on you and now you don’t know how to remove yourself from the situation? Examples of this are many and always begin innocently, “I thought I was helping,” I [...]
When guardinaship or convervatorship are a good idea
I recently met with a family member who became involved in the care of his cousin because she is the only remaining family member. She and her cousin have not spoken in years and she is not inclined to accept long term responsibility for her cousin. I admire her ability to see the situation and [...]
Miscommunications with assisted living and skilled nursing a challenge
Many family members with loved ones in life communities (personal care boarding homes, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities) often find themselves at odds with the community because of miscommunication or assumptions about care. Admittedly, at the time a loved one moves into one of these communities it’s usually under stressful conditions; however this is [...]
Help from the National Arthritis Foundations
Let’s talk about one more group, the National Arthritis Foundation at http://www.arthritis.org.sg Arthritis is a general term for many types of medical conditions that result in joint pain: gout, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Sjogren’s syndrome, and soft tissue rheumatism. I’ll bet most of you didn’t know there were so many different forms [...]
Rocky Mountain Stroke Association is a very helpful association
While I’m on the topic of being as educated as possible about chronic disease, I want to mention yet another association that offers education and support, the Rocky Mountain Stroke Association, at http://www.strokecolorado.org When we think of stroke many of us think of physical disability, however often a stroke involves an injury to the brain. [...]
Important information from the American Parkinson Disease Association
We’ve all heard that knowledge is power. This is especially relevant when referencing knowledge about a particular condition or disease. For example the American Parkinson Disease Association, http://www.adaparkinson.org offers a substantial amount of information and educational materials on the website. The organization has been in existence nearly fifty years and serves to “ease the burden [...]
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