A Caregiver’s Warning Signs of Stroke
Read moreMay is National Stroke Awareness month. As a certified geriatric care manager, I maintain that it is a good time to review not just the warning signs of stroke, but also what you should do if you are a...
May 13, 201300A Caregiver’s Guide to Stroke Survival and Recovery
Read moreThe best estimates suggest that more than 7 million American have experienced and survived a stroke of some sort. Most of these people will be dependent in some capacity on a caregiver or certified geriatric care manager, because full...
May 13, 2013A Hearing Test for Caregivers
Read moreWe often refer to Geriatric Care Managers as the eyes and ears for the family when they cannot be there for an older parent or loved one. But it is more than just being present for a distance caregiver,...
May 9, 2013Mother’s Day without Mom?
Read moreWe are less than a week away from Mother’s Day, and preparations are in motion, cards are purchased, reservations are made and flowers will be sent. That is what Mother’s Day has come to represent for most of us,...
May 6, 2013May is National Geriatric Care Manager Month
Read moreIt’s official. May is National Geriatric Care Manager Month. And that means now is a good time to share some perspective on just what a certified geriatric care manager is. You would think that there is a boilerplate definition...
May 2, 2013Low Interest Rates Mean More Elder Scams
Read morePeople 60 and over make up 15 percent of the United States population, but they represent about 30 percent of the investment fraud cases according to a recent report by AARP. And these are just the reported cases. Many...
April 29, 2013Why Mom May Not Be Moving Out
Read moreApril is what most realtors consider to be the beginning of the “market season.” Winter has nearly – I did say nearly – left us, and everyone’s houses and yards begin to look like showcases. I have shared a...
April 25, 2013Getting the Facts on Parkinson’s Disease
Read moreApril is Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and I thought it might be helpful to share some of the facts on this chronic and degenerative disease as well as dispel some misunderstandings. About a million people currently live with Parkinson’s in...
April 22, 2013