Senior Care Blog

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...

Dr. Oliver Sacks explains neuroplasticity in his editorial, “This Year, Change Your Mind,” in the New Year’s Day editorial page of the New York Times.  As a geriatric care manager, I have encountered clients whose injuries have induced deficits...

I have been hearing that the web resources I have been offering in my postings have been informative and helpful.  I am regularly reminded that one of my principal roles as a geriatric care manager is to be a...

In my last posting, I talked about how a caregiver can facilitate an older adult’s decision around when it is time to surrender driving their own car.  As I said in that blog, it is important as a caregiver...

I have talked in some of the recent blogs about when decision-making may transfer to another person from an individual whose own faculties may be failing.  Such is the case with powers of attorney as well as guardianships.  There...

As a geriatric care manager, I have the chance to work with all manner of caregivers and the elders or others with special needs for whom they care.  Sometimes a caregiver becomes significantly more than the person who may...

It is the season where we hear about “making a list…and checking it twice.”  My kids think I get a little too carried away making lists, but having the right list at the right time can save the day...

One of my geriatric care clients, an 80-year old widow who lives in an independent living center, came to me with what she felt to be an embarrassing story.  Since it is about fraud, I offer it now during...