Refresh Your Vision to 20/20
A new year – 2020 – brings the opportunity to take another look at the reality of how your elders are doing. Enhancing your view of their reality – 20/20 views of the elders in your life.
End of Year is Near
At the end of the year, you wrap up your paperwork. Get things all neat and tidy. Make your last donations. While you’re doing all this, check off these items too.
Don’t Go The Distance
Moving your elders is a big decision – for all involved. Where? That one word encompasses so much. Whatever decisions are ultimately made – one thing is clear. It’s better for your elder to be nearer to you or someone Read More …
The Book Where You Look
When you need medical info for your aging parent, are you up to your elbows in paper and still not able to find what you need? Stop what you’re doing right now and put together a Medical Portfolio for each Read More …
The Caretaking Caregiver
There are many ways to be a family caregiver. Most people think of the traditional physical caregiving when the term “family caregiver” is used. However, there are other types of caregiving roles that family members can have
Don’t Quit Yet – Try these 8 before it’s too late!
As a caregiver, you may feel that the only alternative to best care for your elder is to quit your job. Before you quit, check out these 8 ways to help you balance your caregiving with your employment.
One a Day Keeps Stress at Bay
What is consistently felt by those of us caring for our elders? STRESS!! Eldercare lands in our lap like an elephant. It’s big, heavy and hard to ignore. We usually find that eldercare causes us to feel overwhelmed and our Read More …
Share the Care or Pull Out Your Hair
Many families will be gathering for the holidays. This is a perfect time to talk with your siblings about sharing the care for aging parents – before anyone loses more hair. Often, families are spread out geographically with one sibling Read More …
Getting ahead
This is the time of year to get ahead of the “end of year pile-up” that occurs when it’s open enrollment season for everything medical and the calendar year deductibles need to be revisited. If you prepare now for the Read More …
Time Out
Ever wonder why your elder gets so grumpy after a wonderful outing with you and your family? They just had a great time! We just had some family togetherness! Well, their time away from their home base may have exceeded Read More …