5 Questions for an Assisted Living Tour
Asking for an Activity Schedule is a great way to get a sense of how they prioritize group events.
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Home Alone
There are various signs which indicate that your parents are no longer in a position to live at home alone. These particular signs should be taken as a warning that your elderly parents need additional care or assistance at home, or that Assisted Living options might be worth exploring. To begin, particular signs of cognitive…
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Have an Advanced Directive
Many adult children find out how unprepared their parent really is when they go into the hospital. Only 30% of seniors have an Advance Directive in place.
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Three Sides to Every Doctor Visit
A good friend of mine shared a story with me about an experience she had while at the hospital where her daughter was undergoing a major surgery.
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Palliative Care versus Hospice Care
Palliative care and Hospice are very similar. Both of these care choices are focused on minimizing pain and maximizing “comfort”. More people have heard of hospice care and have a general idea of what it provides.
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6 Top Technologies for the Elderly
We think of our parents as someone who can’t work the remote control. Well, have you ever seen a remote control, who really knows what all of those buttons mean?
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Asking the Right Questions – Primary Doctor
One of the most effective things you can do to ensure continuity of care is to set up a meeting with your parent’s primary doctor within a week of discharging from the hospital.
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Warning Signs
There are various signs which indicate that your parents are no longer in a position to live alone. These particular signs should be taken as a warning that your elderly parents need additional care or assistance,
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