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What to do when a resident is missing from an Assisted Living Facility?
By: on Jun 21, 2011
Question: What is the “protocol” when a resident is “missing” from an ALF? My mother-in-law was reported “missing” to us at 9:45pm…and the ALF did nothing about it…we went driving around Miami/Aventura area for hours, contacting hospitals and panicking the entire time…we were “fortunate” to have found her sitting on the front porch of her [...]
The Shriver Report
By: on Oct 18, 2010
If you watched any news at all this weekend, you’ve no doubt heard about The Shriver Report. For those of us who have lost a family member to Alzheimer’s disease or who have a loved one living with it, the release of this report tomorrow is long overdue. It highlights the emotional, physical and financial [...]
The Hidden Costs of Caring for the Elderly
By: on Oct 5, 2010
Families often struggle with the decision to move an aging loved one to a senior living community. They struggle for many reasons – they don’t understand senior care, they think assisted living is just another name for nursing homes, and we have all heard the horror stories about nursing homes. But what families often underestimate [...]
The Signs of Dementia
By: on Oct 4, 2010
We all forget where we’ve placed the car keys, have come home from the grocery store with everything but the items we went to purchase or have mixed up appointment dates. You may laughingly shrug it off as a “senior moment,” but you also may worry in the back of your mind that these oversights [...]
Should You Claim Your Parent as a Dependent?
By: on Aug 24, 2010
Not only can caring for an elderly parent be stressful, but it can also become quite costly. Whether your parent is receiving elderly in home care with you, or you’re paying for assisted living or nursing home care, you may be paying for medications, special foods, transportation, clothing, respite care and credit card bills [...]
When is it Time to Get Help for the Elderly?
By: on Aug 23, 2010
Many of us find ourselves as members of a growing club – the sandwich generation. While we’re still raising our own children, we’re also “sandwiched” in the middle helping to care for our aging parents. According to the Family Caregiving Alliance, approximately 44 million American families and friends provide unpaid care to another adult, sometimes [...]
Brain Tour
By: on Jan 28, 2010
When my grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, one my struggles was understanding what was causing his new behaviors. I knew he was forgetful and that he wandered. But, the disease was proving to be much more than that. I wasn’t prepared for the paranoia or for the loss of speech. I wanted to understand [...]
Sandwiched in the Middle
By: on Dec 28, 2009
For those of us who work in the senior living industry, the 2009 study Caregiving in the USA conducted by the National Caregiver Alliance (NAC) and AARP, held few surprises. Nearly one-third of Americans reported being a caregiver in 2009. That number has held fairly stable over the past five years, as have the demographics [...]
Time for Mom to Hang Up Her Keys?
By: on Dec 28, 2009
Because I work in the senior living industry, a friend approached me last week to ask for advice on how to talk to her mother about giving up driving. She thinks her mom is a hazard to herself and others because she drives at a top speed of about 25 mph. I wasn’t sure how [...]
The Silver Alert
By: on Dec 28, 2009
Doesn’t it always seem like it is the hottest day of summer or the coldest day of winter, when you hear the news that an older person has wandered away from home? For families who have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia, wandering is a serious risk. According to The [...]
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