Moving from nursing home to assisted living
Does the thought of physically moving your family member or friend to an assisted living facility exhaust you? First you have to find the right place, which can be tricky because everyone wants you to move in, that’s their job. It’s not their job to tell you why your family member or friend might be [...]
Talking to your parents
Ever wonder how to talk to your parents about caregiving or help issues? The mini-e-book called The Conversation of Care opens the door to see the issue from your parent’s perspective and provides suggestions on how to talk to them from a point of commonality and solutions. Aging and related issues are not easy and [...]
Too Many Doctors?
Some individuals and family members are interested in knowing if the care and services they are receiving are the best for the person receiving the care. Some individuals see multiple physicians, therapists or a participate in a variety of care settings trying everything possible to improve the situation, however sometimes it’s best to evaluate the [...]
Elder Abuse
Nearly 55% of elder abuse in the form of neglect is committed by family members who attempt to hide the neglect. Often this occurs when individuals, family members, parents or friends become extremely difficult and deny they need care. It’s easier to avoid or ignore the situation rather than to battle with those who need [...]
Medical History
I work with many individuals and families who believe they are taking appropriate steps to care for themselves, however they are in and out of physician offices frequently or are unable to coordinate the medications they should be taking. When is it the families duty to step in to provide support or to hire someone [...]
Noticing that Your Neighbor Needs Help
You’ve begun to notice that your neighbor has stopped driving and you wonder what’s happened. When you ask them they mumble and say something like I’ve lost my license or I don’t want to drive distances anymore. Most individuals would rather fight than give up the privilege of driving so this simple acquiescence may be [...]
Issues with Your Physician?
A recent study from the Wall Street Journal indicated that 15-25% of physicians have patients that they see as troublesome. I would imagine that the statistics for consumers might be even higher. The difficulty in developing a patient – physician relationship is that some practices have grown so large that we often see the physician’s [...]
When It’s Time for Assisted Living
I had a caller on Parenting Your Parents today, my weekly radio program today ask how he could approach his mother about moving to assisted living. He and his wife have been caring for her for years and it’s getting to the point of difficulty. Sure it’s difficult to let your parent know you just [...]
Community Education
Churches in many communities seek to provide education to their parishioners. In my opinion, education about health care, caregiving and aging is important. After all most religions tell us that we must be good in this lifetime in order to have an even better after-life. Does this not include education about ensuring that our health [...]
Who Do I Appoint?
It’s important to have your legal documents in order, your living will, medical and financial powers of attorney etc. But what if you don’t want any of your children to fill these roles and there is no other family member? There are professional fiduciaries and health care professionals who can act as your powers of [...]
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