Making the Wrong Decision When Choosing a Retirement Community
How many moves do you or your loved one want to make when it’s time to choose a retirement community? The average older adult moves 3-6 times as a result of poor planning and ignorance about care...
View ArticlePitfalls of Misrepresenting Information or Lying to Parents Who Need Care
Caregiving is challenging. Many times when adult children become re-involved in the lives of older parents emotions are high and deception common because of longstanding issues with communication...
View ArticleMemory Loss Screening and Diagnosis: To Do or Not to Do?
Memory Loss Screening: If you suspected memory loss in yourself or a loved one, would you seek a diagnosis by having a Memory Loss Screening? So many of us don’t want to receive bad news about our...
View ArticleTips to Manage Caregiver Overwhelm
Are you an overwhelmed family caregiver caring for elderly parents or loved ones? Are you caring for a spouse and some days feel like you can’t go on? Most caregivers not only admit to overwhelm,...
View ArticleCaregiving – Out of Control
Caregiving, especially for individuals diagnosed with memory loss or Alzheimer’s, is hard work especially when the loved one receiving care no longer recognizes the caregiver. Many caregivers feel...
View ArticleEmergency Room Visits Many Times Are Unnecessary
Emergency Room Visits – Many are Unnecessary Emergency room visits for many older adults are unnecessary because they are not true medical emergencies. Unnecessary emergency room visits add cost to...
View ArticleCaregiver Isolation
Caregivers deserve kindness, support and empathy. That’s often the opposite of a caregivers daily experience. The general public isn’t drawn to sad, unexpected or unpleasant events in life. Sad...
View ArticleCaregiver Stress and Burden: Becoming Your Own Worst Nightmare
Caregivers are happy, energetic, helpful people ready to jump in to lend a helping hand. Caregivers are individuals who find it impossible to say no and who refuse to manage their schedules but...
View ArticleLong Term Care Neglects Morning Resident Care
If you have a loved one who is a resident of a long term care community does it seem that morning care including getting out of bed, appropriate hygiene, tooth brushing, toileting and dressing is hit...
View ArticleProtecting Your Virtual Life
My niece recently posted questionable information on the internet that appeared on my Facebook page because we were friends; after reading the content I immediately and secretly “un-friended” her. I...
View ArticleToo Busy To Care
How many of us find ourselves too busy to really care? I recently helped a client identify a care community for a loved one who experienced a long list of health complications. This was a rather long...
View ArticleCaregiving: What Assisted Living & Care Communities Don’t Tell Families
Assisted living communites and nursing homes provide care for a large number of older adults, short or long term. What guarantees exist that the care provided will be ethical, dignified, respectful...
View ArticleCaregiving: The Vanishing Act
A local Denver area nursing home was recently cited for a number of issues including staffing and regulatory issues, allegations of sexual assault and wrongful death. Records at the nursing home...
View ArticleEthics: The Thin Line Between Professionalism and Friendship
The headline of an article, this week in the Denver Post, read “Star’s doctors were also his friends”. AEG, the company being sued by Michael Jackson’s mother, contends that it was Michael’s choice to...
View ArticleMedicare Doesn’t Pay
Family caregivers are often shocked to learn that Medicare does not pay for the type of care most beneficial to family members who need care and support to remain at home. Medicare A and B pay for...
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