Kate called me last month asking about assisted living options for her mother. Mom had been living at home by herself and was doing fine (her words when family checked in on her by phone). It wasn’t until there was a family gathering at Mom’s house that they realized things weren’t as “fine” as they […]
There Comes a Time in Every Family
Judy, age 80, had been her husband John’s caregiver for the past 10 years; ever since his diagnosis of dementia. Now she was starting to see her own health fail as a he began getting agitated in the evenings and would frequently be up at all hours of the night, convinced he needed to go […]
Stroke? Too Close to Home!
A very close friend and her family have recently experienced a tragedy that so many other families experience every day. I asked to her to write about it to share the many valuable lessons she and her family learned…. here is what she wrote. The medical stories about people experiencing a heart attack or stroke […]
Plan Ahead for Long Term Care Decisions
As referral and placement professionals, we are accustomed to receiving frantic calls from families, social workers, and care managers who are working with someone in crisis who needs placement. These situations may arise when insurance no longer covers a hospital or skilled nursing room, or a loved one has reached the limits of being able […]