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.
An empowering story of a mother who was proud and supportive of her son with cerebral palsy at the time when others were not.
Palliative care focuses on a quality end-of-life experience rather than trying to find a cure for a certain condition. Hospice is one of the well known palliative care providers.
Home care services are secured when the carerecipient does not require or want some type of institutional care. These services can be provided in many different areas.
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.
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.
Communication focusing on resolving conflicts, turning them into cooperation and finding the peace that all parties should experience in these challenging times.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A death bed vision or DBV is a powerful, comforting experience the dying and their family members often encounter just before death occurs.
