Karen
This author describes what it is like for a caregiver to deal with doctors and hospital personnel.
KISS: Keep It Simple Silly
The author shares her experience with her mom’s decisions to simplify her life more. It can be viewed as their giving up, but in actuality it is about lightening up.
Just Juices (Final Foods) and Tiny Little Hands
Learn about a personal experience of a caregiver and hermother in the end stages of Alzheimers Disease.
Honoring Thy Father And Thy Mother
Society spends most of our formative years teaching us to detach from parental ties. No one tells you that two or three decades later you will no longer need these lessons as your parents may not be dwelling on this earth any longer.
Geriatric Care Managers Working With Attorneys
Geriatric Care Managers are professionals trained in accessing the needs of the older adult. They can work well with an attorney as an advocate for the older adult.
Convincing Mom or Dad to Get In-Home Help
Bringing in outside help is frequently not a choice that many older folks are agreeable to. Discuss ways to convince mom and dad that in-home help is necessary.
Communications With Your Loved One-Part II
Communication focusing on resolving conflicts, turning them into cooperation and finding the peace that all parties should experience in these challenging times.
Getting Loved Ones to Accept Assisted Living
- Aging
- Caregiver Issues
- Community Services
- Disability - Accessability - Mobility
- Eldercare
- Home Safety and Modification
- Long Term Care
- Residential Options
Convincing elderly loved ones to move from the comfort of the home they’ve known for years into an assisted living situation can be one if the toughest hurdles for families to accomplish.
The “Sandwiched Generation” Caregiver
To overcome the challange of being a care-giver for aging parents, one ought to communicate with all family members and try to involve all of them in the process. The care-giver must not forget about his or her own well-being.
Telling Tales
How caregivers can prepare to take their elderly loved ones to a doctor’s appointment and valuable tips on how to get the most out of it.
Embalming
The practice of embalming has existed since early history throughout many lands and cultures. Embalming disinfects, temporarily preserves and restores, to an acceptable physical appearance, a dead human body.
Departing Or Death Bed Visions: (FAQ)
A death bed vision or DBV is a powerful, comforting experience the dying and their family members often encounter just before death occurs.