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Off Label with Nursing Home Patients

October 21, 2017

This disturbing investigation by CNN of the off label use of a medication on nursing home patients reinforces the responsibility of caregivers to know the names, dosages and the “exact medical reason” for each medication the older family member is…

Functional Ability is Destiny at the End

October 17, 2017

This important article by Dr. Dhruv Khullar in the New York Times offers new insights from data mining about a critical tipping point for older adults who drift beyond having chronic illnesses to also developing functional ability deficits. This lethal…

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:…

Caregiver Resilience Mantra

September 28, 2017

Resilience utilizes realistic expectations and healthy boundaries to sustain the long term responsibilities of caregiving……

A Doctor’s View of Helping Terminally Ill Patients End Their Lives

September 23, 2017

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always…Hippocratic Oath Five things stood out for me in this powerful article by Dr. Catherine Sonquist Forest, a family physician in Santa Cruz, California: Most people who request “aid-in-dying medication” do not use it. Fewer…

Why is the price of senior housing so hard to find?

September 21, 2017

Trying to find a a good fit for an aging parent and a senior living community includes, among other variables, the price. Cost is first and foremost the primary filter for identifying viable housing options for potential residents. Given its…

How To Reduce Power Struggles With Aging Parents

September 13, 2017

How To Reduce Power Struggles With Aging Parents is a video slideshow I created to outline some of the underlying issues that complicate communication between adult children and their aging parents. In addition to providing new insights about their causes,…

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