Recently I helped a family find a private care home for their mother who was in her mid 80’s, living in a large assisted living facility and suffering from dementia, depression and loneliness.   Her depression and loneliness had come on suddenly and she was talking about not wanting to live any longer.

Her doctor had told the family that her dementia was progressing and made the suggestion that she move to a smaller care home where she would have more one-on-one...

Taking care of an elderly person is stressful to say the least. By the time you accept the fact that you are required to take care of the aging parent, your help is urgently needed. You have some catching up to do in the role of a primary caregiver to your elderly parent, in the form of controlling their finances and lifestyle and taking stock of their medical situation.

Very often, neither the caregiver nor the person being cared for has volunteered for the job. The...

Caregiver, you think to yourself, when and how did I become the caregiver for my  elderly parents.   It is a term you have heard for years, but you never thought it would be associated with you.

Your parents are doing great, they travel, go out to dinner, still drive everywhere.  You think I won't have to be a caregiver for a long time.

Unfortunately aging creeps up on people quicker then you may think.  One minute they are mom and dad doing well,...

Studies show that 10% of Medicare beneficiary's early hospital readmissions were preventable. "There were 301,017 readmissions that were clinically related" (Norbert I. Goldfield, 2008) to a previous admission which was classified as be preventable or unnecessary. Statistics show that hospitals that have been effective in creating discharge plans experience lower readmission rates. Although the need for case management services has increased over the last decade, the concept...

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Linda's mother had been receiving in-home care in NJ for several years. While the care was excellent, her mother just did not seem like her old self. Then one day, Linda, a 45-year-old mother, brought a puppy home for her own mother. It was then that she and her family learned firsthand the affect a pet can have on the health and outlook of a senior. Linda’s mother became more active: grooming, feeding, and playing with the new puppy rather than spending most of her time sleeping...

Most people don't think about how much money they need to save for retirement until they really need it. After all, with the pressures of daily life taking up most of our awareness, who has time to think about it?

The truth is most people drastically underestimate just how much they'll need to keep themselves going once they do retire from the workforce. What many people seem to forget when they try to work out the amount of money they might require is that the value of money...

Given the constant increase in the percentage of aging population, it’s only natural we start thinking about nursing homes. The Internet is an excellent guide towards senior living, offering a wide range of information and many health care options. Experienced and dedicated placement specialists offer free consultations, helping direct one to the right senior care option. In order to search for available nursing homes, you will have to enter your name; the senior’s name and...

One of the greatest things a grown child can do to their aging parents is to look after their welfare and care in their senior years. These tasks are not always easy.  At times it can be overwhelming, very challenging and difficult.  But who would take care of these aging parents and love them in their helpless and difficult years?   Aren't we the children they reared and care for when we were also helpless and incapable to fend for ourselves?

Aging parents are...

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