I recently heard Dr Dr Alicia Arbaje from the John Hopkins School of Medicine discuss 10 new years resolutions for older adults. These resolutions are appropriate and timely regardless of the New Year and may include some things you can help an aging parent with. I think of them as “prevention resolutions” because most of… Read more »
Over the holidays I had the opportunity to visit with some high school friends that I hadn’t talked to in years. The topic of conversation wasn’t focused on our kids, jobs, or travels but rather our aging parents. The theme was the same: memory loss, concern about driving, unwillingness to move to a senior community… Read more »
As Patient Advocates we know everyone has a story. Most stories we hear from clients are related to adult children struggling to do the right thing for their aging parents. I recently talked with an old friend who told me about her 90-year-old father who was living alone in the house where she grew up…. Read more »
As Patient Advocates we know everyone has a story. Most stories we hear from clients are related to adult children struggling with doing the right thing for their aging parents. I recently talked with an old friend who told me about her 90-year-old father who was living alone in the house where she grew up…. Read more »
When Mom developed memory problems more than a decade ago, we knew, as caregivers, we were in for difficult years ahead. Mom transitioned through her Alzheimer’s Disease as many do. Changes in her demeanor, strange behaviors, advancing loss of memory and capabilities. Our experience with her decline was no more or less heartbreaking than anyone… Read more »
Imagine… you suffer chest pains and are swept off to the ER. The pain meds leave you too groggy to make good decisions. Or… difficult symptoms result in a diagnosis that leaves you stunned. You leave the doctor’s office remembering very little of what you’ve been told. Or… you’ve begun to find it confusing to… Read more »
Helping your aging parents before a crisisI recently heard Dr Dr Alicia Arbaje from the John Hopkins School of
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Long Distance CaregivingOver the holidays I had the opportunity to visit with some high school
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Denial is common when it comes to aging parentsAs Patient Advocates we know everyone has a story. Most stories we hear
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Start the Conversation with your loved ones and your advocateApril 16th is more than just the day after the deadline for filing your
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