Becoming Educated about Elder Resources
Read moreMaking decisions on behalf of a loved one is not always easy. Yet the challenge can be eased with information. The most common questions I get as a geriatric care manager revolve around: 1. What should a caregiver do to...
November 17, 201000You Can Plan for Unexpected Geriatric Care Needs
Read moreIt isn’t always a surprise or a “bolt out of the blue”. It can be a gradual awareness that “things aren’t quite right” or “something is off” with your older loved one. Trust your instincts. Follow the “little voice”...
November 15, 2010Geriatric Care and Managing Drug Store Meds
Read moreAcetaminophen (Tylenol) is everywhere within mainstream medicine these days. It is used by itself for fever or pain as well as in combination with other medicines for flu, moderate to severe pain, cold symptoms or insomnia. But acetaminophen and...
November 12, 2010Alzheimer’s as a Woman’s Disease?
Read moreI talked about Alzheimer’s disease in my last posting. Maria Shriver, the First Lady of California has experienced Alzheimer’s close up with her father, and she worked closely with the Alzheimer’s Foundation to produce an important report. With the release...
November 8, 2010Maximizing Well-Being for Everyone
Read moreIndependence is as much about the caregiver as it is the older adult or special needs individual who receives the care. The principal goal of a Geriatric Care Manager is to optimize independence for seniors or others with special needs...
November 7, 2010Is it Forgetfulness or is it Alzheimer’s?
Read moreI have not taken a real opinion poll, but from feedback I get as a geriatric care manager from my clients what scares them most is not the prospect of dying. It is the prospect of losing their mental abilities. Alzheimer’s disease...
November 2, 2010A Radio Talk with Aging Info Radio
Read moreEarlier this month I had a chance to talk about some of the questions I most often get asked as a geriatric care manager. In Chicago, there is a radio talk show on Chicago senior care and other topics that...
October 31, 2010Bad Medicine for Older Adults
Read moreMedicine today is full of miracles. But Aging Well magazine (Jan/Feb, 2009) reports that although the over 65 set in America constitute only about 13% of the population they account for about 30% of all prescriptions filled. Their share...
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