Senior Care Blog

I was just reminded of a very important aspect of senior residential options that can get overlooked in conversations between caregivers and the elders with whom they discuss their residential options.  As a geriatric care manager, I often am...

Caregiving in this century is not just handholding; it combines the latest technologies with caring to allow virtually anyone to be virtually anywhere they are needed.  As a geriatric care manager I often am in the role of the “person...

Okay, so it has been five days since you received that box of chocolates from your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day.  And if you did not consume truly massive quantities of chocolate all at once, how do you feel?  The...

One of the most challenging conversations I help facilitate as a geriatric care manager is to address the prospect of nursing home care among elders and the family members who care for them.  Much of the discussion comes down...

As a geriatric care manager, I speak with my older clients who wrestle with weight gain as much as anyone younger.  No surprise, obesity has become a recognized, global epidemic in the developed world, and it shows little sign...

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross introduced her five steps of grieving for a loved one who has died four decades ago in her book On Death and Dying.  A couple of new authors, Barbara Okun and Joseph Nowinski, have revised these five...

In the past two postings I have been talking about the warning signs of caregiver burnout as well as what caregivers can do to care for themselves.  At the center of a lot of what can be done for...

One of my clients recommended a web resource recently, and I am so impressed by it that I am passing it on to you.  So often in the process of caring for an elder or other person with special...