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The One Thing We Possess Equally

September 2, 2019

According to the teachers, there is only one thing that all people possess equally. This is their loneliness. —Hyemeyohsts Storm The age wave brings with it red flag warnings about the increased threat of loneliness for older adults. Technology cannot…

Clinical Frailty Scale and Timed Up & Go

September 1, 2019

TUG and CFA are two important tools that help clinicians and laypersons alike assess frailty in older adults. Frailty status impacts the type and degree of healthcare, support services and living accommodations, Below are links to each assessment tool…

Self-Screening Questions for Early Identification of Frailty

August 29, 2019

l Once established, frailty is resistant to interventions intended to slow or even reverse its progression. The best way to overcome this dilemma is to identify the “pre-frailty” phase of the frailty syndrome, which has a better track record for…

Complimentary PDF Copy of The Most Important Question Adult Children Should Be Asking Themselves About Caregiving

August 23, 2019

Receive a complimentary PDF copy of this blog post to share with clients, colleagues and family members who are involved with caregiving responsibilities for aging parents. I have that this blog deeply resonates with what caregivers are experiencing and offers…

The Most Important Question Adult Children Should Ask Themselves About Caregiving-2

August 13, 2019

(This blog was originally posted in 2017) The drama of our aging parents takes place in an emotional landscape, an environment that can overwhelm us without warning or apparent logic. We seem to be bobbing corks on an angry ocean…

Caregiver Self-Worth: Perspective and Practice

May 15, 2019

Coming Along Side by David Solie (endoftheworldart.com) “Some people will like us and some dislike us; some come through for us and some betray us; some care tenderly about our feelings and some trample them under foot. Accepting this variety…

Finding A New Primary Care Physician Mind Map

May 7, 2019

Sometimes you need to change doctors, but where to begin? The short answer is with yourself. You need a primary care physician who is qualified, has a “always ready to help” office staff and most important “gets you.” This is…

Middle Age + Caregiving: Three Mind Maps

March 21, 2019

Middle age is daunting for everyone, especially caregivers. There are so many moving and complicated parts that can quickly overwhelm the best intentions or the most efficient management skills. One of the biggest mistakes I see middle age caregivers make…

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. …