By Cynthia Wilson Recently a subscriber named Charlene contacted me to ask the following questions. “What exactly is respite care? What are the qualifications to obtain it? How often and how long the stay per visit? Does a care-giver’s mental…
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Subscriber seeks information about respite care
Posted in Adult Day Care, Caregiver tips, Medicare and Medicaid reform, Personal care Tagged with: Caregiver, elder care, Respite care, senior care
Working and being a caregiver is hard but doable
Lately I’ve been thinking about when I first moved mom into my home and the impact it had on my life. Like I said before, I was 35, single and making a career change. That in and of itself was…
Colds and other ailments can complicate routine medical treatment for elderly
I recently returned from a business trip to find my mom sick with a nasty cold. As with young kids, you always have to pay special attention to elderly people when they are sick because most have other medical conditions…
The ER visit
There I was, July 4th weekend, sitting in the hospital emergency room waiting for the results of my mom’s tests to come . She hadn’t been in town a week and we hadn’t even gotten a chance to visit her…
Mom through my eyes
When I look at mom she sometimes reminds me of that MasterCard commercial where the announcer puts a price tag on the cost of items people buy to make themselves feel good. Take for example the ad where Olive Oil…
