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Aging In Place Inventory

February 11, 2018

This five-factor inventory is designed to help families and advisors better understand the sustainability issues of older adults who are aging in place. Each factor of the inventory is assessed as either green, orange or red based on an estimation…

Sooner or Later It’s Going To Be Your Turn…

October 8, 2017

And here’s what’s going to happen: 1. You’re going to realize you don’t have a clue about what’s really going on with your aging parents when all your good advice falls on deaf ears or is flat out rejected. Comment:…

When Aging Parents Turn Abusive Towards The Caregiver

August 25, 2017

There is a population of adult children that are struggling to care for angry parents. In most cases, these caregivers are trying to make the most out of a difficult situation (little or no planning, last minute complications, minimal resources,…

Spousal Care

March 14, 2017

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Wisdom Cards

February 23, 2017

Aging Parents Dance Cards are a deck of the 20 cards designed for anyone involved in the care of an older adult. Each card is an aphorism I created on a topic, issue, or situation common to the caregiving experience.…

Why Do We Teach CPR, But Not Caregiving?

February 19, 2017

Indeed, why don’t we? This article by Dr. Richard Lindsey discusses how he enlisted help from Virginia’s college and university students to invent an app or product to improve the health of caregivers…This is the kind of intergenerational creativity we…

The Heart of Caregiver’s Resilience

October 31, 2016

Caregiver’s resilience is a mind set that guides action, an oath to meet failure and keep going, to rise above the unfairness of it all. The last stanza of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “A Psalm of Life” is an anthem…

The Context of Caregivers of Aging Parents

June 27, 2016

I was asked to write an article about the context of caregivers of aging parents. What’s the scope and depth of their role? What are the issues they have to navigate every day? I found it was easier to create…

Losing Your Way…

January 1, 2016

Caregivers are always beginning a new. It comes with the work. Time and again they are knocked off their balance point and scramble to find a way to get back up. The art of caregiver recovery is made easier with…

Face-to-Face Trumps Emails and Phone Calls

October 7, 2015

“In a slight knock on digital and telephone communications, a new study points to the unsurpassed mental health benefits of regular face-to-face social interactions among older adults. Study participants who regularly met in person with family and friends were less…