One Good Idea…
This is the first in a series of 3-minute videos created for caregivers. They are designed to be illuminating and encouraging , one good idea amid the complexity and uncertainty of caring for aging parents…
Compassionate Body Guard
Our aging parents are not well matched for a healthcare system running on procedural autopilot. They need compassionate body guards who will help them make sense of their medical options based on their quality of life wishes and then help…
The Task of Being Remembered
When understood as a psychological developmental task, it’s not surprising that legacy insists on being addressed, either consciously or unconsciously. Yet because seniors are old doesn’t mean they understand this process. When faced with it, most people do not have…
How do you start the conversation about finances with aging parents?
1. Begin the conversation with a clear acknowledgement that you understand that control is critical to their wellbeing and you fully support their need to have it.
Care giving conversations can quickly turn threatening to older adults who are hypersensitive…
Caregiver Dilemma: Moving Beyond the Wake Up Call
Popular media is abuzz with wake up calls for adult children. Framed as warnings, they detail the impending crisis that comes with caring for aging parents. While provoking anxiety and concern, they are ineffective as a call to action. It’s…
A New Dilemma of Aging: Nursing Homes Refusing To Admit Obese Patients
This article is a bellwether warning for older adults about who may and may not be offered a bed in a nursing home in a society with an epidemic morbid obesity. As the authors summarize:
“Obesity is redrawing the common…
Exhausted Caregivers
Back in July of this year, I posted an article about exhausted caregivers due to decision fatigue. A reader asked me compress the article into a mind map.
Here is the PDF version
Here is the original article…
No Easy Way Out
In working with our aging parents, we encounter predictable dilemmas with no easy way out. Here is a personal story that echoes a common theme I hear about from adult children.
As my mother approached 90 and despite increasing frailty…
Losing Patience on All Sides
The tug of war between adult children and aging parents comes down to control. This article is based on an interview I gave the publication on my perspective regarding this generational power struggle…
When Seniors Try the Patience of their…
Alzheimer’s Disease: Mitigating Memory Loss
This is not a new topic in the pursuit of ways to reduce memory loss in Alzheimer patients, but one that remains enticing and begs further investigation.
Intranasal Insulin Could Treat Alzheimer’s Related Memory Loss
Neuroscience News
“Researchers have made…