We're in the holiday season, which means there are many reasons to be happy because there’s more family around, gifts to give and love to share. Although, for some seniors, it's the contrary. Depression (Senior Holiday blues) is very common among older adults during this time of year, because .....Read more
Some of you may have heard this term while in a hospital or nursing home. Some may have heard the term in the private sector. There seems to be a lot of confusion about who they are and what they do. The role has changed somewhat over the last few .....Read more
We all have seen it. The elderly who refuses to give up driving, or refuses to bath or see the doctor. Takes their medication and then spits it out when you were not looking and you find them hidden in a drawer. Refusing to eat. They tells you over the .....Read more
So the time has come to place a loved one in a nursing home. This can be one of the most difficult emotional decisions to make and a huge stressor on families. The recognition to admit to yourself " I can no longer take care of you" is a troubling .....Read more
Waiting too Long As a healthcare provider for thirty-five years and as a care manager for my own parents, I've noticed a very common theme with clients in need of care at home. They waited too long; often because they did not want to spend the money or because they .....Read more
