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Caring at Home for an Elder? When is it Time for a Family Meeting?
Caring for a loved one can change your life and although the process can be rewarding, at the end, sometimes it creates, for all involved (family and friends), tension and new challenges. John Boden,...
View ArticleBaby Boomers May Need to Find New Care Networks to Care for Their Golden Years.
In a paper presented at the 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, held this week at Concordia. University in Montreal, Jacques Légaré and other researchers at the Université de Montréal,...
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Caring for The Elder at Home: The Need For a New Paradigm.
The increasing number of people turning 65, the high number of elders with health constraints, and the sky-rocketing price of health care posits the question of how are we going to care for all the...
View ArticleHouse Safety: An Important Matter When Aging in Place
Our homes fulfill many needs for us. Often, the most basic need is for shelter from the elements and intruders. Once we are protected and secure, other needs can be met. Comfort and a place for...
View ArticleNot All Assisted Living Facilities Are Safe. A Report Describes How Elders...
America’s largest elderly people live in California. 3.7 million over age 65. Most of these seniors live in institutions and although some of these facilities provide an outstanding care for many...
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Living Well Independently: 7 Ways To Talk To Your Parents About Getting Help...
Shannon Martin and Alex Chamberlain affirm how difficult it can be to acknowledge the fact that your parent needs some help with day-to-day activities, let alone introducing to them the idea of hiring...
View ArticleBefore You Leave Your Home: Eight Questions To Ask Before Buying Into A...
In an article on Forbes USA, Ashlea Ebeling states that moving into a continuing care retirement community requires a big investment and a lot of research. She invites us to ask the right questions...
View ArticleMental Illness in Senior Citizens
Mental illness affects one out of every five senior citizen Americans. Just a handful of the significant mental health problems that may occur during old age include delirium, dementia, depression,...
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Depression in older persons can be treated
Fortunately, the treatment prognosis for depression is good. Once diagnosed, 80 percent of clinically depressed individuals can be effectively treated by medication, psychotherapy, electroconvulsive...
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Yet another reason to age in place
A good friend of mine who is a estate planner lawyer (Elizabeth Krivatsy) shared with me, this link via e-mail and call it “…Yet another reason to age in place…” The article refers to fatal cases in an...
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