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In Memory of Dr Herbert Randall: The Letter That Changed Everything

March 3, 2019

Dr. Herbert Randall passed away on February 14, 2019. He was an advocate for Senior Citizens and served as President of the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum and Silver Senator with the Nevada Delegation of the National Silver Haired Congress. …

Quick Start: 6 Tips for Talking With Aging Parents About Senior Care

September 13, 2018

If your’re unsure how to initiate this delicate conversation with your aging parents, this new article from Benchmark Senior Living, is a “quick start” based on my work and experience in communicating with olde adults. It offers an overarching view…

Healthy Eighty-Something Parents Don’t Want To Talk About It

August 27, 2018

Of course the “it” is about moving at some point out of their home. The adult children want to get a head star at investigation senior living options with their parents before new accommodations are actually needed, But attempts to…

Common Pitfalls In Caregiving: Forgetting The Person You UsedTo Be

August 8, 2018

Caring for aging parents is a consumptive role that requires compassion and resilience to keep everything together. Ironically, it’s also a role where often positive feedback is more the exception than the rule while negative feedback flows freely from aging…

What’s the big picture of being older?

July 17, 2018

The years forever fashion new dreams when old ones go. God help the one dream man…Robert Goddard Aging brings with it losses and recovery. This is not a new experience for aging adults who are veterans of life’s give and…

Three Complimentary PDF Booklets by David Solie

July 6, 2018

These three booklets have proven useful to professionals and laypeople alike. Together, they offer a preview of the unique challenges of caring for aging parents, insights into the unspoken but all consuming psychological agenda of the last phase of life…